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Disney’s live-action Snow White starring Rachel Zegler, which was mired in controversy from the moment before “go,” will debut on Disney+ on June 11.
That’s an 82-day window from the pic’s theatrical release on March 21.
This is where the truth will be told on the legacy of this Marc Webb-directed movie, which features songs from EGOT-winning team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and was produced by Wicked‘s Marc Platt. For it’s on the streaming service that Disney recognizes a pic’s popularity and worth, thus determining whether it will get sequels or future theatrical releases.
It was on Disney+ that the studio first noticed the power of Moana and Lilo & Stitch, which led to a respective sequel and live-action feature adaptation. Moana 2 minted $1.059 billion at the global box office and has a live-action version set for next year, while Lilo & Stitch is about to cross $300M domestic, for a global cume well north of $634M and counting. The entireLilo & Stitchcatalog has mushroomed annually on Disney+ based on hours streamed, and thefranchise has clocked more than a half-billion (546M) hours on Disney+ around the globe, with the original 2002 movie notching north of 280M hours viewed. Perhaps Snow White can whistle a happier tune at home on streaming.
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Snow White, which was impacted by Zegler’s comments about the princess, as well as her social media jabs at Donald Trump, went belly-up at the box office grossing $87.2M domestic (one of the lowest takes for a Disney live-action feature adaptation of a classic toon) and $205.5M worldwide. Gal Gadot co-starred in the movie as the Evil Queen.
Set to a soundtrack that blends original songs with fresh takes on beloved classics, the film sees SnowWhite(Zegler) share her hopes in the heartfelt new ballad “Waiting on a Wish” — one of several soulful “contemporary kingdom” tracks that join timeless favorites like “Heigh-Ho” and “Whistle While You Work.”
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