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Snow White’s sleepy start at US box office buoyed by Republican voters
Disney’s controversial live-action remake was proportionally more successful in ‘red’ states that vote Republican than those voting Democrat
Dogged by politically inspired controversy for months, Disney’s new version of Snow White recorded a disappointing $43m (£33.3m) on its first weekend at the North American box office, the lowest figures to date for one of the studio’s recent wave of live-action remakes of its classic animated films. Overall, Snow White’s figures are well down on what Disney may have hoped for; the previously worst performing remake was the Tim Burton-directed Dumbo, which took $45m on its opening weekend in 2019, and finished with a worldwide box-office take of $353m. Snow White’s chances of profitability are further hampered by the size of its production budget, a rumoured $270m after extensive reshoots – compared to Dumbo’s $170m, Lion King’s $260m, and Aladdin’s $183m.
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