Makai March 23 Share March 23 I made the mistake of looking up how Snow White is doing. It’s kind of hilarious watching people trying to claim some kind of culture wars victory as though the movie doesn’t look like shit. They could have found perfect actors and this thing would still bomb entirely based on poor production choices. Also, entertainment reporters are a little too in love with dwarf name puns. 2 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8614681
Makai March 24 Share March 24 On 3/15/2025 at 4:16 PM, badhaggis said: Snow White was my favorite movie as a child. I even told my Sunday school teacher my real name was Snow White and that my family just called me Lisa. I still cry every time I watch the original movie. This movie will always have a very special place in my heart. My issue with Ms. Zegler is why did you tame the role of Snow White if you have so much contempt for the character? She has alienated so many people. And yes I agree the dwarves are just awful. As someone who mostly agrees with Ziegler’s take, I just want to say that having big issues with the movie is not the same as having contempt for the character of Snow White. I love Snow White as a character. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8614974
JustHereForFood March 24 Share March 24 2 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8615546
Makai March 25 Share March 25 (edited) On 3/24/2025 at 10:10 AM, JustHereForFood said: She didn’t say that. She only compared her version to the original. I understand people feeling like she disrespected the legacy of Snow and she certainly could have said it with more tact but mostly think the I reaction is insanely overblown. Largely by people who don’t give a shit about the legacy of Snow White. Edited March 26 by Makai 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8616005
tv echo March 25 Share March 25 (edited) Weekend Box Office: Snow White Opens with $43 Million The latest live-action adaptation of a Disney animated classic did manage to win the weekend handily, even though it undershot its projected numbers and faces a steep uphill climb to break even. by Erik Childress | March 24, 2025 https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/weekend-box-office-snow-white-opens-with-43-million/ Quote As much as we wanted to believe that the upcoming live-action adaptation by Disney was going to provide a spark to the theatrical box office, that was pretty much quashed this weekend. Sure, it had the second best opening of the year, but then you realize Den of Thieves 2 is currently the fifth best of 2025 and you go ho-hum instead of hi-ho. Yes it could be the second film (or maybe even the third) to gross $100 million, but these films have been good for at least twice that or even more. Here we are looking towards the end of March with 10 of the 11 weekends at the box office earning less than $100 million, with hopes that Minecraft will be the blockbuster theaters need. * * * It should be noted that 2024 did not hit a $100 million three-day weekend in its first two months, but then hit three in March thanks to Dune: Part Two, Kung Fu Panda 4, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. The discussion looms about audiences embracing original entertainment outside the comfort of their own homes, but until then, we have Disney’s Snow White opening to $43 million, well below the hopeful $50+ million that tracking was suggesting. It is also well below the recent spate of live-action remakes of Disney animated films, including The Jungle Book ($103.2 million), Beauty and the Beast ($174.7 million), Aladdin ($91.5 million), and The Little Mermaid ($95.5 million). This is more along the lines of Dumbo territory, and even that was higher with $45.9 million. Dumbo finished out its run with $114.7 million domestic and cleared over $238 million overseas. So it was a bomb, but a quaint bomb with a $170 million budget compared to what Snow White could be with a budget reportedly as high as $270 million. That would put it among the 15 most expensive motion pictures ever, up there with other Disney misfires like Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and The Marvels, which, by the way, also opened higher with $46.1 million but carried the same $270 million price tag. Snow White should still be better than that (starting with $44.3 million overseas), but to even be in the same conversation should be a red flag. Marc Webb’s film has been beset with bad ink ever since its inception, from Peter Dinklage’s comments about its portrayal of dwarfism to reactions to Gal Gadot’s thoughts on Gaza. Reviews have not been great, and the only live-action film since 2000 to open in March with less than $50 million and gross over $150 million was Wild Hogs. That won’t do for Snow White. That won’t do. Edited March 25 by tv echo 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8616438
One4Sorrow2TooBad March 25 Share March 25 What a shitfest of a movie,no wonder it's doing so poorly at the box office and getting crap reviews. Disney still hasn't figured it out. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8616768
tv echo March 28 Share March 28 (edited) Per schedule (as of Mar. 26) for CinemaCon, March 31-April 3, 2025, in Las Vegas, NV... MONDAY, 31 MARCH – INTERNATIONAL DAY PROGRAMMING https://cinemacon.com/schedule#horizontalTab1 Quote 8:30 AM - 10:15 AM ... * * * Award Presentations ... Comscore International Boxoffice Achievement Award - The Walt Disney Studios ... THURSDAY, 3 APRIL https://cinemacon.com/schedule#horizontalTab5 Quote 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM ... Walt Disney Studios Invites You to its 2025 Presentation Highlighting its Upcoming Release Schedule ... Hosted by: Alan Bergman, Co-Chairman, Disney Entertainment Andrew Cripps, Head of Theatrical Distribution, The Walt Disney Studios Edited March 28 by tv echo 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8619334
Trini April 4 Share April 4 'Disney’s ‘Tangled’ Live-Action Movie Hits the Pause Button' ^There's not much more info than what's in the title. On one hand, yes-- maybe slow down on the remakes; on the other hand, Tangled is one of my favorite princess movies from the CGI era, and I was curious about how they would interpret it for live action. --- The article also mentions that a live-action Hercules is in development; and for that one, I think I'd rather them perfect the stage show instead. I dunno, the original is very "nineties"; and yes, I'm sure they'd update the references, but I feel like it has a certain 'vibe' that can't really be replicated. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8625553
tv echo April 4 Share April 4 (edited) Includes CinemaCon presentations for Lilo & Stitch, Tron: Ares, Zootopia 2, and Avatar: Fire & Ash.... CinemaCon 2025: Every New Walt Disney Studios Announcement By DF Writers April 3, 2025 https://discussingfilm.net/2025/04/03/cinemacon-2025-disney-marvel-avatar/ Thunderbolts, Avatar: Fire And Ash, Fantastic Four: First Steps And More At CinemaCon 2025's Walt Disney Studios Panel - Live Blog By Jeff McCobb https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/live/thunderbolts-and-more-at-cinemacon-2025s-walt-disney-studios-panel-live-blog Edited April 4 by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8625766
proserpina65 April 4 Share April 4 16 hours ago, Trini said: On one hand, yes-- maybe slow down on the remakes; on the other hand, Tangled is one of my favorite princess movies from the CGI era, and I was curious about how they would interpret it for live action. I think Tangled is a movie which could really work in the live action format. It's more modern to begin with so it wouldn't need so much updating that it warps it out of recognition. Honestly Disney should've skipped a live action Snow White altogether and done Tangled instead. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8626098
JustHereForFood April 6 Share April 6 I would definitely prefer a live-action Tangled to Hercules. There's way too many movies about Greek mythology anyway and let's not pretend that they would bother to cast some actual Greek actors for once. 4 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8627442
Spartan Girl April 6 Share April 6 Honestly, Tangled is fine the way it is. 2 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8627449
proserpina65 April 7 Share April 7 I think Snow White is officially a box office bomb. 1 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8628587
Kel Varnsen April 7 Share April 7 On 4/6/2025 at 7:48 AM, JustHereForFood said: I would definitely prefer a live-action Tangled to Hercules. I probably wouldn't see it either way but I am not sure modern CGI could pull off 70 feet of human hair and make it look good. And I am not sure many actresses could make me believe the hair was actually attached to her head, especially with the associated weight. 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8628591
Trini April 8 Share April 8 8 hours ago, Kel Varnsen said: I probably wouldn't see it either way but I am not sure modern CGI could pull off 70 feet of human hair and make it look good. And I am not sure many actresses could make me believe the hair was actually attached to her head, especially with the associated weight. I actually think they could pull it off (see: the mer-people effects in The Little Mermaid); However, the hair wouldn't need to be CGI for most scenes, though. I agree the wig wrangling might be an issue. (On the other hand, I've personally handwaved most realism issues in the original because her hair is *literally* magical.) 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8629101
tv echo May 15 Share May 15 Disney’s Upfront Went Hard on Sports — With an Off-Key Manning Brothers Musical — but Hardly Mentioned ABC By Selome Hailu May 13, 2025 https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/disney-upfront-recap-espn-manning-brothers-alien-abc-1236396745/ Quote The Mouse House highlighted its sports programming more than anything else during its annual presentation to ad buyers Tuesday in New York City, parading the Mannings and several other star athletes in front of ad buyers and even connecting scripted Disney content back to what happens on the court and field. * * * And as the industry leader in family programming, Disney also paired Ginnifer Goodwin with Auli?i Cravalho to shout out the upcoming theatrical releases of “Zootopia 2” and “Moana 2,” while also mentioning the massive Disney+ viewership achieved by the original films in both of those series. Jimmy Kimmel Takes On Bob Iger, Netflix and Gen Z’s YouTube Habits in Upfronts Monologue: ’When You Have Kids, You’ll Come Crawling Back to Disney Like Dogs!” By Michael Schneider May 13, 2025 https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/jimmy-kimmel-best-jokes-disney-abc-upfront-1236396313/ Quote Netflix, you’re on notice: “Disney has 164 million active users per month across our ad supported platforms, more than twice the number of Netflix ads. I don’t have a joke for that. I just wanted you to know we finally beat those motherfuckers up!” * * * Kmmel noted that Disney is touting its position as “the number one multi platform network. What does that mean? We don’t know. And we’re hoping you don’t even listen. I might not see you again. This could be it for you. So I want you to know I enjoy doing this, and I’ve grown very fond of you. I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know many of you over the last 23 years, and I also know that many of you are worried that AI may take your jobs, but I don’t think it will. I don’t believe a computer, even the most powerful computer in the world, will never be able to do what you do. And you know why? Because no computer wants to do what you do. Your jobs suck. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8662406
tv echo May 16 Share May 16 D23 | Disney Upfront Disney May 14, 2025 D23 | Disney Upfront | Fan Quiz Disney May 15, 2025 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8663358
BetterButter May 20 Share May 20 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8666850
tv echo May 24 Share May 24 The 'Lilo & Stitch' Cast Reminisce on The Moment They Got the Role Fandango May 23, 2025 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8670482
tv echo May 26 Share May 26 (edited) Lilo & Stitch opened HUGE at #1, with a domestic (3-day) weekend box office of $145.5M... https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt11655566/?ref_=bo_se_r_1 Summer Bound For $4.2B After Record $322M Memorial Day Weekend: ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Dancing To $180M Holiday High, ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ $77M – Early Sunday Box Office Update By Anthony D'Alessandro May 25, 2025 https://deadline.com/2025/05/box-office-lilo-stitch-wild-mission-impossible-final-reckoning-1236409244/ Quote EARLY SUNDAY AM UPDATE: What we’re seeing tonight, doesn’t come from Disney or Paramount, rather box office sources, but it appears that $180M is within range for Disney’s Lilo & Stitch after an estimated $47M, -15% from Friday. Even if Lilo finally files in the high $170Ms, big deal. It’s an epic opening record for Memorial Day. Saturday’s haul, a record for Memorial Day weekend, buries that of Top Gun: Maverick‘s Saturday ($38M) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End ($37.7M). 3-day looks to be $145M. Edited May 26 by tv echo 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8671833
DanaK May 26 Share May 26 (edited) 10 hours ago, tv echo said: Lilo & Stitch opened HUGE at #1, with a domestic (3-day) weekend box office of $145.5M... https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt11655566/?ref_=bo_se_r_1 Summer Bound For $4.2B After Record $322M Memorial Day Weekend: ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Dancing To $180M Holiday High, ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ $77M – Early Sunday Box Office Update By Anthony D'Alessandro May 25, 2025 https://deadline.com/2025/05/box-office-lilo-stitch-wild-mission-impossible-final-reckoning-1236409244/ ABC News is reporting $183 million for Lilo & Stitch and $77 million for MI A similar update from the above Deadline article: Quote MONDAY PM UPDATE: Memorial Day forecasts given the long holiday jump around. However, Disney’s Lilo & Stitch is staying at the $183 million that the studio reported Sunday morning, while Paramount’s Tom Cruise supposed final M:I movie, Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning is a tad higher at $77.5M. Edited May 26 by DanaK 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8672159
Trini May 26 Share May 26 Not that I have stock in the company or anything, but I hope between Lilo & Stitch and Snow White, Disney learns the right lessons -- if they insist on doing these remakes. (There's no way Frozen isn't gonna get the live-action treatment at some point.) 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8672164
AimingforYoko May 26 Share May 26 Would you believe there's already been 17 of these? 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8672168
Sarah 103 May 26 Share May 26 24 minutes ago, Trini said: Not that I have stock in the company or anything, but I hope between Lilo & Stitch and Snow White, Disney learns the right lessons -- if they insist on doing these remakes. (There's no way Frozen isn't gonna get the live-action treatment at some point.) They halted production on almost all live action remakes after Moana. If it was already in production or post production they are finishing it, but any other live action remakes that had been announced or were only in development have been shelved as far as I know. I'm not saying it will never happen, but it will be awhile before it does. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8672180
Trini May 26 Share May 26 (edited) 28 minutes ago, AimingforYoko said: Would you believe there's already been 17 of these? From that list, I wouldn't count the 1994 Jungle Book, or Oz the Great and Powerful. This list has 24, though; but again, there's at least 4 I'd leave off on technicalities. Still a lot though! Edited May 26 by Trini Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8672184
Spartan Girl May 27 Share May 27 1 hour ago, Trini said: Not that I have stock in the company or anything, but I hope between Lilo & Stitch and Snow White, Disney learns the right lessons -- if they insist on doing these remakes. (There's no way Frozen isn't gonna get the live-action treatment at some point.) Well, Lilo & Stitch might have been successful, but fans of the original are PISSED that the new one has Spoiler Jumba is turned into a full-on villain (since there’s no Gantu) and Nani goes off to college and gives custody of Lilo (and Stitch) to the neighbor lady. Note: I haven’t seen it, nor do I plan to, I just got the spoilers off the internet. 1 2 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8672253
MadyGirl1987 May 27 Share May 27 2 hours ago, Spartan Girl said: Well, Lilo & Stitch might have been successful, but fans of the original are PISSED that the new one has Hide contents Jumba is turned into a full-on villain (since there’s no Gantu) and Nani goes off to college and gives custody of Lilo (and Stitch) to the neighbor lady. Note: I haven’t seen it, nor do I plan to, I just got the spoilers off the internet. Wow! I refuse to see any Disney live action remake since others I’ve watched have all been disappointing, and it’s never been a favorite of mine(that’s Beauty and the Beast for me) but I feel sorry for those who love the original because that just shows they don’t understand the heart of the original and what made it resonate with people. 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8672452
andromeda331 Tuesday at 06:30 AM Share Tuesday at 06:30 AM 3 hours ago, MadyGirl1987 said: Wow! I refuse to see any Disney live action remake since others I’ve watched have all been disappointing, and it’s never been a favorite of mine(that’s Beauty and the Beast for me) but I feel sorry for those who love the original because that just shows they don’t understand the heart of the original and what made it resonate with people. So have I and for the same reason. 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8672503
tv echo Tuesday at 12:49 PM Share Tuesday at 12:49 PM (edited) 13 hours ago, DanaK said: ABC News is reporting $183 million for Lilo & Stitch and $77 million for MI Those are the 4-day (Fri-Mon), Memorial Day weekend numbers, which are the numbers being trumpeted by media outlets. I was reporting the traditional, 3-day (Fri-Sun) weekend numbers. Summer Bound For $4.2B After Record $326M+ Memorial Day Weekend: ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Dances To $183M Holiday High, ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ $77M+ – Monday Box Office Update By Anthony D'Alessandro May 26, 2025 https://deadline.com/2025/05/box-office-lilo-stitch-wild-mission-impossible-final-reckoning-1236409244/ Quote Updated Monday chart below: 1.) Lilo & Stitch (Dis) 4,410 theaters, Fri $55M, Sat $47.5M Sun $43M Mon $37.5M 3-day $145.5M , 4-day $183M/Wk 1 Edited Tuesday at 12:53 PM by tv echo 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8672564
BetterButter Tuesday at 04:50 PM Share Tuesday at 04:50 PM 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8672706
Trini Wednesday at 07:02 PM Share Wednesday at 07:02 PM (edited) On 5/26/2025 at 8:32 PM, Spartan Girl said: Well, Lilo & Stitch might have been successful, but fans of the original are PISSED that the new one has Reveal spoiler Jumba is turned into a full-on villain (since there’s no Gantu) and Nani goes off to college and gives custody of Lilo (and Stitch) to the neighbor lady. Note: I haven’t seen it, nor do I plan to, I just got the spoilers off the internet. This article has a bit of analysis about the changes, including a quote from a producer (spoilers, obviously) : 'Why People Are Furious About the New ‘Lilo & Stitch’ ' Okay, I understand the reasoning behind the changes, but it's still a swerve from the original, and a very different emotional resolution. So I can see why fans of the original would be upset. I'm sure it's a good film (I haven't seen it yet), but it's not the same film. -- Not that everything needed to be an exact copy, but Spoiler the ending change is fairly significant. ----- Speaking of changes for realism; if they do remake Tangled, I have a feeling that they'd change her whole personality. 😐 Edited Wednesday at 11:13 PM by Trini 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8673495
Spartan Girl Wednesday at 08:18 PM Share Wednesday at 08:18 PM 1 hour ago, Trini said: Okay, I understand the reasoning behind the changes, but it's still a swerve from the original, and a very different emotional resolution. So I can see why fans of the original would be upset. I'm sure it's a good film (I haven't seen it yet), but it's not the same film. I need stand, but the discourse, as usual, is getting so toxic that some fans of the original are spoiling people that liked it and/or went to see it because there’s nothing else out for their kids to watch. JFC it’s getting dumber than the Snow White debacle. If you don’t like the Disney remakes, then don’t watch them. Don’t even pirate them—why do you want to hate-watch something you know is going to piss you off anyway? Don't give it any energy and just leave the people that feel otherwise alive. 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8673551
Mountainair Wednesday at 08:25 PM Share Wednesday at 08:25 PM Lilo and Stitch has developed a cult like following amongst young kids and adults alike. My 9 year old daughter is obsessed! She has Stitch everything! I see cars all over town covered in Stitch stickers, etc. I could care less. He’s a cute little critter and the first movie I think I’ve seen once. Maybe not even in its entirety. My daughter loved the remake and I thought it was cute and an appropriate length. That’s all I ask for out of any children’s movie. Will I ever watch it again? Probably not but I’m not a big movie watcher anyways. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8673559
proserpina65 Friday at 05:09 PM Share Friday at 05:09 PM On 5/28/2025 at 3:02 PM, Trini said: Okay, I understand the reasoning behind the changes, but it's still a swerve from the original, and a very different emotional resolution. I think the change was good but they could have set it up better. I hate the idea Spoiler that Lilo's sister has to give up on her dreams to be good family in the original. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8674760
andromeda331 Saturday at 04:24 AM Share Saturday at 04:24 AM 11 hours ago, proserpina65 said: I think the change was good but they could have set it up better. I hate the idea Reveal spoiler that Lilo's sister has to give up on her dreams to be good family in the original. Spoiler I didn't see it that way. When they show the postcards I thought Nani was able to make her dreams come true and take care of her sister. Now that she didn't have to worry about losing custody of her sister and their relationship much better by the end of the movie and with Stitch and David. 2 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8675216
Makai Yest. at 03:09 AM Share Yest. at 03:09 AM On 5/28/2025 at 12:02 PM, Trini said: This article has a bit of analysis about the changes, including a quote from a producer (spoilers, obviously) : 'Why People Are Furious About the New ‘Lilo & Stitch’ ' Okay, I understand the reasoning behind the changes, but it's still a swerve from the original, and a very different emotional resolution. So I can see why fans of the original would be upset. I'm sure it's a good film (I haven't seen it yet), but it's not the same film. -- Not that everything needed to be an exact copy, but I hadn’t seen that and it is interesting. It’s not a bad idea and it could have worked, but judging by the online reaction I am seeing, they made one really big mistake by Spoiler having Nani move to California to study marine biology as if she couldn’t pursue her dream in Hawaii. Plus Nani, who is native Hawaiian, would have more educational and financial resources available to her in Hawaii than she would in Cali. There was a middle ground that takes some responsibility off of Nani without completely undermining the entire message of the original. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/38436-disney-films/page/22/#findComment-8675767
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