Snow White's Rocky Box Office Raises The Question: Are Disney's Live-Action Gambles Really Worth It?

Snow White's box office underperformance has called Disney's methods for producing live-action remakes into question. Walt Disney Animation Studios is one of the most renowned companies in family entertainment, having kicked off a run of iconic features with 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which was the first feature-length animated movie produced in the United States. Since then, they have contributed a number of iconic animated features to the cinema canon, particularly in their Golden Age (which includes 1941's Pinocchio and 1942's Dumbo) and the Disney Renaissance (which includes 1989's The Little Mermaid and 1991's Beauty and the Beast).