After years of controversy and lukewarm box office performance, The Walt Disney Company’s 2025 live-action Snow White remake has reportedly resulted in an estimated $170 million loss.
Forbes reported Tuesday that newly filed financial documents show the film carried a production cost of $336.5 million, ultimately delivering disappointing returns following a prolonged period of public scrutiny and debate.
According to the outlet, the figures became public because the movie was filmed in the United Kingdom, where productions can qualify for substantial tax reimbursements but must comply with strict disclosure requirements. To meet those rules, Disney created a U.K.-based subsidiary, Hidden Heart Productions, to handle the shoot. As a result, detailed spending records — which are typically kept private for U.S.-produced films — were made available through local filings.
“In 2023 this author revealed in Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper that by July 31, 2022 Disney had already spent a staggering $183.3 million on making Snow White even though principal photography had only just wrapped,” contributor Caroline Reid wrote. “The latest set of filings are for the year to December 31, 2024 which was less than three months before the movie debuted so should give an almost-complete picture of its costs.”
The Walt Disney Company’s 2025 live-action Snow White remake has reportedly posted a $170 million loss.
The writer further noted that the film’s $336.5 million production budget exceeded the costs of several major Disney blockbusters, including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Guardians of the Galaxy, and the live-action Beauty and the Beast, which went on to generate an impressive $1.3 billion worldwide in 2017.
Although the United Kingdom provided a sizable tax reimbursement tied to local filming incentives, the report argued that the subsidy was ultimately insufficient to offset the film’s substantial production and overall costs.
