Disney live-action remakes ranked

The live-action remake of Disney’s Snow White had a lacklustre
opening weekend, taking an unremarkable $43m at the U.S. box office
– the film, lambasted for being woke, cost at least $350m to make

Gal Gadot plays
the Evil Queen,
originally voiced
by legendary
stage actress
Lucille La
Verne

ROTTEN TOMATOES CRITICAL RATINGS COMPARED
(live-action remakes and original animations)

DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE OPENING WEEKEND ($M)
REMAKE
ORIGINAL

0% 20 40 60 80 100

Snow White
Peter Pan & Wendy
The Little Mermaid
Pinocchio
Mulan
Dumbo
Aladdin
The Lion King
Lady and the Tramp
Beauty and the Beast
The Jungle Book
Cinderella
Alice in Wonderland
101 Dalmatians

2025
2023
2023
2022
2020
2019
2019
2019
2019
2017
2016
2015
2010
1996

43.0
N/A*
95.6
N/A*
N/A†
46.0
91.5
191.8
N/A*
174.8
103.3
67.9
116.1
33.5

44 97
65 98
67 92
27 100
71 92
46 95
57 96
51 93
67 93
71 95
8894
84 95
50 84
39 98

With exception of
The Jungle Book,
original animations fair
far better with critics
than live-action
remakes

Note: Live-action remakes have same title as original animated feature, or with Peter Pan & Wendy,
closely follow original storyline. *Released directly to Disney+ streaming service, bypassing cinemas.
†Limited release due to Covid-19 pandemic. Sources: Reuters, New York Times, Rotten Tomatoes,
Box Office Mojo. Illustration source images © Disney
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