LOS ANGELES, United States, March 24, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Disney's remake of
"Snow White," 90 years after the original blockbuster, topped the North
American box office this weekend with an estimated take of $43 million, but
faces stiff winds -- and some horrendous reviews -- to make up its huge
production costs.

The new live-action version has faced a series of woes -- from the Covid
pandemic to criticism of its use of CGI, not real actors, to portray the
seven dwarves -- driving up its production cost to an estimated $250 million
and making it "one of the most troubled projects in Disney's 102-year
history," according to the New York Times.

Some reviews have been scathing -- the Guardian called it "toe-curlingly
terrible" and "exhaustingly awful" -- while others were a bit kinder, with
The Washington Post rating it "surprisingly entertaining." Rachel Zegler and
Gal Gadot star.

Focus Features' spy thriller "Black Bag" from Oscar winner Steven Soderbergh
ticked up a notch from last weekend to second place, earning $4.4 million,
industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported. Michael Fassbender and Cate
Blanchett star.

Third place, also up one spot from last weekend, went to Marvel and Disney's
"Captain America: Brave New World," at $4.1 million. Anthony Mackie and
Harrison Ford star in the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe.

Last weekend's second-place film, black comedy "Mickey 17" from Oscar-winner
Bong Joon-ho, slipped to fourth place, at $3.9 million. Robert Pattinson,
Steven Yeun, Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo star in the Warner Bros.' sci-fi
tale about the many lives -- and deaths -- of a man who volunteers for
hazardous space missions.

And last weekend's leader, Paramount's action-comedy "Novocaine" suffered a
painful drop in ticket sales, taking in just $3.8 million. Jack Quaid plays a
banker who, unlike Hollywood studios, cannot feel pain.

Rounding out the top 10 were:

"The Alto Knights" ($3.2 million)

"The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie" ($1.8 million)

"The Monkey" ($1.5 million)

"Dog Man" ($1.5 million)

"The Last Supper" ($1.3 million)