A forgotten fantasy function from each Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron’s filmographies resurfaces on the worldwide streaming charts.
Snow White and the Huntsman premiered theatrically in 2012, directed by Rupert Sanders (2017’s Ghost within the Shell, 2024’s The Crow). This was additionally the yr that Tarsem Singh’s Mirror Mirror, a a lot brighter reimagining of Snow White, was launched. Regardless of a harsh important reception, Snow White and the Huntsman was an honest field workplace hit, setting it up for streaming success years later.
As of March 6, Snow White and the Huntsman is the no. 6 film on the planet on Disney+, per FlixPatrol. Nonetheless, the darkish fantasy journey will not be obtainable on Disney’s streaming service within the U.S., the place audiences can entry it through VOD platforms corresponding to Prime Video. Predator: Badlands remains to be on the high of the streaming charts for Disney+, however Snow White‘s recognition has been holding regular this week.
Snow White and the Huntsman began rating in a number of nations’ high 10 on March 3 and is now seeing the best viewership in Austria, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, and Monaco. With a 48% Tomatometer, 52% Popcornmeter, and a pair of.6/5 on Letterboxd, most individuals appear in settlement that this isn’t a superb film, however its try at gritty fantasy and star-studded forged have drawn in audiences, nonetheless.
Along with Hemsworth as “The Huntsman” and Theron as Ravenna, the Evil Queen, Snow White and the Huntsman stars Kristen Stewart as Snow White and Sam Claflin as William, the would-be Prince Charming character. Sam Spruell, Ian McShane, Ray Winstone, Nick Frost, and Toby Jones additionally function. The film even spawned a sequel, which added Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain to the lineup.
Snow White and the Huntsman grossed almost $400 million in opposition to a finances of $170 million, whereas The Huntsman: Winter’s Struggle (2016) grossed solely $165 million worldwide in opposition to a $115 million finances, leading to a significant flop and placing an finish to the franchise. In the present day, Snow White and the Huntsman can also be related to Disney’s Snow White flop from 2025.
Disney lastly added Snow White to its record of live-action remakes final yr, however as a consequence of controversies surrounding the forged and it simply being a foul film (39% on Rotten Tomatoes, to match), it was a spectacular field workplace bomb. The movie show business could be very totally different now than it was in 2012, however regardless of Snow White and the Huntsman‘s failings, there’s something to be mentioned for its riskier aesthetic.
Mirror Mirror additionally endeavored to ship a Snow White story with a really totally different visible model from Disney in 2012. Snow White and the Huntsman is a selected movie that locations the story in a somber world and in addition makes an attempt to make Snow White a heroic revolutionary. The motion, forged, and visuals can nonetheless be pleasurable, regardless of a uneven story.
- Launch Date
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Might 30, 2012
- Runtime
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127 Minutes
- Director
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Rupert Sanders
- Writers
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Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock, Hossein Amini