Rachel Zegler celebrated the opening of her new “Snow White” movie with a throwback photo of herself in the character’s iconic outfit as projections show a sleepy opening for Disney film. “2004➡️NOW — dreams really do come true,” the actress, 23, captioned the Instagram pic of her toddler self giving a big grin for the camera. But Zegler’s new take on the 1937 classic doesn’t appear to be wowing at the box office so far.
The Disney movie opened on Friday, raking in a measly $15.5 million domestically, amid widely publicized controversy regarding its two main stars. The live-action remake is projected to bring in $45 million this weekend — a slow start for the famous tale, potentially making it one of Disney’s slowest opening weekends to date.
Zegler has notably made headlines over the last week for her criticism of the Disney classic as well as recent reports that she and Gal Gadot, who plays the evil witch in the movie, clashed while filming. A source previously told People that the two stars were “not friends” and clashed over their “different political views.” Zegler doubled down on her love for the Disney princess earlier this week, emphasizing what an “honor” it was to portray the character after she previously called the original film “weird.
” “It was the honor of a lifetime. I think every young person dreams about a phone call like that,” she said on Thursday’s episode of “Good Morning America.” “This one is certainly.
