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Significantly, the financial track record of these reboots and remakes supports this critique. For instance, Disney’s Snow White remake cost around $410 million to produce but only grossed about $200 million—a massive financial loss. This pattern of high expenditure on politically infused nostalgia projects that underperform at the box office has become increasingly common since the early 2010s.
Many industry analysts believe that this trend signals a disconnect with mainstream audiences, who may tire of films perceived as political sermons rather than entertainment. People just want escapism—a good story without feeling they are being lectured about contemporary social issues.