Rachel Zegler seriously wounded her own Snow White film, but it was Jack Black who took the movie outside and put it out of its misery.

Prior to April 4, Snow White at least had one thing going for it. It was the only major movie in theaters aimed at kids.

However, then came "A Minecraft Movie" -- an imperfect film with weird casting choices, but also highly enjoyed by its target audience of kids and teenagers. It also features good special effects, a lot of recognizable references and connections to the game itself, and lots of memes and easter eggs for the kids to get further amusement. It enjoyed excellent word-of-mouth among kids, and blew out to the biggest opening weekend of 2025 of any move -- $163 million. This was far greater than expectation, and the movie is expected to go down as a huge hit by the time it's out of theaters.

This put a stake in the weak-beating heart of "Snow White", as now parents will be taking their kids to see Minecraft, rather than Snow White.

I actually saw "A Minecraft Movie" with Benjamin, who really enjoyed it and remarked that he can't wait for the sequel, which he surmised is now likely due to the film's success.

Snow White also has been dropped from over 1200 venues already.

Vaughn also turned out to be correct -- or mostly correct -- about Snow White's cost. The $270m number turned out NOT to include marketing, so it is not likely to come anywhere near breaking even, regardless of digital downloads or whatever else makes it money on the back end.

"A Minecraft Movie" found the correct formula for films aimed at kids. Keep the politics and social messaging out, pick a theme they will enjoy, and provide lots of little references that the kids will notice, especially if they're online a lot. Interestingly, a lot of kids have remarked that they enjoyed a quick easter egg honoring a Minecraft YouTuber who died in his 20s. They had their finger on the pulse of what kids wanted to see, while Snow White was too busy virtue signaling and pandering to Disney's loud left wing employees.

Warner Bros ate Disney's lunch here, and Disney won't forget it.

Keep in mind that "A Minecraft Movie" never even entered the conversation regarding knocking off Snow White. So far it's the unexpected hit of 2025, whereas Snow White was an embarrassing flop.