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The Huntsman: Winter's War

The Huntsman: Winter's War is a 2016 American fantasy action-adventure film and both a prequel and sequel to Snow White & the Huntsman (2012). As the directorial debut of Cedric Nicolas-Troyan[a] it takes place before and after the events of the first film. The screenplay was written by Craig Mazin and Evan Spiliotopoulos and is based on characters created by Evan Daugherty.[b] Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Nick Frost and Sam Claflin reprised their roles from the first film; the sequel also introduced new characters played by Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain and Rob Brydon.

The Huntsman: Winter's War
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCedric Nicolas-Troyan
Written by
Based onCharacters created
by Evan Daugherty
Produced byJoe Roth
Starring
Narrated byLiam Neeson
CinematographyPhedon Papamichael
Edited byConrad Buff
Music byJames Newton Howard
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29) (Hamburg)
  • April 22, 2016 (2016-04-22) (United States)
Running time
114 minutes[1]
120 minutes (extended edition)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$115 million[2]
Box office$165 million[3]

The Huntsman: Winter's War premiered in Hamburg March 2016 and was released in the United States in April 2016, by Universal Pictures. The film has received generally unfavorable reviews from critics, with praise for the visuals and cast but many feeling the film was unnecessary. It grossed $165 million worldwide against an estimated $115 million production budget.

Plot edit

The evil sorceress Queen Ravenna's Magic Mirror allows her to know that her younger sister, Princess Freya, whose own powers have not yet emerged, is not only involved in an illicit affair with a nobleman, Andrew, but is also pregnant with his illegitimate child. Freya gives birth to a daughter, but later she discovers that Andrew has murdered their baby. In a grief-fueled rage, her broken heart freezes over, and Freya kills him with her sudden emergence of powers—the elemental control of ice and snow.

After her daughter's death, Freya leaves, building herself a kingdom in the icy mountains in the north. Ruling as the much-feared Ice Queen, she orders for parents to be killed and for their children to be brought to her castle so they can be trained as her army. She teaches them to avoid the pain of love that she had suffered; despite this, two of her best huntsmen, Eric and Sara, fall in love. Sara claims Eric in "marriage" by giving him her mother's medallion necklace. They make a plan to escape in order to have a free life together but are discovered by Freya. Eric sees Sara killed while he is beaten and thrown into a river.

Seven years later, after Ravenna's death in the first film, Queen Snow White of Tabor falls ill after hearing the Mirror beckon her. Because of its dark magic, she orders it to be taken to Sanctuary, the same magical place that sheltered her and Eric during the events leading to Ravenna's defeat and death. Snow White's husband, King William, informs Eric that the soldiers tasked with carrying the Mirror went missing on route. Knowing of its dark magic can make Freya stronger, Eric agrees to try and retrieve the Mirror; Snow White's dwarf ally Nion and his half-brother Gryff accompany him.

They travel to the last location of the soldiers. Eric discovers they killed one another with their own weapons. The trio are attacked by Freya's huntsmen and are rescued by Sara, who is revealed to be alive. Sara explains that she was imprisoned by Freya and only escaped recently. She has not forgiven Eric, thinking that he abandoned her. They decipher that Eric was shown an illusion of Sara's death while she was made to see him running rather than fighting. Eric convinces her that Freya had tricked them both.

The group goes to the forest of the goblins who had stolen the mirror. During the fight, Sara notices that Eric still wears the necklace she gave him. They retrieve the mirror and save each other in another fight. That night, Eric and Sara make love. The next morning, Freya attacks and reveals that Sara had been loyal to her all along. Sara shoots an arrow at Eric, and Freya departs with the Mirror, unaware that Sara had purposely hit Eric's medallion necklace, which protects him from dying. At her palace, Freya asks the Mirror who is the "fairest of them all," resurrecting Ravenna, who became one with the Mirror when Snow White vanquished and killed her.

Eric attempts to assassinate Freya, but is stopped by Ravenna. She begins to attack the huntsmen, and Freya, who has come to regard the huntsmen as her children, protects them with an ice wall. As Eric, Sara, and the huntsmen climb over the wall to retrieve the Mirror and help Freya, the sisters argue. Ravenna lets slip that she's responsible for Freya's powers. Suspicious, Freya forces Ravenna to reveal that the Mirror had told her Freya's child would become more beautiful than Ravenna. She then enchanted Andrew to kill his daughter. Outraged, Freya turns on her sister, but is impaled by her. With her remaining strength, she freezes the Mirror and Eric shatters it, destroying Ravenna for good. As Freya dies, she smiles at a vision of her younger self holding her daughter as well as at Eric and Sara; her last words being, "How lucky you are."

With Freya's death, those who had been imprisoned by her are set free. Eric and Sara are finally able to have a life together for the first time.

Cast edit

Production edit

Development edit

A sequel to Snow White & the Huntsman was initially planned with director Rupert Sanders in talks to return.[4] The sequel plans were changed in August 2012 to a spin-off film concentrating on the Huntsman instead.[5] Universal announced a few days later that they were not shelving the sequel.[6] Another report stated that Universal authorised a sequel[7] with Stewart set to reprise her role, but without Sanders to return as the director.[8] A script was written and production was set to begin at some point in 2013,[7] with the film to be released in 2015.[9] On June 4, 2014, Deadline reported that Frank Darabont, Gavin O'Connor and Andrés Muschietti were on the shortlist to direct a sequel.[10] On June 26, 2014, Deadline confirmed that Darabont was in talks to direct the sequel.[11]

In 2014 it was announced that the film would be a prequel titled Huntsman and would not star Stewart as Snow White.[12][13] Two years later, Stewart said that she voluntarily turned down an offer from the studio to provide a cameo in the film.[14] On January 16, 2015, it was announced that Darabont had exited the film after he parted with Universal.[15] Hemsworth and Theron were set to return for the film, while Emily Blunt was being circled for a new role.[15] In 2015 it was confirmed that VFX specialist Cedric Nicolas-Troyan was set to direct the film, whose last draft was written by Darabont, following drafts by Craig Mazin and Evan Spiliotopoulos.[16]

Casting edit

 
The refectory at Waverley Abbey with fake vines and rubble added for use as a film set for The Huntsman: Winter's War.

In 2015 Jessica Chastain was set to star in the film, Nick Frost was confirmed to reprise his previous role, while Blunt, who had been rumored to be interested, finally closed a deal to star as well.[17] On March 18, 2015, it was revealed that Sheridan Smith, Rob Brydon and Alexandra Roach were added to the cast to play dwarves alongside Frost's character Nion.[18] TheWrap confirmed on May 7, 2015, that Sam Claflin would return as William in the sequel.[19]

Filming edit

Principal photography on the film began in April 2015.[20] Filming took place at Waverley Abbey in Surrey, England in April 2015.[21] Filming also occurred from May to July 2015 in Windsor Great Park, England, at locations including South Forest, Johnson's Pond and in the Deer Park near Snow Hill.[22] Filming was also done in Wells Bishop's Palace and Wells Cathedral.[22][23] In July 2015, filming also took place at Puzzlewood, in the Forest of Dean.[24]

Music edit

In October 2015, it was officially announced, that James Newton Howard would return to score the film, after creating the music for Snow White & the Huntsman. The score album was released on April 22, 2016.[25] Singer Halsey promoted the film by releasing an alternate version of her song "Castle", along with a subsequent music video, made for the film.

All music is composed by James Newton Howard (tracks 1–21)

The Huntsman: Winter's War (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."The Huntsman"  3:48
2."Lacrimosa"  0:53
3."You're Carrying His Child"  2:17
4."The Children Arrive"  5:03
5."You Shouldn't Walk in Shadows"  3:23
6."Freya's Spell"  5:22
7."Freya Prepares for War"  1:51
8."Tavern Brawl"  2:08
9."That's Not What Happened"  3:35
10."Where's My Horse?"  1:47
11."The Proposition"  2:10
12."The Goblin Forest"  3:45
13."Goblin King"  2:05
14."The Goblin Fight"  3:15
15."We Are Worth for Each Other"  1:52
16."Have You Been True?"  2:33
17."Kill Him"  4:24
18."Ravenna Returns"  4:13
19."This Is My Kingdom"  3:42
20."Stand or Fall Together"  8:22
21."Ravenna's Embrace"  3:27
22."Castle"Halsey4:20
Total length:1:14:15

Release edit

On July 31, 2014, Universal Pictures announced the film's release date would be April 22, 2016.[12] In February 2016, it was announced that the film would be released in 3D in international markets like Germany. In Poland, the theatrical release was scheduled for April 8, 2016, which was the date for many other international markets.[26]

Marketing edit

On November 16, 2015, Universal Pictures unveiled four character posters for the film, along with the film's new title, The Huntsman: Winter's War.[27] Three days later, on November 18, 2015, the first official trailer of the film was released, along with two additional teaser posters.[28] A second trailer debuted on February 11, 2016.[29] Universal released a final trailer on March 22, 2016.[30] Hemsworth, Theron and Chastain introduced a performance by Halsey of "Castle" at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards.

Home media edit

The Huntsman: Winter's War was released on Digital HD in August 2016 and was followed by a release on Blu-ray and DVD on August 23, 2016.[31][32] The film debuted at No. 1 on the home video sales chart.[33] A Blu-ray extended edition (with DVD & digital HD) was also released with a run time of 120 minutes.

Reception edit

Box office edit

The Huntsman: Winter's War grossed $48.4 million in North America and $116.6 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $165 million, against a production budget of $115 million.[3]

North America edit

In the United States and Canada, early tracking suggested the film would open to $24–30 million, which was significantly lower than its predecessor's $56.2 million opening in 2012. The film opened in 3,791 theaters[34][35][36] and grossed $7.3 million on its first day,[37] including $1 million from its early Thursday night previews.[38] In its opening weekend, it grossed a lower-than-expected $19.4 million, which was about 64% less than the original film's opening.[39][40] Due to its underperforming opening weekend, the film lost Universal $30–40 million, with some estimates having the total losses at up to $70 million.[41] The Hollywood Reporter estimated the film lost the studio at least $75 million when factoring together all expenses and revenues.[42]

Outside North America edit

Internationally The Huntsman: Winter's War was released in a total of 65 countries.[43] There were some estimates that the film will end its run at about $150 million internationally, which is lower than its predecessor's total of $240 million. One notable difference is that while Winter's War has secured a release date in China, Snow White & the Huntsman did not play there and analysts believe that could make "some difference".[44] It was released in 18 countries two weeks ahead of its U.S. debut, earning $19.1 million from 3,969 screens and had No. 1 openings in eleven of them and second overall at the international box office charts, behind the superhero film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.[45] In its second weekend, it added 7 new markets and grossed a total of $17.8 million, falling only by 8% from its previews weekend and still remained at No. 2, behind The Jungle Book.[44] It was still No. 2 in its third weekend.[46] Its top openings occurred in China ($10.4 million), the United Kingdom and Ireland ($4.2 million), Brazil ($3.1 million), Mexico ($2.8 million), France ($2.6 million), Korea ($2.1 million), Russia ($2 million), the Philippines ($1.6 million), Malaysia ($1.6 million), Spain ($1.4 million) and Thailand ($1.2 million).[44][45][46] In China, it was in third place, behind local pic Yesterday Once More and the continued run of The Jungle Book.[46] It lost a tremendous number of screens in its second weekend due to the arrival of three new local pics—Book of Love, Phantom of the Theater and MBA Partners—along with the continued run of The Jungle Book and as a result it grossed just $710,000.[47][48]

In terms of total earnings, its largest markets outside of North America are China ($15.6 million), the UK ($7.3 million) and Mexico ($7.2 million).[47]

Critical response edit

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 19% of 221 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "The Huntsman: Winter's War is visually arresting and boasts a stellar cast, but neither are enough to recommend this entirely unnecessary sequel."[49] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 35 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "generally unfavourable reviews".[50] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale and PostTrak surveys give it a total positive score of 72%, but only a 49% audience recommendation.[38]

Accolades edit

Award Category Recipients Result Ref.
Golden Trailer Awards Best Action "No Mercy" Nominated [51]
Best Fantasy Adventure "Mirror Online" Nominated
The Don LaFontaine Award for Best Voice Over "Mirror Online" Nominated
Best Motion/Title Graphics "Mirror Online" Nominated
Jupiter Awards Best International Actor Chris Hemsworth Nominated [52]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy The Huntsman: Winter's War Nominated [53]
Choice Movie: Actor Sci-Fi/Fantasy Chris Hemsworth Nominated
Choice Movie: Actress Sci-Fi/Fantasy Charlize Theron Nominated
Choice Movie: Villain Charlize Theron Nominated
Choice Movie: Liplock Chris Hemsworth & Jessica Chastain Nominated
Choice Music: Song from a Movie or TV Show "Castle" by Halsey Nominated

Notes edit

  1. ^ He was a visual effects supervisor and second unit director on the first film.
  2. ^ These, like the first film, were inspired by the fairy tale "Snow White" compiled by the Brothers Grimm, as well as "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen.

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External links edit

  • Official website
  • The Huntsman: Winter's War at IMDb  

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The Huntsman Winter s War is a 2016 American fantasy action adventure film and both a prequel and sequel to Snow White amp the Huntsman 2012 As the directorial debut of Cedric Nicolas Troyan a it takes place before and after the events of the first film The screenplay was written by Craig Mazin and Evan Spiliotopoulos and is based on characters created by Evan Daugherty b Chris Hemsworth Charlize Theron Nick Frost and Sam Claflin reprised their roles from the first film the sequel also introduced new characters played by Emily Blunt Jessica Chastain and Rob Brydon The Huntsman Winter s WarTheatrical release posterDirected byCedric Nicolas TroyanWritten byEvan Spiliotopoulos Craig MazinBased onCharacters createdby Evan DaughertyProduced byJoe RothStarringChris Hemsworth Charlize Theron Emily Blunt Nick Frost Sam Claflin Rob Brydon Jessica ChastainNarrated byLiam NeesonCinematographyPhedon PapamichaelEdited byConrad BuffMusic byJames Newton HowardProductioncompaniesRoth Films Perfect World PicturesDistributed byUniversal PicturesRelease datesMarch 29 2016 2016 03 29 Hamburg April 22 2016 2016 04 22 United States Running time114 minutes 1 120 minutes extended edition CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 115 million 2 Box office 165 million 3 The Huntsman Winter s War premiered in Hamburg March 2016 and was released in the United States in April 2016 by Universal Pictures The film has received generally unfavorable reviews from critics with praise for the visuals and cast but many feeling the film was unnecessary It grossed 165 million worldwide against an estimated 115 million production budget Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Development 3 2 Casting 3 3 Filming 4 Music 5 Release 5 1 Marketing 5 2 Home media 6 Reception 6 1 Box office 6 1 1 North America 6 1 2 Outside North America 6 2 Critical response 6 3 Accolades 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksPlot editThe evil sorceress Queen Ravenna s Magic Mirror allows her to know that her younger sister Princess Freya whose own powers have not yet emerged is not only involved in an illicit affair with a nobleman Andrew but is also pregnant with his illegitimate child Freya gives birth to a daughter but later she discovers that Andrew has murdered their baby In a grief fueled rage her broken heart freezes over and Freya kills him with her sudden emergence of powers the elemental control of ice and snow After her daughter s death Freya leaves building herself a kingdom in the icy mountains in the north Ruling as the much feared Ice Queen she orders for parents to be killed and for their children to be brought to her castle so they can be trained as her army She teaches them to avoid the pain of love that she had suffered despite this two of her best huntsmen Eric and Sara fall in love Sara claims Eric in marriage by giving him her mother s medallion necklace They make a plan to escape in order to have a free life together but are discovered by Freya Eric sees Sara killed while he is beaten and thrown into a river Seven years later after Ravenna s death in the first film Queen Snow White of Tabor falls ill after hearing the Mirror beckon her Because of its dark magic she orders it to be taken to Sanctuary the same magical place that sheltered her and Eric during the events leading to Ravenna s defeat and death Snow White s husband King William informs Eric that the soldiers tasked with carrying the Mirror went missing on route Knowing of its dark magic can make Freya stronger Eric agrees to try and retrieve the Mirror Snow White s dwarf ally Nion and his half brother Gryff accompany him They travel to the last location of the soldiers Eric discovers they killed one another with their own weapons The trio are attacked by Freya s huntsmen and are rescued by Sara who is revealed to be alive Sara explains that she was imprisoned by Freya and only escaped recently She has not forgiven Eric thinking that he abandoned her They decipher that Eric was shown an illusion of Sara s death while she was made to see him running rather than fighting Eric convinces her that Freya had tricked them both The group goes to the forest of the goblins who had stolen the mirror During the fight Sara notices that Eric still wears the necklace she gave him They retrieve the mirror and save each other in another fight That night Eric and Sara make love The next morning Freya attacks and reveals that Sara had been loyal to her all along Sara shoots an arrow at Eric and Freya departs with the Mirror unaware that Sara had purposely hit Eric s medallion necklace which protects him from dying At her palace Freya asks the Mirror who is the fairest of them all resurrecting Ravenna who became one with the Mirror when Snow White vanquished and killed her Eric attempts to assassinate Freya but is stopped by Ravenna She begins to attack the huntsmen and Freya who has come to regard the huntsmen as her children protects them with an ice wall As Eric Sara and the huntsmen climb over the wall to retrieve the Mirror and help Freya the sisters argue Ravenna lets slip that she s responsible for Freya s powers Suspicious Freya forces Ravenna to reveal that the Mirror had told her Freya s child would become more beautiful than Ravenna She then enchanted Andrew to kill his daughter Outraged Freya turns on her sister but is impaled by her With her remaining strength she freezes the Mirror and Eric shatters it destroying Ravenna for good As Freya dies she smiles at a vision of her younger self holding her daughter as well as at Eric and Sara her last words being How lucky you are With Freya s death those who had been imprisoned by her are set free Eric and Sara are finally able to have a life together for the first time Cast editChris Hemsworth as Eric An exceptional warrior and Freya s former Huntsman Conrad Khan as Young Eric Charlize Theron as Queen Ravenna Snow White s evil stepmother Emily Blunt as Queen Freya Ravenna s sister Jessica Chastain as Sara Eric s wife who was thought to be dead by and through Freya s deceiving powers Niamh Walter as Young Sara Nick Frost as Nion a Dwarf who previously helped Eric and Snow White defeat Ravenna s army Sam Claflin as King William the King of Tabor and Snow White s husband who helped her and Eric defeat Ravenna s army Rob Brydon as Gryff A debt collecting Dwarf who is Nion s half brother Sheridan Smith as Bromwyn A feisty and greedy Dwarf who becomes allies with Nion and Gryff Alexandra Roach as Doreena A female Dwarf and Nion s love interest Sope Dirisu as Tull A fellow warrior raised by Freya Sophie Cookson as Pippa A fellow warrior raised by Freya Amelia Crouch as Young Pippa Sam Hazeldine as Liefr A fellow warrior raised by Freya Colin Morgan as Andrew Freya s lover Robert Portal as the unnamed King and husband of Ravenna and the ruler of an unnamed Kingdom Fred Tatasciore as Mirror Man voice The physical form of the Magic Mirror Madeleine Worrall as Eric s Mother Liam Neeson as Narrator Kristen Stewart as Snow White the Queen of Tabor William s wife and Ravenna s stepdaughter uncredited archive footage Ruby and Scarlett Kick as Freya s Baby Daughter uncredited Production editDevelopment edit A sequel to Snow White amp the Huntsman was initially planned with director Rupert Sanders in talks to return 4 The sequel plans were changed in August 2012 to a spin off film concentrating on the Huntsman instead 5 Universal announced a few days later that they were not shelving the sequel 6 Another report stated that Universal authorised a sequel 7 with Stewart set to reprise her role but without Sanders to return as the director 8 A script was written and production was set to begin at some point in 2013 7 with the film to be released in 2015 9 On June 4 2014 Deadline reported that Frank Darabont Gavin O Connor and Andres Muschietti were on the shortlist to direct a sequel 10 On June 26 2014 Deadline confirmed that Darabont was in talks to direct the sequel 11 In 2014 it was announced that the film would be a prequel titled Huntsman and would not star Stewart as Snow White 12 13 Two years later Stewart said that she voluntarily turned down an offer from the studio to provide a cameo in the film 14 On January 16 2015 it was announced that Darabont had exited the film after he parted with Universal 15 Hemsworth and Theron were set to return for the film while Emily Blunt was being circled for a new role 15 In 2015 it was confirmed that VFX specialist Cedric Nicolas Troyan was set to direct the film whose last draft was written by Darabont following drafts by Craig Mazin and Evan Spiliotopoulos 16 Casting edit nbsp The refectory at Waverley Abbey with fake vines and rubble added for use as a film set for The Huntsman Winter s War In 2015 Jessica Chastain was set to star in the film Nick Frost was confirmed to reprise his previous role while Blunt who had been rumored to be interested finally closed a deal to star as well 17 On March 18 2015 it was revealed that Sheridan Smith Rob Brydon and Alexandra Roach were added to the cast to play dwarves alongside Frost s character Nion 18 TheWrap confirmed on May 7 2015 that Sam Claflin would return as William in the sequel 19 Filming edit Principal photography on the film began in April 2015 20 Filming took place at Waverley Abbey in Surrey England in April 2015 21 Filming also occurred from May to July 2015 in Windsor Great Park England at locations including South Forest Johnson s Pond and in the Deer Park near Snow Hill 22 Filming was also done in Wells Bishop s Palace and Wells Cathedral 22 23 In July 2015 filming also took place at Puzzlewood in the Forest of Dean 24 Music editIn October 2015 it was officially announced that James Newton Howard would return to score the film after creating the music for Snow White amp the Huntsman The score album was released on April 22 2016 25 Singer Halsey promoted the film by releasing an alternate version of her song Castle along with a subsequent music video made for the film All music is composed by James Newton Howard tracks 1 21 The Huntsman Winter s War Original Motion Picture Soundtrack No TitleWriter s Performer s Length1 The Huntsman 3 482 Lacrimosa 0 533 You re Carrying His Child 2 174 The Children Arrive 5 035 You Shouldn t Walk in Shadows 3 236 Freya s Spell 5 227 Freya Prepares for War 1 518 Tavern Brawl 2 089 That s Not What Happened 3 3510 Where s My Horse 1 4711 The Proposition 2 1012 The Goblin Forest 3 4513 Goblin King 2 0514 The Goblin Fight 3 1515 We Are Worth for Each Other 1 5216 Have You Been True 2 3317 Kill Him 4 2418 Ravenna Returns 4 1319 This Is My Kingdom 3 4220 Stand or Fall Together 8 2221 Ravenna s Embrace 3 2722 Castle Ashley Frangipane Peder LosnegardHalsey4 20Total length 1 14 15Release editOn July 31 2014 Universal Pictures announced the film s release date would be April 22 2016 12 In February 2016 it was announced that the film would be released in 3D in international markets like Germany In Poland the theatrical release was scheduled for April 8 2016 which was the date for many other international markets 26 Marketing edit On November 16 2015 Universal Pictures unveiled four character posters for the film along with the film s new title The Huntsman Winter s War 27 Three days later on November 18 2015 the first official trailer of the film was released along with two additional teaser posters 28 A second trailer debuted on February 11 2016 29 Universal released a final trailer on March 22 2016 30 Hemsworth Theron and Chastain introduced a performance by Halsey of Castle at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards Home media edit The Huntsman Winter s War was released on Digital HD in August 2016 and was followed by a release on Blu ray and DVD on August 23 2016 31 32 The film debuted at No 1 on the home video sales chart 33 A Blu ray extended edition with DVD amp digital HD was also released with a run time of 120 minutes Reception editBox office edit The Huntsman Winter s War grossed 48 4 million in North America and 116 6 million in other territories for a worldwide total of 165 million against a production budget of 115 million 3 North America edit In the United States and Canada early tracking suggested the film would open to 24 30 million which was significantly lower than its predecessor s 56 2 million opening in 2012 The film opened in 3 791 theaters 34 35 36 and grossed 7 3 million on its first day 37 including 1 million from its early Thursday night previews 38 In its opening weekend it grossed a lower than expected 19 4 million which was about 64 less than the original film s opening 39 40 Due to its underperforming opening weekend the film lost Universal 30 40 million with some estimates having the total losses at up to 70 million 41 The Hollywood Reporter estimated the film lost the studio at least 75 million when factoring together all expenses and revenues 42 Outside North America edit Internationally The Huntsman Winter s War was released in a total of 65 countries 43 There were some estimates that the film will end its run at about 150 million internationally which is lower than its predecessor s total of 240 million One notable difference is that while Winter s War has secured a release date in China Snow White amp the Huntsman did not play there and analysts believe that could make some difference 44 It was released in 18 countries two weeks ahead of its U S debut earning 19 1 million from 3 969 screens and had No 1 openings in eleven of them and second overall at the international box office charts behind the superhero film Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice 45 In its second weekend it added 7 new markets and grossed a total of 17 8 million falling only by 8 from its previews weekend and still remained at No 2 behind The Jungle Book 44 It was still No 2 in its third weekend 46 Its top openings occurred in China 10 4 million the United Kingdom and Ireland 4 2 million Brazil 3 1 million Mexico 2 8 million France 2 6 million Korea 2 1 million Russia 2 million the Philippines 1 6 million Malaysia 1 6 million Spain 1 4 million and Thailand 1 2 million 44 45 46 In China it was in third place behind local pic Yesterday Once More and the continued run of The Jungle Book 46 It lost a tremendous number of screens in its second weekend due to the arrival of three new local pics Book of Love Phantom of the Theater and MBA Partners along with the continued run of The Jungle Book and as a result it grossed just 710 000 47 48 In terms of total earnings its largest markets outside of North America are China 15 6 million the UK 7 3 million and Mexico 7 2 million 47 Critical response edit On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes 19 of 221 critics reviews are positive with an average rating of 4 3 10 The website s consensus reads The Huntsman Winter s War is visually arresting and boasts a stellar cast but neither are enough to recommend this entirely unnecessary sequel 49 On Metacritic the film has a score of 35 out of 100 based on 41 critics indicating generally unfavourable reviews 50 Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of B on an A to F scale and PostTrak surveys give it a total positive score of 72 but only a 49 audience recommendation 38 Accolades edit Award Category Recipients Result Ref Golden Trailer Awards Best Action No Mercy Nominated 51 Best Fantasy Adventure Mirror Online Nominated The Don LaFontaine Award for Best Voice Over Mirror Online Nominated Best Motion Title Graphics Mirror Online Nominated Jupiter Awards Best International Actor Chris Hemsworth Nominated 52 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Sci Fi Fantasy The Huntsman Winter s War Nominated 53 Choice Movie Actor Sci Fi Fantasy Chris Hemsworth Nominated Choice Movie Actress Sci Fi Fantasy Charlize Theron Nominated Choice Movie Villain Charlize Theron Nominated Choice Movie Liplock Chris Hemsworth amp Jessica Chastain Nominated Choice Music Song from a Movie or TV Show Castle by Halsey NominatedNotes edit He was a visual effects supervisor and second unit director on the first film These like the first film were inspired by the fairy tale Snow White compiled by the Brothers Grimm as well as The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen References edit THE HUNTSMAN WINTER S WAR 2D 12A British Board of Film Classification March 23 2016 Retrieved March 23 2016 FilmL A May 23 2017 2016 Feature Film Study PDF FilmL A Feature Film Study 25 Retrieved May 10 2018 a b The Huntsman Winter s War 2016 Box Office Mojo Retrieved January 9 2017 Fleming Mike Jr June 7 2012 Universal Gets Rolling On Snow White And The Huntsman Sequel Deadline com Retrieved August 28 2018 Kim Masters August 14 2012 Kristen Stewart Dropped from Snow White Sequel Plans Exclusive The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on December 19 2013 Retrieved August 15 2012 Ann Lee August 14 2012 Kristen Stewart hasn t been dropped from Snow White sequel says studio Metro Archived from the original on October 25 2012 Retrieved August 16 2012 a 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