Maltin notes Snow White's final production price was how compared to the planned $250,000?

• A. six times that amount
• B. twice that amount
• C. three times that amount
• D. four times that amount

Answer: (A)

Budget overruns in early feature animation illustrate how plans can balloon beyond the initial target. Snow White was originally pitched with a budget of $250,000, but development challenges, the push to perfect a new technology like the multiplane camera, and the sheer scope of animation required pushed the final cost to about $1.5 million. That final figure is six times the original plan, which is why six times the planned amount is the chosen result. The other multipliers (two, three, or four times) would undershoot the actual growth the project underwent, reflecting how dramatically the project exceeded its initial budget.