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‘The Lion King’ rules with $185 million debut

21 July 2019, 7:11 PM  |
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"The Lion King" collected a massive $185 million from 4 756 North American theatres during its first three day of release.

"The Lion King" collected a massive $185 million from 4 756 North American theatres during its first three day of release.

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"The Lion King" collected a massive $185 million from 4 756 North American theatres during its first three day of release.

Simba and Mufasa reigned supreme this weekend as Disney’s “The Lion King” dominated box office charts. Director Jon Favreau’s remake of the animated classic collected a massive $185 million from 4 756 North American theatres during its first three day of release.

It is time: #TheLionKing is now playing in theatres. Get tickets: https://t.co/gNbSMxmySL pic.twitter.com/YiiRASUh3t

— The Lion King (@disneylionking) July 19, 2019

That figure represents the second-best domestic debut of 2019 behind Disney and Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame” ($357million). It also marks the biggest opening yet for a Disney remake of its original cartoons.

Overseas, “The Lion King” felt the love with $269 million for a global start of $433 million. The film launched in China last weekend and has since earned $98 million, boosting the worldwide haul to $531 million.

The state-of-the-art technology used to bring the Pride Lands and its inhabitants to life drew a polarizing response from reviewers, but the newest version of Disney’s crown jewel proved to be critic-proof. Moviegoers flocked en masse to see Simba’s grand return to the big screen, and to much enthusiasm.

“The Lion King” holds an A Cinema Score. Audiences also shelled out to see the hyper-realistic movie in the best quality possible. IMAX theatres accounted for $9 million of tickets sold, while $25 million came from 3D screens.

“The Lion King” provided a much-needed jolt to the domestic box office. Heading into the weekend, box office receipts were pacing over 9% behind 2018. But the prospect of hearing Donald Glover’s Simba and Beyonce’s Nala harmonize to Disney classics was irresistible. Now, theatrical earnings are down just over 7%, according to Comscore.

As for Disney’s past reboots, 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast” bowed with $174 million, while 2010’s “Alice in Wonderland” launched with $116 million. In 2016, Favreau’s “The Jungle Book” earned $103 million in its inaugural weekend.

“The Lion King” is the third classic Disney cartoon to get a big-screen makeover in 2019. In May, Guy Richie’s “Aladdin” debuted with $91.5 million. Earlier in 2019, Tim Burton’s “Dumbo” kicked off with $45 million.

In a banner weekend for Disney, the studio is now home to the highest-grossing movie in history. “Avengers: Endgame” crossed $2.7892 billion at the global box office, officially dethroning James Cameron’s “Avatar.”

Since other Hollywood studios refrained from releasing a movie against “The Lion King,” a number of holdovers filled out domestic box office charts. In a distant second place, Sony’s “Spider-Man: Far From Home” collected $21 million during its third weekend in theatres, lifting domestic ticket sales to $319 million. The web-slinging superhero adventure has generated $569 million at the international box office.

Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” landed in third, adding $14 million from its fifth outing. That boosts revenues for the animated fourquel to $375 million in North America.

At No. 4, Paramount’s alligator thriller “Crawl” generated $6 million for a domestic tally of $23 million. Rounding out the top five is Universal’s musical rom-com “Yesterday,” which pocketed $5.1 million during its fourth weekend of release. The movie has grossed $57.5 million to date.

Remember who you are. See #TheLionKing now. pic.twitter.com/yqPwtyFUQO

— The Lion King (@disneylionking) July 21, 2019

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