” dominated box office charts. Director Jon Favreau’s remake of the animated classic collected a massive $185 million from 4,756 North American theaters during its first three day of release.
“We have a lot to celebrate,” Cathleen Taff, Disney’s president of global distribution, said on a Sunday morning call. “‘The Lion King’ has such a resonance in pop culture that you see all different types of people coming out. People wanted to be part of this.
Audiences also shelled out to see the hyper-realistic movie in the best quality possible. Imax theaters accounted for $9 million of tickets sold, while $25 million came from 3D screens. Disney has re-imagined five of its classics to mostly consistent success. Outside of “The Lion King,” 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast” had the strongest start with $174 million, followed by 2010’s “Alice in Wonderland” launched with $116 million. In 2016, Favreau’s “The Jungle Book” earned a strong $103 million in its inaugural weekend. In May, Guy Richie’s “Aladdin” debuted with $91.5 million and is approaching the $1 billion mark globally.
MarvelStudios prints money!
We have to keep fighting! We can't get this movie to 1 billion dollars! For SpiderMan4!
drafthouse more locations please!
Been waiting all summer. Excited for it come to DC/MD!
Shitty, uninspired cash grab. Without facial animations the characters look flat and stale. Yet the sheep still flock furthering Disney's monopoly.
Mustafa dies!!!
Monopoly at it's finest
It was awesome
Hope it's a good one TheLionKing movies
Bigger news, Avengers passes Avatar for all time worldwide gross 🔥🔥🔥
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Circle of life baby.
Damn, that's pretty insane! One of the higher US openings.
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