THE LION KING : Disney- $1.5 billion: 150C India

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‘The Lion King’ Leaping to $185 Million North American Debut

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/l...me-1203273544/

Disney’s “The Lion King” is heading for a dominant $185 million opening weekend in North America, early estimates showed Friday.


Should that number hold, “The Lion King” will record the second-best opening of 2019 — and give the sagging domestic box office a badly needed boost. “The Lion King” would replace “Incredibles 2,” which launched last year with $182.7 million, as the ninth biggest North American launch of all time.

The film appears to be outperforming pre-release forecasts, which had been in the $150 million to $180 million range in a record 4,725 domestic locations. The tentpole took in $23 million in Thursday night previews — the biggest preview number since Disney-Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame” set the record on April 25 with $60 million and went on to gross an astounding $357 million on its opening weekend.

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The Lion King box collection day 2: Shah Rukh Khan, Aryan Khan’s film earns Rs 14 crore

https://www.newsx.com/entertainment/...ns-rs-14-crore

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The Lion King has earned the biggest opening day ever for a PG movie and the film will likely have the biggest opening weekend ever for a Disney live-action remake. The opening weekend will without a doubt be within the Top 10 opening weekends of all time. Despite the mixed reviews that the movie received, audiences are loving the film and have give it an “A” CinemaScore.

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Box Office: 'The Lion King' Roars to Record $185M U.S. Bow, Hits $531M Globally

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...5m-bow-1225880

Furthering Disney's domination, Jon Favreau's The Lion King opened to a record-breaking $185 million at the North American box office for an early global total of $531 million.

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The film's opening weekend set a number of records:
1. Biggest Domestic Opening of All Time for a Disney Remake
2. Biggest Disney Opening (non-Marvel and Star Wars)
3. Biggest Domestic Launch Ever for a PG Film
4. Biggest July Opening of All Time
5. Ninth-Biggest Domestic Opening of All Time

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'The Lion King' has a 65.19 crore weekend in India

http://newindianexpress.com/entertai...a-2007696.html

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The Lion King roars at the Indian box office

https://www.thestatesman.com/enterta...502780817.html

Friday: 11.06c
Saturday: 19.15c
Sunday: 24.54c

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taran adarsh✔@taran_adarsh

#TheLionKing sets the BO on fire... Proves all forecasts/predictions wrong, as biz crosses ₹ 50 cr in 3 days... Trends much, much better than #TheJungleBook [₹ 40.19 cr]... Fri 11.06 cr, Sat 19.15 cr, Sun 24.54 cr. Total: ₹ 54.75 cr. India biz. All versions.

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The Lion King holds well at the box-office on weekdays

Friday: 11.06c
Saturday: 19.15c
Sunday: 24.54c
Monday: 7.9c
Total: 62.65c