Disney's recent CGI remake of the 1994 animated film The Lion King dominated the box office in its opening weekend, earning an estimated $185 million at 4,725 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, alone.
According to Entertainment Weekly, this sees the film, released July 19, earn the highest box office numbers ever of a domestic launch of a PG-rated film. In an even greater feat, The Lion King had the highest July film opening of all time.
The Lion King — which features the voices of Beyoncé, James Earl Jones, Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Shahadi Wright Joseph, JD McCrary, Alfre Woodard and Billy Eichner — is only expecting to continue breaking records across the globe. In fact, the film's already earned another $269.4 million between Friday and Sunday. In China, the movie grossed $98 million since its debut. Altogether, its total worldwide gross amassed to $531 million.
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