Last updated on September 11th, 2021 at 03:30 pm
Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ has crossed the billion-dollar mark after less than three weeks in theaters.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that the live-action remake of the 1994 movie features Beyonce, Donald Glover and Chiwetel Ejiofor in lead roles.
The movie joins ‘Avengers: Endgame’, ‘Captain Marvel’ and ‘Aladdin’ as the fourth Disney title to surpass $1 billion in global ticket sales in 2019.
With its blockbuster slate, Disney has nearly 38 percent of the domestic market share, a cut that increases to more than 40 percent when Fox, which it just purchased, is added.
‘The Lion King’ earned $361 million at the domestic box office and $638 million overseas.
Outside of North America, it had especially strong showings in China with $115 million, along with the United Kingdom with $48 million and Brazil with $44 million.
The movie also stars Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen as Timon and Pumbaa. James Earl Jones reprised his role as Mufasa from the original animated film.
The milestone came on the heels of another Disney benchmark. Between July 26 and July 28, the company set a new all-time record for global ticket sales for a single studio.
Disney hit $7.67 billion worldwide, smashing the mark it previously set in 2016 with $7.61 billion.
Disney set a new record in 2016 with four films that grossed over $1 billion.
In the coming months, Disney will release ‘Frozen 2′, a ‘Maleficent’ sequel and ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’.
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