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THE LION KING

Domestic Total Gross: $312,855,561
Domestic Lifetime Gross: $328,541,776
Distributor: Buena VistaRelease Date: June 15, 1994
Genre: AnimationRunning Time: 1 hrs. 29 min.
MPAA Rating: GProduction Budget: $45 million
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TOTAL LIFETIME GROSSES
Domestic:  $328,541,776    41.9%
+ Foreign:  $455,300,000    58.1%
= Worldwide:  $783,841,776  

DOMESTIC SUMMARY
Release Dates:  June 15, 1994 (limited)
 June 24, 1994 (wide)
Limited Opening Weekend: $1,586,753
(#10 rank, 2 theaters, $793,377 average)
Wide Opening Weekend: $40,888,194
(#1 rank, 2,552 theaters, $16,022 average)
% of Total Gross: 13.1%
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Widest Release:  2,624 theaters

1994 ACADEMY AWARDS®
Nominated for 4 Oscars, including 2 wins. CLICK TO VIEW FULL BREAKDOWN...


GENRES (click to view) Rank
Animation 3

CHARTS (click to view) Rank
All Time Domestic 20
All Time Adjusted 25
All Time Worldwide 28
Yearly 1994 2
Yearly G Rated 1994 1
Yearly Opening Weekends 1994 123
Worldwide Yearly 1994 1
Opening Weeks 114
Post-Thanksgiving Weekend - Biggest Drops 175
Post-Thanksgiving Weekend - Best Holds 128
Longest Time To #1 52
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time 96
Theater Averages - All Time Adjusted 1
Theater Averages - Opening Weekends 1
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends 86
Opening Weekends 145
Opening Weekends - June 25
Opening Weekends - Fall 148
Opening Weekends - Summer 100
Ninth Weekends 41
Tenth Weekends 52
Twelfth Weekends 58
Twelfth Weekends 62
Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) 137
Most Weekends in Top 10 (non-consecutive) 27
Most Weekends in Top 5 (non-consecutive) 102
Consecutive Weekends At #1 124
Consecutive Weekends In Top 10 71
Labor Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends 196
Third Weekends 29
Fourth Weekends 26
Fifth Weekends 10
Sixth Weekends 25
Seventh Weekends 38
Eighth Weekends 28
Top Ranking Limited Release Debuts 125
Rated G 2
Rated G and PG 6
Rated G, Opening Weekends 9
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends 39
Widest G Rated Openings 49
Widest G Rated Releases 49
Fastest to $100 million 172
Fastest to $150 million 99
Fastest to $200 million 67
Fastest to $250 million 42
Fastest to $300 million 29
Slowest to $100 million 239
Slowest to $200 million 28
BOM Users' Grades 25
BOM Users' Grades (1994 Releases) 2
CHARTS (Premier Pass Users Only)Rank
Highest All Time Rank (on December 26, 1994) 4
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Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted *
Theater Averages - All Time Adjusted *
Theater Averages - Opening Weekends Adjusted *
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted *
Opening Weekends Adjusted - June *
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Opening Weekends Adjusted - Fall *
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer *
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Rated G, Opening Weekends Adjusted *
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THE PLAYERS (click name to view)
Director:Rob Minkoff
Actor:Matthew Broderick (Voice)
Composer:Hans Zimmer
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Readers A- (5522 votes)
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GRADE BREAKDOWN
As: 3,504 63.5%
Bs: 1,676 30.4%
Cs: 222 4.0%
Ds: 52 0.9%
Fs: 68 1.2%

RELATED ARTICLES
11/29/06 - SCOTT HOLLERAN: Disney Biography, Books, Music and on Stage

MERCHANDISE LINKS
• DVD: The Lion King, The Lion King (Collector's Gift Set), The Lion King 1 1/2, Lion King II - Simba's Pride
• Soundtrack

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