The Lion King

After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.

Grosses

Domestic (32.8%)
$543,638,043
Summary Details
DistributorWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Opening$191,770,759
4,725 theaters
Budget$260,000,000
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 58 min
GenresAdventure Animation Drama Family Fantasy Musical
In Release168 days/24 weeks
Widest Release4,802 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Jul 19-251$275,251,534-4,725-$58,254$275,251,5341
Jul 26-Aug 11$117,391,544-57.4%4,725-$24,844$392,643,0782
Aug 2-82$60,460,748-48.5%4,802+77$12,590$453,103,8263
Aug 9-152$31,104,159-48.6%4,220-582$7,370$484,207,9854
Aug 16-223$18,277,750-41.2%3,560-660$5,134$502,485,7355
Aug 23-293$11,743,559-35.7%3,300-260$3,558$514,229,2946
Aug 30-Sep 53$10,684,145-9%3,190-110$3,349$524,913,4397
Sep 6-124$5,524,336-48.3%2,610-580$2,116$530,437,7758
Sep 13-195$4,582,529-17%2,365-245$1,937$535,020,3049
Sep 20-267$3,402,358-25.8%1,978-387$1,720$538,422,66210
Sep 27-Oct 39$2,173,395-36.1%1,691-287$1,285$540,596,05711
Oct 4-1012$1,006,644-53.7%1,034-657$973$541,602,70112
Oct 11-1713$1,080,927+7.4%1,687+653$640$542,683,62813
Oct 18-2422$357,505-66.9%325-1,362$1,100$543,041,13314
Oct 25-3133$197,190-44.8%199-126$990$543,238,32315
Nov 1-731$143,622-27.2%158-41$909$543,381,94516
Nov 8-1435$114,890-20%135-23$851$543,496,83517
Nov 15-2143$71,250-38%116-19$614$543,568,08518
Nov 22-2845$50,282-29.4%87-29$577$543,618,36719
Nov 29-Dec 548$19,676-60.9%55-32$357$543,638,04320