The Lion King dominated the North American box office this weekend, earning an estimated $185 million in its domestic debut. It grossed another $346 million internationally.
That $185 million bow is the second biggest domestic opening weekend of 2019 behind Avengers: Endgame. It’s also a record for a PG-rated film and for the month of July.
The Lion King also dethroned 2017’s Beauty and the Beast for the biggest opening weekend for Disney remakes of their animated classics.
Beauty and the Beast opened with a $174.8 million bow, followed by Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland ($116.1 million).
Source: IGN.com The Lion King Opening Weekend Box Office