Box Office Pro reports Disney’s remake of The Lion King is on course for a record $180-200 million+ debut, according to long-range tracking.
Disney’s line-up of live-action remakes continues this July with a re-telling of The Lion King, one of the most revered animated films in the company’s history. Now, long-range tracking indicates Disney’s The Lion King remake in poised to debut in July with a record debut in the $180-200 million+ range. Should Disney’s The Lion King open in that range, it would dethrone Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2‘s July opening weekend record of $169.2 million.
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Director Jon Favreau’s all-new “The Lion King” journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa’s brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba’s exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.
Directed by Jon Favreau from a script written by Jeff Nathanson, The Lion King stars Donald Glover as Simba, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala, James Earl Jones as Mufasa, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa and Billy Eichner as Timon.
The Lion King will be released in theaters on July 19, 2019.
Source: Box Office Pro
