The Lion King

Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.

Grosses

Domestic (40.6%)
$312,855,561
Summary Details
DistributorWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Opening$1,586,753
2 theaters
Budget$45,000,000
Release Date (Wide)Jun 15, 1994 (Jun 24, 1994)
MPAAG
Running Time1 hr 28 min
GenresAdventure Animation Drama Family Fantasy Musical
In Release565 days/80 weeks
Widest Release2,624 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Jun 10-1612$622,277----$622,2771
Jun 17-238$3,144,413+405.3%2-$1,572,206$3,766,6902
Jun 24-301$66,543,692+2,016.3%2,552+2,550$26,075$70,310,3823
Jul 1-71$48,691,011-26.8%2,560+8$19,019$119,001,3934
Jul 8-142$38,460,477-21%2,565+5$14,994$157,461,8705
Jul 15-213$28,255,944-26.5%2,624+59$10,768$185,717,8146
Jul 22-284$22,980,817-18.7%2,611-13$8,801$208,698,6317
Jul 29-Aug 45$16,620,001-27.7%2,577-34$6,449$225,318,6328
Aug 5-116$11,839,231-28.8%2,355-222$5,027$237,157,8639
Aug 12-187$9,870,523-16.6%2,221-134$4,444$247,028,38610
Aug 19-258$6,903,808-30.1%1,783-438$3,872$253,932,19411
Aug 26-Sep 17$4,465,916-35.3%1,344-439$3,322$258,398,11012
Sep 2-88$4,515,300+1.1%1,331-13$3,392$262,913,41013
Sep 9-158$2,363,926-47.6%1,151-180$2,053$265,277,33614
Sep 16-228$2,157,248-8.7%975-176$2,212$267,434,58415
Nov 25-Dec 16$7,291,864-1,510+54$4,829$282,863,57325
Dec 2-86$3,946,195-45.9%1,558+48$2,532$286,809,76826
Dec 9-158$2,911,106-26.2%1,574+16$1,849$289,720,87427
Dec 16-226$3,383,853+16.2%1,539-35$2,198$293,104,72728
Dec 23-2912$4,201,596+24.2%1,212-327$3,466$297,306,32329
Dec 30-Jan 5, 199513$3,543,441-15.7%1,141-71$3,105$300,849,76430
Jan 6-1215$1,254,076-64.6%1,072-69$1,169$302,103,84031
Jan 13-1914$2,902,881+131.5%1,203+131$2,413$305,006,72132
Jan 20-2615$1,718,427-40.8%1,109-94$1,549$306,725,14833
Jan 27-Feb 216$1,389,885-19.1%1,102-7$1,261$308,115,03334
Feb 17-2315$1,188,083-947-$1,254$311,455,49637