The Lion King
(2002 IMAX Release)
Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.
DistributorWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Opening$1,825,849
66 theaters
66 theaters
Budget$45,000,000
Release DateDec 27, 2002
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May 29, 2003
MPAAG
Running Time1 hr 28 min
GenresAdventure
Animation
Drama
Family
Fantasy
Musical
In Release370 days/52 weeks
Widest Release66 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20-26 | 21 | $964,120 | - | 66 | - | $14,607 | $964,120 | - |
| Dec 27-Jan 2, 2003 | 15 | $3,658,624 | - | 66 | - | $55,433 | $4,622,744 | 1 |
| Jan 3-9 | 16 | $1,653,371 | -54.8% | 66 | - | $25,051 | $6,276,115 | 2 |
| Jan 10-16 | 22 | $1,166,058 | -29.5% | 66 | - | $17,667 | $7,442,173 | 3 |
| Jan 17-23 | 19 | $1,432,763 | +22.9% | 66 | - | $21,708 | $8,874,936 | 4 |
| Jan 24-30 | 22 | $987,561 | -31.1% | 66 | - | $14,963 | $9,862,497 | 5 |
| Jan 31-Feb 6 | 23 | $1,001,029 | +1.4% | 66 | - | $15,167 | $10,863,526 | 6 |
| Feb 7-13 | 21 | $805,351 | -19.5% | 66 | - | $12,202 | $11,668,877 | 7 |
| Feb 14-20 | 16 | $804,379 | -0.1% | 66 | - | $12,187 | $12,473,256 | 8 |
| Feb 21-27 | 25 | $523,419 | -34.9% | 66 | - | $7,930 | $12,996,675 | 9 |
| Feb 28-Mar 6 | 24 | $500,092 | -4.5% | 66 | - | $7,577 | $13,496,767 | 10 |
| Mar 7-13 | 24 | $482,591 | -3.5% | 66 | - | $7,311 | $13,979,358 | 11 |
| Mar 14-20 | 26 | $459,503 | -4.8% | 63 | -3 | $7,293 | $14,438,861 | 12 |
| Mar 21-27 | 26 | $378,068 | -17.7% | 61 | -2 | $6,197 | $14,816,929 | 13 |
| Mar 28-Apr 3 | 31 | $364,941 | -3.5% | 59 | -2 | $6,185 | $15,181,870 | 14 |
| Apr 4-10 | 29 | $338,706 | -7.2% | 57 | -2 | $5,942 | $15,520,576 | 15 |
| Apr 11-17 | 66 | $42,821 | -87.4% | 14 | -43 | $3,058 | $15,563,397 | 16 |
| Apr 18-24 | 65 | $57,705 | +34.8% | 13 | -1 | $4,438 | $15,621,102 | 17 |
| Apr 25-May 1 | 78 | $29,382 | -49.1% | 11 | -2 | $2,671 | $15,650,484 | 18 |
| May 2-8 | 101 | $8,925 | -69.6% | 8 | -3 | $1,115 | $15,659,409 | 19 |
| May 9-15 | 97 | $10,205 | +14.3% | 6 | -2 | $1,700 | $15,669,614 | 20 |
| May 16-22 | 96 | $8,894 | -12.8% | 6 | - | $1,482 | $15,678,508 | 21 |
| May 23-29 | 101 | $7,707 | -13.3% | 3 | -3 | $2,569 | $15,686,215 | 22 |
