The Lion King (1994)

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

All Releases

Domestic (43.4%)
$424,979,720
International (56.6%)
$553,942,764
Worldwide
$979,161,373
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Domestic Opening$1,586,753
Budget$45,000,000
Earliest Release DateJune 15, 1994 (Domestic)
MPAAG
Running Time1 hr 28 min
GenresAdventure Animation Drama Family Fantasy Musical

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseJune 15-November 18, 19947 markets$312,855,561$458,200,000$771,055,561
2002 IMAX ReleaseDecember 25-August 29, 200310 markets$15,686,215$3,800,000$19,486,215
2011 3D ReleaseJuly 1-April 11, 201246 markets$94,242,001$91,800,000$186,042,001
2016 Re-releaseMarch 3-September 1, 2016APAC, EMEA$14,622$133,906
2018 Re-releaseMarch 15-September 11, 2018APAC, LATAM$13,406$129,094
2024 Re-releaseJuly 12, 2024APAC, Domestic$2,195,943$114,736$2,310,679
2020 Re-releaseAustralia$3,917

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic4$424,979,72036
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany3$70,857,45121
France3$68,817,10316
Italy3$38,252,26415
Spain3$27,444,82140
United Kingdom1$19,578,622512
Netherlands2$2,412,806681
Norway1$1,542,185575
Sweden1$949,694867
Austria1$946,894857
Poland2$870,5781,166
South Africa2$853,788613
Denmark1$784,656847
Belgium1$741,5271,160
Türkiye1$696,6191,153
Greece1$572,030849
United Arab Emirates1$506,9961,327
Israel1$366,668807
Portugal1$340,2791,354
Finland1$263,0911,259
Lebanon1$233,836382
Egypt1$140,459499
Iceland1$97,639856
Czech Republic2$94,7212,045
Ukraine1$94,5121,758
Croatia1$22,1212,068
East Africa1$15,568490
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico2$6,722,416616
Argentina2$3,146,110273
Brazil1$2,058,8761,103
Venezuela1$1,723,535329
Colombia1$1,596,456435
Ecuador1$1,300,272124
Peru1$1,129,086343
Bolivia1$208,563347
Uruguay1$114,909542
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Russia/CIS1$6,621,414652
South Korea2$5,533,6141,015
Australia7$4,921,0681,109
Malaysia1$198,6111,521
Singapore1$121,3241,932
Philippines1$116,5841,505
Thailand1$92,4072,028
India1$61,5771,773
Hong Kong1$48,7903,668
New Zealand1$29,1274,320