The Lion King’ Global Box Office Mauls Another Milestone Ahead of Digital Debut

Disney gave Mufasa: The Lion King an uncommonly lengthy theatrical window, which the film desperately wanted after a lukewarm debut in December. Relying on its enchantment amongst household audiences, the Mouse Home did not leap the gun and release it on streaming through the holidays. The studio’s persistence seems to have paid off, with Mufasa now rating among the many 10 highest-grossing movies of 2024. In its eighth weekend of launch, the big-budget tent pole managed to go one other milestone on the international field workplace, because it goals for the $700 million mark.

Whether or not it is ready to hit this goal is debatable, contemplating that its digital debut is across the nook. However there isn’t a world during which Mufasa may be described as a flop, although it made across the identical quantity as Joker: Folie à Deux in its home debut. The movie’s stateside gross now stands at round $235 million, whereas its abroad haul has handed the $435 million mark. Mufasa‘s cumulative international haul stands at $671 million, after almost two months in launch. This weekend, the movie additionally overtook Sonic the Hedgehog 3 domestically, regardless of having debuted on the identical day with roughly $25 million much less.

Produced on a reported price range of $200 million, the film has earned over 3 times as a lot however nonetheless trails its predecessor by a whopping $1 billion. Such was the magnitude of The Lion King remake’s success. Directed by Jon Favreau, The Lion King grossed over $1.6 billion globally in 2019, regardless of combined evaluations. Mufasa serves as each a sequel and a prequel to that movie and is directed by Barry Jenkins. It marked a inventive departure for the filmmaker, who stays finest recognized for his Oscar-winning movies Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk.

‘Mufasa’ Braved Great Competitors Throughout Its Run

Mufasa opened to combined evaluations as properly and seems to have settled at a “rotten” 58% score on the aggregator web site Rotten Tomatoes. However with motion pictures like this, it is the viewers response that issues probably the most. And on that entrance, Mufasa gained large. It holds a superb 89% viewers rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and its success is made all of the extra exceptional when you think about all of the direct competitors that it confronted through the holidays. It did not merely must deal with Sonic the Hedgehog 3, but additionally Moana 2 and Wicked.

You possibly can nonetheless watch Mufasa in theaters, or you possibly can look ahead to it to hit the PVOD market in just a few days. Keep tuned to Collider for extra updates.