Tired of news about Disney dominating the box-office. That's too bad! Because the studio's most recent "live-action" remake of "The Lion King" scored a record-breaking debut over the weekend.
Find out more about the weekend box-office after the jump.
"The Lion King" topped the weekend charts with a massive $185 million debut from 4,756 theaters (a record number of locations), becoming the largest July opening weekend, a record previously held by "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" ($169.1 million). It's also the second largest opening of the year, behind "Avengers: Endgame" ($357 million), and the seventh largest of all time.
Internationally, "The Lion King" brought in $269 million over its second weekend for an international total of $346 million. China leads the pack with a total of $98 million. Overall, the remake now holds a tally of $531 million worldwide.
The computer animated film received a lukewarm reception from critics (55% on Rotten Tomatoes and 55 on Metacritic), but audiences generally liked it ("A" grade from CinemaScore's polls).
The Sony MCU movie "Spider-Man: Far From Home" finished in second place with $21 million, and its domestic total has reached $319.6 million after 20 days. Its overseas tally is now at $569.8 million.
In third place we find Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story 4" with $14.6 million and a domestic cume of $375.5 million, while overseas it added another $25.8 million for a total of $483.9 million. The film has become Pixar's fifth largest worldwide release ($860 million), and the seventh to cross the $800 million mark.
The alligator thriller "Crawl" dropped 50% and finished its second weekend in fourth place with $6 million. The film has grossed $23.8 million domestically and another $9.9 million overseas, against a $13.5 million budget.
The Top 5 is rounded out by Universal's Beatles-inspired rom-com "Yesterday" with $5.1 million. The film dropped just 24% and its domestic total has reached $57.5 million. Overseas it raked in another $4.3 million for an international total of $40.6 million. For such a slow starter, the film managed to pick up traction, and globally it is closing in on the $100 million mark, which is not bad at all for the $26 million production.
In other news, "Avengers: Endgame" finally surpassed "Avatar" as the highest grossing worldwide release of all-time. Disney and Marvel's blockbuster brought in a total of $2.79 million, while James Cameron's 2009 sci-fi epic grossed 2.78 million. However, inflation adjustements contribute towards a wider gap between the two films, and ticket prices are definitely not the same as they were ten years ago. But you won't hear anything about that from Disney.
New Wide Releases: "The Lion King".
Biggest Drop : "Midsommar" (-56%)
Smallest Drop : "Yesterday" (-24%)
Internationally, "The Lion King" brought in $269 million over its second weekend for an international total of $346 million. China leads the pack with a total of $98 million. Overall, the remake now holds a tally of $531 million worldwide.
The computer animated film received a lukewarm reception from critics (55% on Rotten Tomatoes and 55 on Metacritic), but audiences generally liked it ("A" grade from CinemaScore's polls).
The Sony MCU movie "Spider-Man: Far From Home" finished in second place with $21 million, and its domestic total has reached $319.6 million after 20 days. Its overseas tally is now at $569.8 million.
In third place we find Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story 4" with $14.6 million and a domestic cume of $375.5 million, while overseas it added another $25.8 million for a total of $483.9 million. The film has become Pixar's fifth largest worldwide release ($860 million), and the seventh to cross the $800 million mark.
The alligator thriller "Crawl" dropped 50% and finished its second weekend in fourth place with $6 million. The film has grossed $23.8 million domestically and another $9.9 million overseas, against a $13.5 million budget.
The Top 5 is rounded out by Universal's Beatles-inspired rom-com "Yesterday" with $5.1 million. The film dropped just 24% and its domestic total has reached $57.5 million. Overseas it raked in another $4.3 million for an international total of $40.6 million. For such a slow starter, the film managed to pick up traction, and globally it is closing in on the $100 million mark, which is not bad at all for the $26 million production.
In other news, "Avengers: Endgame" finally surpassed "Avatar" as the highest grossing worldwide release of all-time. Disney and Marvel's blockbuster brought in a total of $2.79 million, while James Cameron's 2009 sci-fi epic grossed 2.78 million. However, inflation adjustements contribute towards a wider gap between the two films, and ticket prices are definitely not the same as they were ten years ago. But you won't hear anything about that from Disney.
New Wide Releases: "The Lion King".
Biggest Drop : "Midsommar" (-56%)
Smallest Drop : "Yesterday" (-24%)
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross | Domestic Total | Foreign Total | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lion King | $185M | $185M | $346M | $260M |
| 2 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | $21M | $319.6M | $569.8M | $160M |
| 3 | Toy Story 4 | $14.6M | $375.5M | $483.9M | $200M |
| 4 | Crawl | $6M | $23.8M | $9.9M | $13.5M |
| 5 | Yesterday | $5.1M | $57.5M | $40.6M | $26M |
| 6 | Stuber | $4M | $16M | $2.8M | $16M |
| 7 | Aladdin | $3.8M | $340M | $648.8M | $183M |
| 8 | Annabelle Comes Home | $2.6M | $66.5M | $129.6M | $30M |
| 9 | Midsommar | $1.59M | $22.4M | N/A | $10M |
| 10 | The Secret Life of Pets 2 | $1.53M | $151.5M | $167M | $80M |
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