The Lion King Box Office Collection: Jon Favreau's Directorial Venture Mints Big Money on Saturday and Sunday, Enters the Rs 150 Crore Club in India
Apart from getting cash registers ringing in India, The Lion King has also performed brilliantly in other countries. No Wonder, it became the fourth Disney film this year to cross the $1 billion mark at the global box office.
The Lion King has finally surpassed the Rs 150 crore mark at the Indian box office and the news isn't surprising as the film has been going strong at the ticket windows since day 1. The live-action remake of Disney classic arrived in cinema halls on July 19 and immediately stormed the box office. The film raked in Rs 54.75 crore in the opening weekend and became the second Hollywood release of the year to cross the Rs 50 crore mark in the first three days itself. That's not all! The Lion King is also the second highest-grossing Hollywood movie of 2019 in India. And guess what? The animated film is still not done with its business at the BO. The Lion King Box Office Collection: The Live-Action Remake of Disney's Classic Is Set to Enter the Rs 150 Crore Club, Mints Rs 143.96 Crore
The Lion King is still drawing the crowd to the theatres and has raked in Rs 150.09 crore in India till now. Revealing the same, well-known trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter and wrote, "#TheLionKing crosses ₹ 150 cr... Continues to mint strong numbers on Sat and Sun... [Week 4] Fri 88 lacs, Sat 2.16 cr, Sun 3.09 cr. Total: ₹ 150.09 cr. India biz. All versions."
He also tweeted, "#TheLionKing biz at a glance...Week 1: ₹ 81.57 cr, Week 2: ₹ 45.75 cr, Week 3: ₹ 16.64 cr, Weekend 4: ₹ 6.13 cr. Total: ₹ 150.09 cr. Nett BOC. India biz. All versions." The Lion King Box Office Collection Day 17: Jon Favreau's Film Is Already a Blockbuster in India, Rakes in Rs 139.20 Crore
Going by the current trending of the film, it seems Jon Favreau's directorial venture will end its theatrical in India around Rs 155 crore mark. Since two big Bollywood films are releasing on August 15, Mission Mangal and Batla House, not only the screen count but also the audience will get divided from Thursday onwards, leaving little scope for The Lion King to rake in big moolah at the domestic box office.
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