South Korea Box Office for The Lion King (1994)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
South Korea Box Office $2,831,206Details
Worldwide Box Office $988,389,726Details
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Synopsis

The story of a lion cub’s journey to adulthood and acceptance of his royal destiny. Simba begins life as an honored prince, the son of the powerful King Mufasa. The cub’s happy childhood turns tragic when his evil uncle, Scar, murders Mufasa and drives Simba away from the kingdom. In exile, the young lion befriends the bumbling pair of Pumbaa the warthog and Timon the meerkat, who together live a carefree jungle life. As he approaches adulthood, however, he is visited by the spirit of his father, who instructs him to defeat the nefarious Scar and reclaim his rightful throne.

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$79,300,000
South Korea Releases: July 2nd, 1994 (Wide)
Video Release: March 3rd, 1995 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 87 minutes
Franchise: The Lion King
Keywords: Coming of Age, Family Movie, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, 3D Re-release, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, Filmed in Walt Disney Animation Studios, Glendale, CA, Filmed in Glendale, CA, Filmed in Los Angeles County, CA, Filmed in California, United States, Filmed in United States, Filmed in Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida, Bay Lake, FL, Filmed in Bay Lake, FL, Filmed in Orange County, FL, Filmed in Florida, United States, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Weekend Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 9/14/2018 $3,551 0 0 0 $13,406 1/1/2019
Australia 8/25/1994 $0 0 231 583 $2,463,588 9/23/2024
Finland 9/29/2023 $0 0 21 21 $34,818 11/10/2023
Netherlands 9/1/2016 $5,531 28 28 56 $14,593 9/14/2016
New Zealand 8/25/1994 $0 0 82 457 $233,634 9/9/2024
North America 6/15/1994 $1,586,753 2 2,624 62,898 $423,981,226
South Korea 7/2/1994 $0 0 0 0 $2,831,206 11/27/2018
 
Rest of World $558,817,255
 
Worldwide Total$988,389,726 9/23/2024

Leading Cast

Rowan Atkinson    Zazu
Matthew Broderick    Simba
Robert Guillaume    Rafiki
Jeremy Irons    Scar
Nathan Lane    Timon
Ernie Sabella    Pumbaa
Jonathan Taylor Thomas    Young Simba

Supporting Cast

Niketa Calame    Young Nala
Jim Cummings    Ed
Whoopi Goldberg    Shenzi
James Earl Jones    Mufasa
Kelly Moira*    Adult Nala
Cheech Marin    Banzai
Madge Sinclair    Sarabi
Frank Welker    Additional voice
Phil Proctor    Additional Voice

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Roger Allers    Director
Rob Minkoff    Director
Don Hahn    Producer
Irene Mecchi    Screenwriter
Jonathan Roberts    Screenwriter
Linda Woolverton    Screenwriter
Elton John    Songs
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Chris Thomas    Producer
Tim Rice    Songs
Thomas Schumacher    Executive Producer
Sarah McArthur    Executive Producer
Alice Dewey    Associate Producer
Andy Gaskill    Art Director
Chris Sanders    Production Designer
Tom Finan    Supervising Editor
John Carnochan    Supervising Editor
Brenda Chapman    Story Creator
Scott Santoro    Visual Effects