July 31st, 2019
The Lion King remained in first place on the international chart earning $142.8 million in 53 markets for totals of $611.9 million internationally and $962.7 million worldwide. The film’s only opening this weekend was in Hong Kong, where it earned $2.0 million opening in first place. The film has yet to open in Italy and Japan, so it will have no trouble getting to $1 billion before it finishes its international run.
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July 24th, 2019
After an early start in China, The Lion King expanded nearly worldwide earning $269.4 million in 52 markets for two-week totals of $346.0 million internationally and $537.8 million worldwide. The film’s best new market was the U.K. at $20.84 million in 713 theaters, but France wasn’t too far behind at $19.6 million. It also had stellar starts in Mexico ($18.43 million) and Brazil ($17.9 million), as well as is in Russia ($17.06 million). Other major markets include Australia where it earned with $14.46 million over the weekend for a total opening of $17.43 million and in South Korea with $13.44 million over the weekend for a total opening of $17.45 million. The film has yet to open in Japan and Italy and it will be over $1 billion before it gets there.
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Weekend Box Office Performance
Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
2019/07/12 |
4 |
$5,560,000 |
|
23,346 |
$238 |
$5,590,000 |
1 |
2019/07/19 |
1 |
$39,060,000 |
+603% |
121,643 |
$321 |
$62,490,000 |
2 |
2019/07/26 |
2 |
$18,010,000 |
-54% |
55,949 |
$322 |
$107,400,000 |
3 |
2019/08/02 |
4 |
$3,700,000 |
-79% |
13,526 |
$274 |
$122,160,000 |
4 |
2019/08/09 |
5 |
$720,000 |
-81% |
4,055 |
$178 |
$125,130,000 |
5 |
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