Movie Comparison: A Bug’s Life (1998) vs. The Lion King (1994)

Add a movie to the comparison:     



Similar movies to first movie (click to add): Toy Story 2 (1999), O Menino e o Mundo (2014), Thunder and the House of Magic (2014), Roadside Romeo (2008), The Little Prince (2015)

Popular comparisons with first movie (click to add): Antz (1998), Rock Dog (2016), The Prince of Egypt (1998), The Croods: A New Age (2020), Arctic Dogs (2019)

Having trouble thinking of good comparisons? Find similar movies with our Report Builder.



  A Bug’s
Life
The Lion
King
Domestic Release Date Nov 20, 1998Jun 15, 1994
Production Budget $103,432,836$209,523,039
Opening Weekend Theaters 12
Maximum Theaters 2,7732,624
Theatrical Engagements 31,46762,898
Domestic Opening Weekend $669,144$4,192,450
Domestic Box Office $374,193,717$1,120,224,906
International Box Office $460,383,584$1,491,255,792
Worldwide Box Office $834,577,300$2,611,480,698
  RemoveRemove

  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  A Bug’s
Life
The Lion
King
1st Friday $213,849 /
$213,849
- /
-
1st Saturday $247,611 /
$461,460
- /
-
1st Sunday $207,684 /
$669,144
- /
-
1st Monday $93,604 /
$762,748
- /
-
1st Tuesday $92,159 /
$854,907
- /
-
1st Wednesday $11,846,804 /
$12,701,711
- /
-
1st Thursday $16,841,934 /
$29,543,645
- /
-
2nd Friday $30,103,405 /
$59,647,050
- /
-
2nd Saturday $28,664,912 /
$88,311,962
- /
-
2nd Sunday $17,675,564 /
$105,987,526
- /
-
2nd Monday $3,503,861 /
$109,491,387
- /
-
2nd Tuesday $3,255,567 /
$112,746,953
- /
-
2nd Wednesday $2,803,375 /
$115,550,328
- /
-
2nd Thursday $2,831,513 /
$118,381,841
- /
-
3rd Friday $9,209,547 /
$127,591,388
- /
-
3rd Saturday $18,223,208 /
$145,814,597
- /
-
3rd Sunday $12,042,313 /
$157,856,909
- /
-
3rd Monday $2,025,516 /
$159,882,425
- /
-
3rd Tuesday $2,355,000 /
$162,237,426
- /
-
3rd Wednesday $1,931,932 /
$164,169,358
- /
-
3rd Thursday $1,998,469 /
$166,167,827
- /
-
4th Friday $5,838,209 /
$172,006,036
- /
-
4th Saturday $11,607,463 /
$183,613,499
- /
-
4th Sunday $8,743,522 /
$191,895,493
- /
-
4th Monday $1,441,143 /
$193,337,716
- /
-
4th Tuesday $1,717,580 /
$195,055,297
- /
-
4th Wednesday $1,643,587 /
$196,698,884
- /
-
4th Thursday $1,788,103 /
$198,486,987
- /
-
5th Friday $4,826,866 /
$203,314,478
- /
-
5th Saturday $10,159,403 /
$210,485,821
- /
-
5th Sunday $7,952,836 /
$221,470,388
- /
-
5th Monday $4,408,137 /
$225,852,736
- /
-
5th Tuesday $5,342,637 /
$231,195,373
- /
-
5th Wednesday $5,217,612 /
$236,412,985
- /
-
5th Thursday $3,482,239 /
$239,906,716
- /
-
6th Friday $4,700,448 /
$244,607,164
- /
-
6th Saturday $9,826,119 /
$254,433,284
- /
-
6th Sunday $8,582,627 /
$263,015,910
- /
-
6th Monday $7,774,685 /
$270,790,596
- /
-
6th Tuesday $8,194,528 /
$278,985,124
- /
-
6th Wednesday $7,366,716 /
$286,352,657
- /
-
6th Thursday $6,895,522 /
$293,478,030
- /
-
7th Friday $8,619,403 /
$302,097,433
- /
-
7th Saturday $7,320,746 /
$309,475,642
- /
-
7th Sunday $4,686,657 /
$313,562,388
- /
-
7th Monday $1,303,120 /
$314,866,534
- /
-
7th Tuesday $1,152,481 /
$316,019,014
- /
-
7th Wednesday $834,466 /
$316,853,481
- /
-
7th Thursday $872,097 /
$317,725,578
- /
-
8th Friday $1,873,284 /
$319,598,269
- /
-
8th Saturday $5,056,716 /
$324,654,985
- /
-
8th Sunday $3,928,630 /
$328,583,615
- /
-
8th Monday $563,047 /
$329,146,662
- /
-
8th Tuesday $621,951 /
$329,768,613
- /
-
8th Wednesday $533,870 /
$330,302,482
- /
-
8th Thursday $578,396 /
$330,880,879
- /
-
9th Friday - /
-
- /
-
9th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
9th Sunday - /
-
- /
-
9th Monday $2,548,891 /
$341,344,004
- /
-
9th Tuesday - /
-
- /
-
9th Wednesday - /
-
- /
-
9th Thursday - /
-
- /
-
10th Friday - /
-
- /
-
10th Saturday - /
-
- /
-
10th Sunday $2,229,552 /
$348,764,030
- /
-
10th Monday - /
-
- /
-
10th Tuesday - /
-
- /
-
10th Wednesday - /
-
- /
-
10th Thursday - /
-
- /
-
  A Bug’s
Life
The Lion
King
Opening Weekend $669,144 /
$669,144
$4,192,450 /
$5,836,604
2nd Weekend $76,443,881 /
$105,987,526
$108,033,022 /
$117,985,208
3rd Weekend $39,475,068 /
$157,856,909
$90,385,216 /
$276,156,275
4th Weekend $25,728,746 /
$191,896,573
$63,928,689 /
$378,956,384
5th Weekend $22,957,336 /
$221,444,323
$44,616,053 /
$460,655,013
6th Weekend $23,275,732 /
$263,161,070
$37,004,836 /
$527,700,433
7th Weekend $20,297,848 /
$313,563,413
$26,280,142 /
$577,694,662
8th Weekend $10,858,037 /
$328,583,615
$18,691,357 /
$614,018,527
9th Weekend $10,463,125 /
$341,344,004
$15,880,737 /
$642,489,012
10th Weekend $6,253,356 /
$348,763,635
$11,457,793 /
$664,145,538
11th Weekend $4,417,892 /
$354,319,529
$7,962,824 /
$678,891,513
12th Weekend $3,257,378 /
$358,474,960
$10,354,808 /
$693,083,148
13th Weekend $2,457,132 /
$361,481,205
$4,770,198 /
$699,428,668
14th Weekend $1,296,280 /
$363,324,808
$4,290,036 /
$705,194,370
15th Weekend $827,235 /
$364,402,682
- /
-
16th Weekend $719,440 /
$365,428,409
- /
-
17th Weekend $628,651 /
$366,236,964
- /
-
18th Weekend $791,569 /
$367,546,530
- /
-
19th Weekend $1,216,970 /
$369,010,716
- /
-
20th Weekend $973,363 /
$370,599,855
- /
-
  A Bug’s
Life
The Lion
King
Opening Week $29,543,645 /
$29,543,645
- /
-
2nd Week $88,838,196 /
$118,381,841
$8,308,032 /
$9,952,186
3rd Week $47,785,986 /
$166,167,827
$175,818,872 /
$185,771,058
4th Week $32,319,159 /
$198,486,987
$129,256,636 /
$315,027,695
5th Week $41,398,351 /
$239,885,338
$101,011,266 /
$416,038,960
6th Week $53,380,227 /
$293,265,565
$74,656,636 /
$490,695,597
7th Week $24,460,013 /
$317,725,578
$60,718,923 /
$551,414,520
8th Week $13,155,301 /
$330,880,879
$43,912,650 /
$595,327,170
9th Week $11,629,400 /
$342,510,278
$31,281,105 /
$626,608,275
10th Week $7,391,359 /
$349,901,637
$26,079,470 /
$652,687,745
11th Week $5,315,944 /
$355,217,581
$18,240,944 /
$670,928,689
12th Week $3,806,492 /
$359,024,073
$11,799,651 /
$682,728,340
13th Week $3,004,455 /
$362,028,528
$11,930,131 /
$694,658,471
14th Week $1,546,919 /
$363,575,446
$6,245,863 /
$700,904,334
15th Week $1,133,523 /
$364,708,969
- /
-
16th Week $899,344 /
$365,608,313
- /
-
17th Week $1,146,647 /
$366,754,960
- /
-
18th Week $1,038,785 /
$367,793,745
- /
-
19th Week $1,832,747 /
$369,626,493
- /
-
20th Week $1,687,252 /
$371,313,744
- /
-

Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.