The Lion King remake has already crushed the unique Lion King on the field workplace – CNET

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When you wanted extra proof nostalgia is a better promote than one thing new, right here it’s: The Lion King live-action remake, launched simply 10 days in the past within the US, has already grossed extra on the world field workplace than the 1994 unique. That is in keeping with Field Workplace Mojo, which has the remake at $968.5 million in income, about $60 million greater than its supply materials. The box-office bonanza is despite the blended response the brand new movie has gotten from critics: The Lion King (2019) has a Metacritic rating of 55, versus The Lion King (1994)’s 88.

The brand new movie has but to catch as much as the unique’s home field workplace, with the 1994 film ending up with $422 million in US income in opposition to the remake’s $351 million. However globally the photorealistic reimagining has been a smash hit, stacking up $616 million in opposition to the cartoon’s $545 million. (It is nearly a assure, although, that the brand new Lion King will ultimately topple the unique’s US field workplace.)

Disney is having its greatest theatrical yr ever. Aladdin, one other remake that met with lukewarm evaluations, not too long ago simply handed $1 billion in world income. Disney’s superheroes have continued to be tremendous profitable, with Spider-Man: Far From Residence and Captain Marvel each additionally topping $1 billion. After which, after all, there’s Avengers: Endgame, which not too long ago beat Avatar to develop into the highest-grossing film ever.