The Lion King looking to open with more than $100 million less than the 2019 remake, it has a chance to be a hit over the holidays.

On the Quorum ‘Pay to See’ scale — meaning audiences polled who’ll actually shell out money to get off the couch — Mufasa roars with a 62, a number up there with the Thanksgiving holy trinity of Wicked (64), Gladiator II (63) and Moana 2 (62).

Meanwhile, the 2019 remake of The Lion King, directed by Jon Favreau, had a mind-boggling opening weekend at the US box office. It collected $191.7 million on its debut weekend. At the North American box office, the film collected $543.6 million in its run, and globally, the collection of the animated movie was $1.66 billion.

One of the world's most beloved musicals returns to Toronto for a long term stay into the Spring of 2025. Disney's The Lion King, the stage spectacle directed by Julie Taymor is based on the 1994 animated classic with music and lyrics written by Elton John and Tim Rice.

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