Box Office: 'Lion King' Pounces on $23M in Thursday Previews

The movie is eying a massive $150 million-plus opening weekend.

The ticket sales bode well for the Disney's latest adaptation of one of their classic animated films, which is tracking for a $150 million-plus bow over the weekend.

, earned $7 million in previews, and went on to earn $91.5 million over the three-day weekend and $116.8 million over the Memorial Day weekend. is only the 2nd PG-rated family film to gross $20 million or more in previews. It has beat out previous record holder

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