Disney continued its box office winning streak this weekend as “The Lion King” roared into theaters.
Disney continued its box office winning streak this weekend as the studio’s computer-animated remake of “The Lion King” roared into theaters to the tune of $185 million in North American receipts, according to estimates from measurement firm Comscore.
A photorealistic version of the animated 1994 musical, “The Lion King” was met with mixed reception with an A CinemaScore and a 55% “rotten” rating on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes. The big weekend helped the overall box office, but domestic ticket sales remain down 7.3% from the same period last year, according to Comscore.
At No. 3, “Toy Story 4" added $14.6 million in its fifth weekend for a cumulative $375.5 million. The film stands at $859.4 million in global ticket sales.In fourth place, Paramount’s “Crawl” added $6 million in its second weekend for a cumulative $23.8 million.
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