Experts expect The Lion King to come within touching distance of Beauty and the Beast’s $174 million opening in 2017. The filmmaker is carrying forward some of the technical breakthroughs of that film onto the Lion King, produced at a reported budget of $260 million. A $450 million worldwide opening would beat the record for the highest debut for a Disney remake, overtaking Beauty and the Beast’s $357 million bow. It would, however, fall short of Deathly Hallows - Part 2’s $483 million opening. The Lion King stars Donald Glover, Beyonce, James Earl Jones, Chiwetel Ejiofor and others.

Source: Hindustan Times July 17, 2019 15:07 UTC