Disney's "The Lion King" Makes #1 for 2nd Weekend

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The Lion King Debuts with Record $185M & Avengers: Endgame Becomes Global #1
by Brad Brevet
July 21, 2019


Yet again, it took another Disney film to energize the weekend box office as this was the first weekend in the last six to top the same weekend last year and it's all thanks to Disney's The Lion King, which topped the weekend box office with a record $185 million, surpassing the total gross for the same weekend last year all on its own.

Disney's success this weekend didn't end there, either, as Avengers: Endgame surpassed Avatar to become the highest grossing worldwide release of all-time.







With an estimated $185 million, Disney's The Lion King topped the weekend box office with a record opening weekend for the month of July, topping the previous record held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 ($169.1m).

The debut is the second largest opening of the year so far and seventh largest of all-time. The film's debut in 4,725 locations was also a record and the debut was also the largest ever for a PG-rated film.

Internationally, The Lion King added another $269 million this weekend for an international cume that now stands at $346 million and a global cume totaling $531 million.







Sony's Spider-Man: Far from Home finished in second place after two weekends atop the box office with an estimated $21 million. The film's domestic cume now stands just shy of $320 million as it enters its third week in release.

An international update was not available as of press time.







Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 4 held on very well in the face of The Lion King, delivering an estimated $14.6 million for a third place finish and a domestic cume that now tops $375 million as the animated feature begins its fifth week in release.

Internationally, Toy Story 4 added another $25.8 million, pushing the film's overseas cume to $483.9 million and a global cume just shy of $860 million, making it the fifth highest worldwide release for Pixar all-time.







Paramount's Crawl dipped -50% for an estimated $6 million three-day and a domestic cume that now stands just shy of $24 million after ten days in release.

Internationally, the film has still only reached 26% of the marketplace and brought in $2.7 million from 21 markets for an overseas cume that currently stands just shy of $10 million.







Rounding out the top five is Universal's Yesterday, which dipped just -24% for a three-day totaling just over $5 million, raising the film's domestic cume to $57.5 million as it enters its fourth week in release.

The film also added another $4.3 million internationally this weekend for a $40.6 million overseas cume, bringing the global cume for the $26 million production just shy of $100 million.







Just outside the top twelve, Bleecker's The Art of Self-Defense expanded into 550 locations (+543) and brought in an estimated $1.05 million, bringing the film's domestic cume to $1.2 million.

In limited release, Sony Classics debuted David Crosby: Remember My Name into four locations with an estimated $41,050 ($10,263 PTA); Blue Fox's Rosie brought in an estimated $2,970 from two theaters in New York and Los Angeles; Big World's I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians opened in one theater with an estimated $2,176; and Cinema Libre's At War opened with $1,550, also in only one theater.







Finally, this weekend saw a new king of the global box office in the form of Disney and Marvel's Avengers: Endgame. The massive conclusion to Marvel's Infinity Saga topped Avatar, which has held the worldwide record gross for ten years, as Endgame's global tally now stands at $2.79 billion.

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July 19-21, 2019 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. The Lion King $185,000,000
2. Spider-Man: Far from Home $21,000,000 / $319,659,412
3. Toy Story 4 $14,600,000 / $375,533,349
4. Crawl $6,000,000 / $23,834,810
5. Yesterday $5,100,000 / $57,596,465
6. Stuber $4,000,000 / $16,081,864
7. Aladdin $3,800,000 / $340,040,714
8. Annabelle Comes Home $2,660,000 / $66,582,201
9. Midsommar $1,599,155 / $22,482,183
10. The Secret Life of Pets 2 $1,530,000 / $151,551,165

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The Lion King Repeats at #1 While Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Rings Up $40M Debut
by Brad Brevet
July 28, 2019


While the weekend wasn't quite as large as anticipated, it was still the second straight weekend to top the same weekend last year.

Leading the way for a second weekend in a row was Disney's The Lion King as it will soon top $1 billion worldwide, followed by a $40 million debut for Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, serving as the director's largest three-day debut to date.

Additionally, A24's The Farewell found a spot in the top ten playing in just 135 locations while both Spider-Man: Far from Home and Aladdin topped $1 billion globally this weekend.







Disney's The Lion King found itself atop the weekend box office yet again, though it fell much harder than expected in its second weekend. With an estimated $75.5 million, the remake of the animated classic dipped -60.6% in its sophomore frame as the film's domestic total now stands over $351 million.

Internationally, the film added another $142.8 million as its overseas total now stands at $611.9 million for a global cume reaching $962.7 million.







In the runner-up position is Sony's debut of Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with an estimated $40.35 million, serving as the largest opening weekend for the director, topping the $38 million opening for Inglourious Basterds back in August 2009.

Opening day audiences gave the film a "B" CinemaScore.







Sony also landed in third place with Spider-Man: Far from Home with an estimated $12.2 million as it enters its fourth week in release with a domestic cume that now stands just shy of $345 million.

To go along with its domestic success, Far from Home topped $1 billion worldwide this weekend thanks to an additional $21 million overseas for an international cume that now stands at $692.4 million and a global tally topping $1.03 billion.

The film now stands as the ninth title in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to top $1 billion globally and the fourth film this year. This is the first Spider-Man film to ever top $1 billion worldwide.







Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 4 dropped just -36.5% as it enters is sixth week in release with an estimated $9.87 million for a domestic cume that now totals $395.6 million.

Internationally the animated feature added $19.4 million for an overseas cume totaling $522.3 million. The film's global cume now stands at $917.9 million, ranking as the fourth largest Pixar release globally of all-time.







Rounding out the top five is a solid performance from Crawl. The thriller from Paramount and director Alexandre Aja dipped just -34% as it entered its third week in release with an estimated $4 million resulting in a domestic cume that now totals over $31 million.

The $13.5 million production also added another $3.4 million internationally for an overseas total that now stands at $14.4 million and a global cume topping $45 million.







Elsewhere in the top ten, A24's release of The Farewell expanded into 135 locations (+100) this weekend and landed a spot in the top ten with an estimated $1.55 million ($11,150 PTA) as the film's domestic cume now stands at $3.7 million as it enters its third week in limited release.

Additionally, along with Spider-Man, Disney's Aladdin also topped $1 billion globally this weekend, adding an additional $2.9 million domestically and another $7.2 million internationally for a global cume that now stands at $1.009 billion.







In limited release, Neon's Honeyland debuted with an estimated $29,999 in two locations; Kino Lorber's The Mountain opened in two theaters with an estimated $16,013; PBS and Frontline's For Sama opened in three locations with an estimated $9,350 ($3,117 PTA); and Magnolia's Mike Wallace is Here debuted in three locations with an estimated $19,500 ($6,500 PTA).

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July 26-28, 2019 Weekend Studio Estimates:


1. The Lion King $75,524,000 / $350,775,534
2. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood $40,350,000
3. Spider-Man: Far from Home $12,200,000 / $344,455,270
4. Toy Story 4 $9,872,000 / $395,628,506
5. Crawl $4,000,000 / $31,462,793
6. Yesterday $3,000,000 / $63,341,550
7. Aladdin $2,788,000 / $345,928,586
8. Stuber $1,679,000 / $20,100,989
9. Annabelle Comes Home $1,560,000 / $69,736,963
10. The Farewell $1,553,864 / $3,686,854