Grand opening for The Lion King

The Lion King has registered a business of Rs 13.17 crore on its opening day in India. Many feel it could record the third-highest opening weekend for a Hollywood film in India, after only Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War.

The film is director Jon Favreau’s update of the 1994 Disney classic by the same name, with photo-realistic, computer-generated animation. It brings back the adventures of Simba, who is to succeed his father Mufasa as King of the Pride Lands. It narrates a tale of how Simba rises up to the occasion despite several attempts to bring him down by his villainous uncle Scar. 

The film opened in India across 2,140 screens on July 19 in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

While the film’s gross box-office collection was Rs 13.17 crore, net figures for day one stood at Rs 11.06 crore. 

Favreau returns with a film in this genre after the 2016 global blockbuster, The Jungle Book. The 2016 film had seen a bumper opening in India too, recording Rs 10.09 crore-haul on its opening day. The Lion King has surpassed that mark. —IANS