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The Lion King

The Lion King
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1994
 88 minutes (1 hrs 28 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Roger Allers · Rob Minkoff

Starring

Matthew Broderick · James Earl Jones · Jeremy Irons · Moira Kelly · Nathan Lane · Rowan Atkinson

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 24th June 1994

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 7th Oct '94
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £2.3 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 26

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 2nd Sep '94
  • Debut position: 7
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $3.9 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 52

Chart position history

UK box office

7 Oct, 1994
2
14 Oct, 1994
2
21 Oct, 1994
1
28 Oct, 1994
1
4 Nov, 1994
3
11 Nov, 1994
3
18 Nov, 1994
1
25 Nov, 1994
5
2 Dec, 1994
5
9 Dec, 1994
7
16 Dec, 1994
8
23 Dec, 1994
9
30 Dec, 1994
11
20 Jan, 1995
15
27 Jan, 1995
15
7 Oct, 2011
2
14 Oct, 2011
2
21 Oct, 2011
4
28 Oct, 2011
5
4 Nov, 2011
9
11 Nov, 2011
15

US box office

2 Sep, 1994
7
9 Sep, 1994
11
18 Nov, 1994
4
25 Nov, 1994
5
9 Dec, 1994
8
16 Dec, 1994
6
23 Dec, 1994
12
30 Dec, 1994
12
16 Sep, 2011
1
23 Sep, 2011
1
30 Sep, 2011
3
7 Oct, 2011
7
14 Oct, 2011
10
21 Oct, 2011
13
12 Jul, 2024
11
19 Jul, 2024
15

Global box office

17 Jun, 1994
1
24 Jun, 1994
1
1 Jul, 1994
1
8 Jul, 1994
1
15 Jul, 1994
1
22 Jul, 1994
1
29 Jul, 1994
1
5 Aug, 1994
1
12 Aug, 1994
1
19 Aug, 1994
1
26 Aug, 1994
1
2 Sep, 1994
1
9 Sep, 1994
1
16 Sep, 1994
1
7 Oct, 1994
1
14 Oct, 1994
1
21 Oct, 1994
1
28 Oct, 1994
1
4 Nov, 1994
1
11 Nov, 1994
1
18 Nov, 1994
1
6 Jan, 1995
1
13 Jan, 1995
1
20 Jan, 1995
1
27 Jan, 1995
1
17 Feb, 1995
1
16 Sep, 2011
1
23 Sep, 2011
1
30 Sep, 2011
4
7 Oct, 2011
4
14 Oct, 2011
8
21 Oct, 2011
13
4 Nov, 2011
15
11 Nov, 2011
5
18 Nov, 2011
6
25 Nov, 2011
7
30 Dec, 2011
7
23 Mar, 2012
2
30 Mar, 2012
1
13 Apr, 2012
1
20 Apr, 2012
1
27 Apr, 2012
2

Other movies in this series

The Lion King
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride
The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £35.8 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $422.8 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $978.2 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 20

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Lion King
7 Oct 1994
2N
£2,257,800
£2,257,800
14 Oct 1994
2▲▼
£2,560,240
£5,842,136
21 Oct 1994
1▲
£6,482,582
£14,269,493
28 Oct 1994
1▲▼
£3,570,885
£18,911,644
4 Nov 1994
3▼
£1,204,622
£20,477,653
11 Nov 1994
3▲▼
£723,497
£21,526,724
18 Nov 1994
1▲
£987,679
£22,810,707
25 Nov 1994
5▼
£260,981
£23,163,031
2 Dec 1994
5▲▼
£156,745
£23,374,637
9 Dec 1994
7▼
£94,141
£23,501,727
16 Dec 1994
8▼
£56,541
£23,575,230
23 Dec 1994
9▼
£33,959
£23,621,075
30 Dec 1994
11▼
£20,396
£23,649,629
6 Jan 1995
17▼
£12,250
£23,666,779
13 Jan 1995
16▲
£7,357
£23,676,343
20 Jan 1995
15▲
£4,419
£23,682,751
27 Jan 1995
15▲▼
£2,654
£23,686,334
3 Feb 1995
17▼
£1,594
£23,688,566
10 Feb 1995
18▼
£957
£23,678,860
17 Feb 1995
21▼
£575
£23,679,435
7 Oct 2011
2▲
£2,746,763
£2,746,763
14 Oct 2011
2▲▼
£1,906,686
£5,949,479
21 Oct 2011
4▼
£1,356,217
£8,237,223
28 Oct 2011
5▼
£1,011,060
£11,040,929
4 Nov 2011
9▼
£461,738
£11,870,821
11 Nov 2011
15▼
£158,575
£12,154,600
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 52

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
2 Sep 1994
7▲
$3,919,074
$262,317,184
9 Sep 1994
11▼
$1,805,418
$264,718,828
18 Nov 1994
4▲
$5,509,468
$276,410,491
25 Nov 1994
5▼
$6,267,047
$281,838,756
9 Dec 1994
8▼
$2,211,922
$289,021,690
16 Dec 1994
6▲
$1,852,331
$291,573,205
23 Dec 1994
12▼
$2,028,169
$295,132,896
30 Dec 1994
12▲▼
$3,046,582
$300,352,905
6 Jan 1995
16▼
$1,017,238
$301,867,002
20 Jan 1995
16▲▼
$1,367,321
$306,374,042
27 Jan 1995
16▲▼
$1,108,308
$307,833,456
27 Dec 2002
16▲▼
$1,825,849
$2,789,969
3 Jan 2003
16▲▼
$1,363,882
$5,986,626
10 Jan 2003
21▼
$930,921
$7,207,036
17 Jan 2003
23▼
$911,671
$8,353,844
24 Jan 2003
22▲
$756,575
$9,631,511
31 Jan 2003
22▲▼
$826,014
$10,688,511
7 Feb 2003
21▲
$638,726
$11,502,252
14 Feb 2003
22▼
$509,548
$12,178,425
21 Feb 2003
24▼
$395,122
$12,868,378
28 Feb 2003
25▼
$392,832
$13,389,507
7 Mar 2003
25▲▼
$334,049
$13,830,816
14 Mar 2003
25▲▼
$311,937
$14,291,295
21 Mar 2003
28▼
$236,454
$14,675,315
28 Mar 2003
31▼
$239,840
$15,056,769
4 Apr 2003
31▲▼
$221,643
$15,403,513
11 Apr 2003
73▼
$22,767
$15,543,343
18 Apr 2003
64▲
$34,503
$15,597,900
25 Apr 2003
69▼
$26,532
$15,647,634
2 May 2003
103▼
$5,073
$15,655,557
9 May 2003
98▲
$6,824
$15,666,233
16 May 2003
100▼
$5,159
$15,674,773
23 May 2003
76▲
$4,371
$15,682,879
16 Sep 2011
1▲
$30,151,614
$30,151,614
23 Sep 2011
1▲▼
$21,929,332
$61,475,402
30 Sep 2011
3▼
$10,615,645
$79,209,794
7 Oct 2011
7▼
$4,598,606
$86,008,595
14 Oct 2011
10▼
$2,792,403
$90,536,318
21 Oct 2011
13▼
$1,254,237
$92,608,537
28 Oct 2011
27▼
$203,763
$93,143,469
4 Nov 2011
28▼
$212,256
$93,435,862
11 Nov 2011
30▼
$195,222
$93,706,698
18 Nov 2011
32▼
$130,006
$93,883,136
25 Nov 2011
38▼
$105,747
$94,067,829
2 Dec 2011
47▼
$36,687
$94,124,606
9 Dec 2011
54▼
$26,683
$94,163,654
16 Dec 2011
49▲
$23,694
$94,197,689
23 Dec 2011
62▼
$2,585
$94,219,871
30 Dec 2011
63▼
$4,488
$94,233,351
6 Jan 2012
68▼
$4,271
$94,240,635
12 Jul 2024
11▲
$1,055,070
$1,055,070
19 Jul 2024
15▼
$292,794
$1,930,336