Disney(NEW YORK) — It was a historic weekend for a pair of Disney films, as the live-action remake of The Lion King and Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame both entered the record books.
The Lion King roared to number one at the box office with an estimated $185 million debut — a record-breaking opening for a July weekend. It surpasses the previous record of $169.1 million set by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2007. It’s also ranks as the second-largest opening of the year so far, and the seventh-largest of all time.
If you’re of the opinion that the film is CGI-animated, rather than live-action, you can add largest opening ever for an animated feature as well, since it’s also topped Incredibles 2‘s $182.6 million debut last year.
Internationally, The Lion King, featuring a voice cast including Donald Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Seth Rogen, Alfre Woodard, Billy Eichner, John Kani, John Oliver and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, delivered an estimated $269 million, bringing its global tally to around $531 million.
Avengers: Endgame also made history by topping Avatar‘s decade-long reign as the highest-grossing film of all time globally. Endgame, released 12 weeks ago, earned an estimated $2.789.2 billion, surpassing Avatar‘s $2,789.7.
Also over the weekend, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Far from Home took second place after topping the box office in its first two weeks of release, earning an estimated $21 million. That brings its domestic total to almost $320 million.
Pixar’s Toy Story 4 took in an estimated $14.6 million for a third-place finish. After five weeks its domestic tally stands at north of $375 million, and just under $860 million globally. In fourth place is the horror film Crawl with an estimated $6 million, followed by the rom-com Yesterday, rounding out the top five by earning $5.1 million.
In limited release, David Crosby: Remember My Name, the documentary on the legendary folk singer, delivered an estimated $41,050 from four locations.
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Here are the top 10 movies Friday through Sunday, with estimated domestic box office earnings:
1. The Lion King, $185 million
2. Spider-Man: Far from Home, $21 million
3. Toy Story 4, $14.6 million
4. Crawl, $6 million
5. Yesterday, $5 million
6. Stuber, $4 million
7. Aladdin, $3.8 million
8. Annabelle Comes Home, $2.66 million
9. Midsommar, $1.599 million
10. The Secret Life of Pets 2, $1.5 million
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