Disney’sMufasa: The Lion Kingis still one of thehighest-performing movies at the box office, despite having debuted over 10 weeks ago in December. Although the film is slowly starting to lose ticket sales and theater numbers as its box office run comes to a close, that hasn’t stopped theBarry Jenkins-helmed prequel/sequel from continuing to hit new milestones and break more records, with the film onlyrecently passing the $700 million mark globally.
In total,Mufasa: The Lion Kinghas made$706 million globally, split between a $248 million domestic haul and $458 million from overseas markets. This places it asone of the ten highest-grossing domestic releases of 2024, the seventh highest-grossing movie musical in US box office history, and one of the hundred highest-earning sequels in domestic history. On top of all that, a recent win forMufasacame in the kids' fiction category, with the film officially becoming the30th highest-grossing kids' fiction movie of all time worldwide, overtaking 2006’sIce Age: Meltdownto take the position.
AsMufasa’s box office run begins to come to an end — with its most recent daily domestic taking its worst yet at just $143,000 — it’s unlikely the film will climb any higher in the list, with the $9 million splitting it andKung Fu Panda 2likely a bridge too far, even for the King of the Jungle. However, despite all this financial success,Mufasahas struggled to live up to the heady heights of its predecessor, with theJon Favreau-helmed 2019 remake earning an eye-watering $1.6 billion globally against a reported production budget of over $250 million.Mufasahas also struggled to impress critics,earning just 57% on the review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes.
What is the Highest-Grossing Kids Fiction Movie Ever?
Despite earning over $700 million globally,Mufasa: The Lion King’s box office haul is only enough to earn it 30th place on the aforementioned list. This would suggest that the top places on said list have gone to some of the biggest earners of all time, with the top 5 in particular reading like awho’s who of the best in kids' fiction. In fifth place, 2013’sFrozencast a spellbinding $1.2 billion at the global box office, with fourth place going the way ofThe Super Mario Bros. Movie’s $1.3 billion. Frozen II takes second place with over $1.4 billion to its name, with the previousLion Kinginstallment from 2019 winning a prideful second spot. However, above all of these is one ofMufasa’s 2024 rivals, withInside Out 2’s record-breaking $1.698 billion haulsecuring first place.
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Mufasa: The Lion King
