Jon Favreau’s photorealistic CG remaking of Disney’s The Lion King is reportedly headed for a $150 million opening weekend from July 19th-21st.
Some think the number will likely increase, in weeks to come as Disney ramps up the marketing push. Advanced ticket sales have been massive for the title, outpacing all the other live-action Disney adaptations and behind only Avengers: Endgame in terms of advanced tickets for 2019 movies.
The cast includes Donald Glover as Simba, Beyonce as Nala, James Earl Jones as Mufasa, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, and Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen as Timon and Pumbaa.
2017’s Beauty and the Beast had the biggest opening weekend so far of a Disney live-action adaptation with $174 million.
