The movie isn’t out yet, but pre-sales are already massive!
From People:
Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of The Lion King has posted the second-highest best ticket first day sales of the year, second only to Avengers: Endgame.
In addition, the 24-hour sales for Lion King were the best ever for a family movie for Atom Tickets.
For Fandango, the movie racked up the best first-day sales out of all the Disney live-action adaptations, topping 2017’s Beauty and the Beast and this year’s Aladdin.
The Lion King is expected to be the movie of the summer after Aladdin opened to higher opening weekend numbers than predicted.
Projections for TheLion King now have it at a $180-$200 million debut over the July 19 weekend, according to Box Office magazine.
The Lion King opens in theaters July 19.
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