The Lion King roars at No. 1, which other movies made it to the top 10?
By Sandy C.
Which movie did you catch in theaters this past weekend? The Lion King is the obvious winner, but let’s have a look at the other movies in the top 10 at the box office.
The box office numbers for the weekend are in thanks to Box Office Mojo! Are they what you were expecting? To see the complete list, scroll to the bottom. If you want to analyze the surprises and fails, read on!
Whether you loved it or didn’t, Jon Favreau’s The Lion King was going to come out winning at the box office. All Disney movies do. However, the sum it has gathered is extraordinary and unexpected.
Domestically, The Lion King takes home a massive $185 million. But guys, that’s just in the US. Internationally, the movie collected $346 million, this brings its total sum to a mind-blowing $531 million. The budget for the film isn’t known, but it doesn’t really matter. Everyone will be collecting some profits here.
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Spider-Man isn’t only Far From Home, but he also follows far, far behind The Lion King despite being in second place. The latest MCU chapter (of apparently numerous to come) sits at No. 2 with $21 million.
Peter Parker shouldn’t feel too bad about this. The movie does have a worldwide total of $970.7 million. Will it reach one billion soon? We’re all counting on it!
Another huge win this weekend for the Marvel Cinematic Universe goes to Avengers: Endgame. You’ve likely already heard, but the movie finally beat Avatar, becoming the highest grossing film of all-time. Endgame now has $2.790 billion against Avatar‘s $2.78 billion, which it collected after several re-releases. When do you think Endgame‘s record will be beaten?
Here are the top 10 movies of the weekend from Friday, July 19 – Sunday, July 21:
- The Lion King: $185 million
- Spider-Man: Far From Home: $21 million
- Toy Story 4: $14.6 million
- Crawl: $6 million
- Yesterday: $5.1 million
- Stuber: $4 million
- Aladdin: $3.8 million
- Annabelle Comes Home: $2.6 million
- Midsommar: $1.5 million
- The Secret Life of Pets 2: $1.5 million
Next. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: Where do you know actor Simu Liu from?. dark
What will you be watching next? The biggest movie opening this weekend is Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which currently has a 92% fresh from critics.