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The Lion King - 1994 Re-Release Theatrical Trailer (35mm 4K)

The Lion King(1994)

Released

1994 · FILM

The Lion King

A young lion prince must come of age and reclaim his kingdom after his father's mysterious death, confronting a treacherous uncle and the shadows of his past in a battle for the throne.

“The greatest adventure of all is finding our place in the Circle of Life.”

Directed by

Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff

Written by

Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts

Rated

MPA · G

Runtime

88 min

AdventureAnimationDrama

Synopsis

Simba, a young lion prince destined to rule the Pride Lands, is raised under the guidance of his father, Mufasa, while his uncle Scar plots to seize the throne. As betrayal and tragedy unfold, Simba is forced to face his past and reclaim his place in the Circle of Life.

Credits

Actors

Editor

Production Designer

Chris Sanders

Writers

Directors

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 720+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Ivan BilancioShot by John AardalScored by Hans ZimmerDesigned by Chris SandersSound by Richard L AndersonVFX by Scott Santoro

Box Office

1994 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 17× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$763.5M

Budget$45.0M

Worldwide gross$763.5M

break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $312.9M — 41% of worldwide · International: $450.6M (59%)

Opening weekend: $1.6M — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Peak 2 theaters

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Re-release box office

20241,330 theaters: $3.5M($3.7M today)

Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation

Full synopsis

Versions & cuts

workprint· 73 min
DVD· 88 min

Also known as

Der König der Löwende
El rey leónes
Le Roi lionfr
Il re leoneit
(teaser title)The Lion King 30th Anniversary

Release dates around the world4 countries · show

United StatesJun 12, 1994
IsraelJun 23, 1994
BrazilJun 24, 1994
CanadaJun 24, 1994

Production & Distribution

Production companies

Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Feature Animation Walt Disney Animation Studios

Distributors

Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Buena Vista International Mexico Buena Vista International

Other companiesBuena Vista Imaging, Buena Vista Sound Studios, Air-Edel Associates, Angel Studios, BOP Studios

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