The Lion King

"The king has returned."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.1/10

10,676 votes

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Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$260.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$1.66B

Global Box Office

Profit

+$1.40B

ROI: +539%

Budget Recovery639% of budget

$0|Budget: $260.0M|Revenue: $1.66B

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

117.7K

Daily Avg

2.0K

7-Day Trend

+5%

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Based On

The Lion King

Film

Story Setting

Set In

Pride Lands

Themes & Subjects

#realm#revenge#romanticlove#betrayal#parent–childrelationship#death#lion#friendship

Series & Franchise

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

Mufasa: The Lion King

2024

Characters

Scar

Played by Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Rafiki

Played by John Kani

Timon

Played by Nathan Lane

Sarafina

Played by Penny Johnson Jerald

Mufasa

Played by Braelyn Rankins

Simba

Played by Joseph Williams

Sarabi

Played by Alfre Woodard

Simba

Played by JD McCrary

Sarabi

Played by Madge Sinclair

Zazu

Played by John Oliver

Pumbaa

Played by Seth Rogen

Nala

Played by Beyoncé

Shenzi, Kamari and Azizi

Wildebeest Stampede

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Caleb Deschanel

Film Editing

Mark LivolsiAdam Gerstel

Music / Score

Tim RiceElton JohnHans Zimmer

Production Companies

Walt Disney PicturesMoving Picture CompanyFairview Entertainment

Distributors

Disney+Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Lion King

Available in 84 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	Disney Plus, fuboTV	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	Disney Plus	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Disney Plus	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	Disney Plus	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	JioHotstar	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube	Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomPG

AustraliaPG

Germany6

FranceTP

JapanG

BrazilL

CZU

+21 more countries

Production

Director

Jon Favreau

Writers

Jeff Nathanson, Jonathan Roberts, Irene Mecchi, Linda Woolverton, Brenda Chapman

Production Companies

Walt Disney PicturesFairview Entertainment

Cast

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Scar (voice)

John Oliver

Zazu (voice)

Donald Glover

Simba (voice)

James Earl Jones

Mufasa (voice)

John Kani

Rafiki (voice)

Alfre Woodard

Sarabi (voice)

Beyoncé

Nala (voice)

JD McCrary

Young Simba (voice)

Shahadi Wright Joseph

Young Nala (voice)

Penny Johnson Jerald

Sarafina (voice)

Keegan-Michael Key

Kamari (voice)

Eric André

Azizi (voice)

Tags & Keywords

africalionprinceredemptionmusicaluncleremakegriefkingfamilysidekicklive action and animationfather son relationshiplive action remake

External Links

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