Mufasa: The Lion King

"The story of an orphan who would be king."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.3/10

2,573 votes

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Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$200.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$722.6M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$522.6M

ROI: +261%

Budget Recovery361% of budget

$0|Budget: $200.0M|Revenue: $722.6M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

139.2K

Daily Avg

2.3K

7-Day Trend

-1%

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Wikipedia

Based On

The Lion King

Film

Story Setting

Set In

Pride Lands

Themes & Subjects

#lion

Series & Franchise

Timeline

Prequel

The Lion King

2019

This Movie

Characters

Kiara

Afia

Played by Anika Noni Rose

Kiros

Zazu

Played by John Oliver

Nala

Played by Niketa Calame

Masego

Played by Keith David

Obasi

Played by Lennie James

Timon

Played by Nathan Lane

Rafiki

Played by Robert Guillaume

Mufasa

Played by Braelyn Rankins

Simba

Played by Joseph Williams

Scar

Played by Jim Cummings

Eshe

Played by Thandiwe Newton

Sarabi

Played by Madge Sinclair

Pumbaa

Played by Seth Rogen

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

James Laxton

Film Editing

Joi McMillon

Music / Score

Mark MancinaHans ZimmerNicholas BritellLin-Manuel MirandaPharrell Williams

Production Design

Mark Friedberg

Production Companies

Walt Disney Pictures

Distributors

Disney+Fórum HungaryWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

1.85:1

Where to Watch Mufasa: The Lion King

Available in 82 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	Disney Plus	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	Disney Plus	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
CanadaPG	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	—	—	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomPG

CanadaPG

AustraliaPG

Germany6

FranceTP

JapanG

Austria6

+23 more countries

Production

Director

Barry Jenkins

Writer

Jeff Nathanson

Production Companies

Walt Disney Pictures

Cast

Aaron Pierre

Mufasa (voice)

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Taka (voice)

Tiffany Boone

Sarabi (voice)

Kagiso Lediga

Young Rafiki (voice)

Preston Nyman

Zazu (voice)

Blue Ivy Carter

Kiara (voice)

John Kani

Rafiki (voice)

Mads Mikkelsen

Kiros (voice)

Seth Rogen

Pumbaa (voice)

Billy Eichner

Timon (voice)

Thandiwe Newton

Eshe (voice)

Lennie James

Obasi (voice)

Tags & Keywords

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External Links

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