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The Lion King

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

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
8.3/10
20,177 votes
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Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$45.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$763.5M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$718.5M

ROI: +1597%

Budget Recovery1697% of budget
$0|Budget: $45.0M|Revenue: $763.5M

Where to Watch The Lion King

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United States of AmericaG
Disney Plus—Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At HomeAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomU
Disney Plus—Rakuten TV, Sky StoreApple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
CanadaG
Disney Plus—Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon VideoApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaG
Disney Plus——Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India
JioHotstar———
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesG
United KingdomU
CanadaG
AustraliaG
Germany0
FranceTP
JapanG
BelgiumAL

+22 more countries

Production

Directors

Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff

Writers

Linda Woolverton, Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Rick Maki, Andrew Gaskill

Production Companies

Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Feature Animation

Cast

Matthew Broderick photo

Matthew Broderick

Simba (voice)

Moira Kelly photo

Moira Kelly

Nala (voice)

Jeremy Irons photo

Jeremy Irons

Scar (voice)

Nathan Lane photo

Nathan Lane

Timon (voice)

Ernie Sabella photo

Ernie Sabella

Pumbaa (voice)

James Earl Jones photo

James Earl Jones

Mufasa (voice)

Robert Guillaume photo

Robert Guillaume

Rafiki (voice)

Rowan Atkinson photo

Rowan Atkinson

Zazu (voice)

Whoopi Goldberg photo

Whoopi Goldberg

Shenzi (voice)

Cheech Marin photo

Cheech Marin

Banzai (voice)

Jim Cummings photo

Jim Cummings

Ed (voice)

Jonathan Taylor Thomas photo

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Young Simba (voice)

Tags & Keywords

father murderloss of loved oneafricalioncartoonmanipulationvillainredemptionmusicalunclecoming of agemurdershamankinganimals

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