With Mufasa: The Lion King surpassing $700 million worldwide, its box office success marks a major industry milestone. As Disney’s fourth highest-grossing film of the year, the prequel strengthens the studio’s dominance in 2024. Meanwhile, major releases compete for top spots, with animated and franchise films leading global earnings.
Mufasa: The Lion King finally crosses $700 million at global box office
Mufasa: The Lion King has become the seventh movie from 2024 to surpass $700 million worldwide and Disney’s fourth highest-grossing film of the year.
According to Box Office Mojo, the film has grossed an estimated $245.8 million domestically, making up 35.1% of its total earnings, while its international earnings amount to an estimated $454.4 million, accounting for 64.9%. The film was released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on December 20, 2024, across 4,100 theaters.
The prequel to The Lion King (2019), Mufasa: The Lion King follows Mufasa’s journey from an orphaned cub to King of the Pride Lands. Barry Jenkins is the director of the film, and the movie features a voice cast that includes Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Donald Glover, Mads Mikkelsen, Thandiwe Newton, Lennie James, Blue Ivy Carter, and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.
The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 58 minutes and incorporates elements from a wide range of genres like adventure, drama, family, and fantasy The success of Mufasa: The Lion King places it as the seventh highest-grossing movie of 2024. It follows six other films that have also exceeded $700 million in global earnings:
- Inside Out 2 – $1.698 billion
- Deadpool & Wolverine – $1.338 billion
- Moana 2 – $1.053 billion
- Despicable Me 4 – $969.1 million
- Wicked – $728.1 million
- Dune: Part Two – $714.6 million
- Mufasa: The Lion King – $700.2 million
Compared to previous years, 2024 has seen more films reaching the $700 million milestone than in 2023, which had six, and 2022, which had five. However, it remains lower than pre-pandemic years like 2019, which had 11 films surpassing the mark.
Originally reported by Anubhav Chaudhry on ComingSoon.
