Sep 18, 2011 by Brian Gallagher

BOX OFFICE BEAT DOWN: The Lion King Tops the Box Office with $29.3 Million

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE







Sources: Box Office Mojo

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  1. Monkeyiron 2.0

    DUH IT'S MUTHA F*CKING LION KING BITCH I SAW 102 101 TIMES ON D.V.D. AND THE 2 IN THEATERS

    8 months agoby @monkeyiron2-0Flag

  2. Diaigma

    Overrated for the WIN! :D

    8 months agoby @diaigmaFlag

  3. m2

    @Raheem-Solola yeah I know it wasn't a failure, but it would have been nice to see it land at #1 instead of #3. lol

    8 months agoby @m2Flag

  4. TheStonedReviewer

    I wanna see the Lion King, but not in 3D, it darkens the great animation! I wanna see it in clear digital!

    8 months agoby @stonedFlag

  5. fanboy

    Crazy! I still need to see Drive, looks amazing!

    8 months agoby @fanboyFlag

  6. Josh

    I have a feeling Warrior might get one of those Oscar season re-releases. Once a movie like that starts getting Oscar buzz, everyone wants to see it.

    8 months agoby @shuabertFlag

  7. Felipe Collazo

    I love that Rise of the Apes is still at the top 10. I was gonna see Drive and/or Lion King this Friday but I was sick... I'll go next Friday.

    And yeah, people should see Warrior, awesome film. The Debt and Contagion were great too.

    8 months agoby @Felipe-CollazoFlag

  8. slysnide

    I remembered seeing "The Lion King" twice on vacation in Phoenix visiting relatives when I was 6, way back in summer '94. Definitely one of their best, if not the best of their animated films of the past two decades.

    8 months agoby @slysnideFlag

  9. CelluloidDreams

    ...Loved "Contagion" too!! Very impressed....Gave that an A- too ...Glad to see it's still int he Top 5!!

    PS:

    As of September 18, Contagion has grossed an estimated $44.2 million in the United States and Canada and $2.1 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $46.3 million.....CONGRATS!!

    8 months agoby @2movieguysFlag

  10. CelluloidDreams

    I saw "Drive" ...Loved it ...I would give it an A-! ...The firends I saw it with didn't like it !!

    8 months agoby @2movieguysFlag

  11. the_tall_guy

    I was surprised at how packed my theater was to see the Lion King when I went to see it. But it is a classic movie, and it is great to see it at the top of the box office.

    8 months agoby @the-tall-guyFlag

  12. DuaneBarry

    Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase
    Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze

    8 months agoby @DuaneBarryFlag

  13. ChiRep_1

    @moviegeek When I went to see Warrior last night at 10 it was practically empty. Guess that explains why =/

    What this does prove however is that ticket prices aren't an excuse for bad box office results. I'm assuming that 95% of american families own the movie in some format and they still chose to pay the $13 or whatever to see it. Indeed, if you play you're cards right it goes a long way.

    8 months agoby @ChiRep-1Flag

  14. Peter Thain

    those who think 3d is dead are talk'n sh*t and next year we get stars was ep 1 and top gun in 3d when will this end?

    8 months agoby @Peter-ThainFlag

  15. moviegeek

    I saw the Lion King at a 9:20 showing at NIGHT. You'd think there wouldn't be people there cuz it's a family film, right?

    It was absolutely packed. And it was college-age kids and adults! A lot of fun to see the movie with a large crowd of people. I hope there aren't a bunch of copycat releases because of this, but Disney really played their cards right on this one. Bravo.

    8 months agoby @moviegeekFlag

  16. JonSpidey07

    figured as much how the numbers would turn out this weekend cause everybody loves a Disney classic
    I love the movie so much still today but I already have the DVD and I dont want to shell out money for the 3D

    8 months agoby @jonspidey07Flag

  17. Raheem Solola

    @m2 so sad for drive? Really, Really. In Case you have forgotten drive's budget was 13 million so it made it's money back making 11 million this weekend at the box office. now that's happy. it's a good thing. another huge hit for FilmDistrict. SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    8 months agoby @Raheem-SololaFlag

  18. MovieWiz001

    It feels like 1994

    8 months agoby @moviewiz001Flag

  19. MovieManiac

    More people need to see Warrior. that movie was f*cking epic but no one is seeing it.

    8 months agoby @moviemaniac66Flag

  20. Youngrizo

    Nostalgia still reigns king. I hate nostalgic people sometimes.

    8 months agoby @youngrizoFlag

  21. m2

    So sad for Drive. One of the best films all year and it didn't get the spot it deserves, but it will definitely have a spot in my Top Ten of 011.

    8 months agoby @m2Flag

  22. T.Clark

    Of course Lion King would come out on top. 1) It's f*cking Lion King in 3D. 2) Straw Dogs is getting sh*t reviews. 3) Drive is more of an indy film in a main stream world...which is probably why it was so f*cking great.

    8 months agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  23. Jakn

    I knew The Lion King would be at the top.

    8 months agoby @jaknFlag

  24. Lord McLovin of MovieWeb

    17 years and counting, The Lion King is still King of Animated movies! :D

    8 months agoby @ghostmanFlag

  25. Jay.A.Ottley

    you guys come on Drive and Warrior haven't even been released in the UK yet.

    Tom Hardy's fan base is massively and majority the UK, so it will rake in a lot of money this week when its released over here on Weds.
    &
    Drive after all is an 18 rated flick and well didn't have a massive marketing campaign, its more in the underground circuit and festivals

    8 months agoby @jayaottleyFlag

  26. thrashnasty190

    Contagion sucks idk how Drive didn't beat it.

    8 months agoby @thrashnasty190Flag

  27. Cripple

    More people need to see Drive. It's the best movie I've seen all year. And I was really hoping Warrior would get a bigger box office this weekend, that's very sad they didn't.

    8 months agoby @crippleFlag

  28. ROFLitschristian

    Feel bad for Warrior and Drive not getting the profit they deserve. Don't get me wrong, Lion King's great, but the theater is for something new experiences.

    8 months agoby @ROFLitschristianFlag

  29. ROFLitschristian

    @ChiRep-1 Oh god. Like that movie needs any more money.

    8 months agoby @ROFLitschristianFlag

  30. Moviemaniack1993

    Yea but don't forget, Disney puts their releases in the vault. So Lion King disappeared from store shelves in 2004, a year after it first hit DVD. Many people probably dont own the DVD. If anything the VHS from 1994. But it will be on Blu-ray on October 4th and will sell like crazy then.

    8 months agoby @moviemaniack1993Flag

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