Screen Rant

  • The Lion King remake cost $260 million to produce. 1 / 7

  • That makes it the most expensive of the modern Disney remakes so far. 2 / 7

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  • It cost a lot because of the extensive CGI needed to craft the environment and characters. 3 / 7

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  • Principal photography took place in 2017, so post-production went on for a while. 4 / 7

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  • The Lion King 2019 will need to make $520 million just to break even. 5 / 7

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  • Though reviews have been mixed, it should reach that figure easily and soar past it. 6 / 7

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  • The Lion King is one of Disney's most popular titles and is expected to be a huge box office hit. 7 / 7

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