‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Has Become One of the Highest-Grossing Children’s Movies of All-Time Despite Digital Release

Mufasa: The Lion Kingmay have been the biggest surprise at the 2024 box office, and not for the reasons many would have thought in the weeks leading up to its premiere. After The Lion King (2019) grossed over $1.6 billion at the global box office, most were expecting Mufasa to also find success in the same vein, even if it wouldn’t reach such extraordinary heights. When the film opened with only $25 million and fell behind Sonic the Hedgehog 3, it was looking grim for Mufasa, but it has since turned things around and accrued $240 million domestically and $445 million internationally for a worldwide total of $686 million. This is enough to make Mufasa: The Lion King one of the top 40 highest-grossing kids' fiction movies ever, sitting in the #37 spot at the time of writing.