‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Overtakes ‘Dune: Part Two’ to Become One of the Biggest Hits of 2024

After completing 13 full weekends in theaters, Mufasa: The Lion King has officially overtaken one of the biggest movies of 2024 at the box office. At the time of writing, The Lion King prequel/sequel has grossed $252 million domestically and $463 million from international markets to give it a worldwide cumulative haul of $716 million. This is enough to push it past Dune: Part Two at the global box office, which finished its theatrical run at $714 million. Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi sequel found more success at the domestic box office, accruing $252 million in total earnings, but it fell short of Mufasa internationally, with only $432 million in foreign markets. Mufasa: The Lion King now stands as the sixth-highest-grossing movie of 2024, roughly $80 million behind Wicked, which finished its theatrical run at $795 million.