Mufasa: The Lion King
The story of an orphan who would be king.
Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline.The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.
- Director
- Barry Jenkins
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Action
- Worldwide
- $723M
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Cast
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Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.
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The record
Awards
0 wins · 1 nomination
Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerKids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Mufasa: The Lion King returned 3.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $200M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $723M
- Release date
- Dec 18, 2024
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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