The Lion King
The king has returned.
Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny.But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival.Scar, Mufasa's brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own.The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile.
- Director
- Jon Favreau
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $1.66B
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
18 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Lion King actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Perfect if you enjoyed
Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
Checking regional listings…
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
The Lion King returned 6.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $260M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $1.66B
- Release date
- Jul 12, 2019
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
Watch
