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‘Mufasa’ Box Office: ‘The Lion King’ Prequel Scores $87 Million Internationally, $122 Million Globally
"Mufasa" has reigned supreme at the global box office, but the "Lion King" prequel is lacking the bite of Disney's prior live-action adaptations.
Barry Jenkins, best known for his Oscar best picture winner “Moonlight,” directed “Mufasa,” a prequel about the formative years of the future ruler of the Pride Lands. The film carries a huge price tag above $200 million, so Disney needs “Mufasa” to stick around through the new year to justify its cost and continue the studio’s box office streak of “Inside Out 2,” “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “ Moana 2.” The quarter-century-in-the-making sequel to Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning 2000 epic “Gladiator” has earned $416 million globally, resulting in big business for movie theater owners.
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