The film has minted around ₹ 136.04 crores so far in India. The film was released in India in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.
The Disney project collected Rs 38.93 crore (gross box office collection) in its second weekend, with nett collections standing at Rs 32.70 crore for this period. This takes the cumulative 10-day gross collection to Rs 136.04 crore. The nett box office figures for India stands at Rs 114.27 crore. With its given pace the film will soon cross the ₹ 150 crores mark.
'The Lion King' is the second-highest-grossing Hollywood film in India this year after only 'Avengers: Endgame'.
The film is director Jon Favreau's recreation of the 1994 Disney classic of the same name, and it brings back the adventures of Simba, the lion cub who is to succeed his father Mufasa as King of the Pride Lands. Favreau's film updates the classic tale with photo-realistic and computer-generated animation. The filmmaker had earlier helmed the 2016 global blockbuster, "The Jungle Book".