Following on the success of its opening weekend in China, Disney’s live-action remake ofThe Lion Kinghas pulled in $78.5 million during its first days at the domestic box office. DirectorJon Favreau’s take on the 1994 animated film of the same name has knockedSpider-Man: Far From Homeout of the number one spot. This takeover hints atThe Lion Kinglikely staying at the top over the course of its domestic opening weekend, too.
Speaking ofFar From Home, the winning combo ofTom Holland,Jake Gyllenhaal, and a new Marvel Cinematic Universe story ensured the film stayed at the top of the charts on Friday.Far From Homebrought in another $6 million domestically, bringing its total here in the U.S. to $304.6 million. This isFar From Home’s third Friday in theaters and is seemingly on track to do better than its predecessor,Spider-Man: Homecoming,whose third-weekend total domestic gross was just $22,150,085.
Disney’s domination at the box office isn’t merely limited to its own studio’s release (The Lion King) or Marvel Studios' latest (Far From Home). Pixar’sToy Story 4is also hanging on in the charts at number three, adding nearly $4.4 million to its current domestic total of $365 million.
NewcomerCrawlcomes in fourth with a little less than $1.8 million added to its domestic box office coffers in its second Friday in theaters. This brings its two-week domestic gross up to a commendable $19.6 million. Finally,Yesterdayis still truckin' along with $1.4 million brought in domestically, bringing its three-week total up to nearly $54 million.
The Lion King
$78,520,000
Spider-Man: Far From Home
$6,010,000
$304,669,412
Toy Story 4
$4,370,000
$365,303,349
$1,725,000
$19,559,810
$1,390,000
$53,886,465
