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. 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.
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Part of The Lion King (Reboot) Collection
2 films
Cast
20 people
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Scar (voice)
Known for
Doctor Strange
12 Years a Slave
John Oliver
Zazu (voice)
Known for
Community
Wonder Park
Donald Glover
Simba (voice)
Known for
Community
Spider-Man: Homecoming
James Earl Jones
Mufasa (voice)
Known for
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Lion King
John Kani
Rafiki (voice)
Known for
Black Panther
Murder Mystery
Alfre Woodard
Sarabi (voice)
Known for
See
Marvel's Luke Cage
Beyoncé
Nala (voice)
Known for
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Dreamgirls
JD McCrary
Young Simba (voice)
Known for
Little
Shahadi Wright Joseph
Young Nala (voice)
Known for
Us
Them
Penny Johnson Jerald
Sarafina (voice)
Known for
Castle
The Orville
Keegan-Michael Key
Kamari (voice)
Known for
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Toy Story 4
Eric André
Azizi (voice)
Known for
Disenchantment
Ironheart
Jon Favreau Director · Jeff Nathanson Screenplay William Shakespeare Author
Worldwide gross $1.7B · Budget $260M · United States release July 19, 2019
Box office
Budget
$260,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,662,020,819
Gross vs. budget
6.4×
Production
Walt Disney Pictures
Production
Fairview Entertainment
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 9, 2019
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · July 19, 2019
Theatrical
United States · October 11, 2019
Digital
United States
October 22, 2019 · Physical
Argentina
July 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Australia
July 17, 2019 · Theatrical
November 1, 2019 · Digital
Austria
July 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Belgium
July 17, 2019
Brazil
July 18, 2019 · Theatrical
October 15, 2019 · Digital
Canada
July 19, 2019 · Theatrical
China
July 12, 2019 · Theatrical
Colombia
July 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Croatia
July 21, 2019 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Denmark
July 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Estonia
July 19, 2019 · Theatrical
Finland
July 17, 2019 · Theatrical
France
July 17, 2019 · Theatrical
November 13, 2019 · Digital · VOD
November 22, 2019 · Physical · DVD, Blu-Ray & 4K UHD
July 29, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
July 17, 2019 · Theatrical
November 21, 2019 · Physical
Greece
July 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
July 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 18, 2019 · Theatrical
India
July 19, 2019 · Theatrical
Indonesia
July 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 19, 2019 · Theatrical
Israel
July 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Italy
August 21, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
August 9, 2019 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
July 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Lebanon
July 19, 2019 · Theatrical
Lithuania
July 19, 2019 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 17, 2019 · Theatrical
New Zealand
August 1, 2020 · Digital
Norway
July 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Philippines
July 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Poland
July 19, 2019 · Digital
Portugal
July 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Romania
July 19, 2019 · Theatrical
Russia
July 18, 2019 · Theatrical
October 11, 2019 · Digital
Saudi Arabia
July 19, 2019 · Theatrical
Singapore
July 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Slovakia
July 18, 2019 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Spain
July 19, 2019 · Theatrical
November 7, 2019 · Digital
November 20, 2019 · Physical
Sri Lanka
July 19, 2019 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Taiwan
July 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Türkiye
July 19, 2019 · Theatrical
Ukraine
July 18, 2019 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
July 18, 2019 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 19, 2019 · Theatrical
November 18, 2019 · Physical
April 17, 2022 · TV · BBC One
Vietnam
July 19, 2019 · Theatrical
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