Mufasa: The Lion King
“The story of an orphan who would be king.”
Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.
Where to watch
Disney+
Stream
Amazon Video
Rent · Buy
Apple TV Store
Rent · Buy
Google Play Movies
Rent · Buy
YouTube
Rent · Buy
Fandango At Home
Rent · Buy
Your rating
Your review
Part of The Lion King (Reboot) Collection
2 films
Cast
30 people
Aaron Pierre
Mufasa (voice)
Known for
Rebel Ridge
Lanterns
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Taka (voice)
Known for
Waves
Elvis
Tiffany Boone
Sarabi (voice)
Known for
Hunters
Nine Perfect Strangers
Mahesh Babu
Mufasa
Known for
1: Nenokkadine
Athadu
Kagiso Lediga
Young Rafiki (voice)
Also in
Catching Feelings
Republic of South Ah Sh**t
Preston Nyman
Zazu (voice)
Known for
A Small Light
Mr. Bean's Holiday
Blue Ivy Carter
Kiara (voice)
Known for
Black Is King
John Kani
Rafiki (voice)
Known for
Black Panther
Murder Mystery
Mads Mikkelsen
Kiros (voice)
Known for
Hannibal
The Hunt
Seth Rogen
Pumbaa (voice)
Known for
INVINCIBLE
Sausage Party
Billy Eichner
Timon (voice)
Known for
Bros
Friends from College
Thandiwe Newton
Eshe (voice)
Known for
Westworld
The Pursuit of Happyness
Barry Jenkins Director · Jeff Nathanson Screenplay William Shakespeare Author
Worldwide gross $723M · Budget $200M · United States release December 20, 2024
Box office
Budget
$200,000,000
Worldwide gross
$722,631,756
Gross vs. budget
3.6×
Production
Walt Disney Pictures
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 9, 2024
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · December 20, 2024
Theatrical
United States · February 18, 2025
Digital
United States
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
April 1, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Albania
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Algeria
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
American Samoa
February 18, 2025 · Digital
March 25, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Andorra
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Anguilla
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Antigua & Barbuda
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Argentina
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Aruba
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Australia
December 17, 2024 · Premiere · Sydney, New South Wales
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
February 18, 2025 · Digital
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Austria
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Azerbaijan
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
Bahamas
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Bahrain
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Barbados
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Belgium
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Belize
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Bermuda
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Bolivia
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Bosnia & Herzegovina
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Brazil
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
British Indian Ocean Territory
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
British Virgin Islands
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Bulgaria
December 20, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Canada
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Cayman Islands
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Chile
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
China
December 12, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai
December 20, 2024 · Theatrical
March 22, 2025 · Digital
Christmas Island
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Colombia
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Cook Islands
March 25, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Costa Rica
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Croatia
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Czechia
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Denmark
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Dominica
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Dominican Republic
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Ecuador
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Egypt
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
El Salvador
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Estonia
December 20, 2024 · Digital · Disney+
Falkland Islands
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Faroe Islands
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Finland
December 18, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
France
December 18, 2024 · Theatrical
Germany
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Gibraltar
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Greece
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Greenland
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Grenada
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Guam
February 18, 2025 · Digital
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Guatemala
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Guyana
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Haiti
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Honduras
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Hong Kong SAR China
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Hungary
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Iceland
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
India
December 20, 2024 · Theatrical
Indonesia
December 18, 2024 · Theatrical
Iraq
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Ireland
December 14, 2024 · Premiere · Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin
December 20, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Israel
December 18, 2024 · Theatrical
February 18, 2025 · Digital · iTunes / Apple TV
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Italy
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Jamaica
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Japan
December 20, 2024 · Theatrical
February 18, 2025 · Digital
Jordan
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Kazakhstan
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
Kuwait
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Latvia
December 18, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Lebanon
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Libya
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Liechtenstein
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Lithuania
December 20, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Luxembourg
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Malaysia
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
Malta
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Marshall Islands
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Mexico
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Montenegro
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Montserrat
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Morocco
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Netherlands
December 18, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
New Zealand
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Nicaragua
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Niue
March 25, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Norfolk Island
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
North Macedonia
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Northern Mariana Islands
February 18, 2025 · Digital
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Norway
December 18, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Oman
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Palestinian Territories
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Panama
December 18, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Paraguay
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Peru
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Philippines
December 18, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Pitcairn Islands
March 25, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Poland
December 20, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Portugal
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Puerto Rico
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
February 18, 2025 · Digital
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
April 1, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Qatar
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Romania
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
San Marino
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Saudi Arabia
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Serbia
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Singapore
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Slovakia
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Slovenia
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
South Africa
December 20, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
South Korea
December 18, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Spain
December 20, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
St. Helena
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
St. Kitts & Nevis
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
St. Lucia
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
St. Vincent & Grenadines
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Suriname
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Svalbard & Jan Mayen
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Sweden
December 18, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Switzerland
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Taiwan
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Thailand
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
Tokelau
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Trinidad & Tobago
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Tunisia
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Türkiye
December 20, 2024 · Theatrical
July 9, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Turks & Caicos Islands
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
U.S. Virgin Islands
February 18, 2025 · Digital
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
April 1, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Ukraine
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
United Kingdom
December 20, 2024 · Theatrical
February 18, 2025 · Digital
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
March 31, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Uruguay
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Vatican City
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Venezuela
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
Vietnam
December 20, 2024 · Theatrical
Yemen
March 26, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
More from Barry Jenkins
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Mufasa: The Lion King
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.