Entertainment | box office The Lion King Opens With a Roar Disney film sets a couple of records By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Jul 21, 2019 12:15 PM CDT Copied This image released by Disney shows, from left, young Simba, voiced by JD McCrary, young Nala, voiced by Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Zazu, voiced by John Oliver, in a scene from "The Lion King." (Disney via AP) The Walt Disney Co. is ruling the box office again with the record-breaking debut of The Lion King this weekend. The studio said Sunday that the photorealistic remake devoured an estimated $185 million in ticket sales from 4,725 North American locations, the AP reports. It's a record for the month of July and PG-rated films, and the ninth-highest opening of all time. Globally, the film has already grossed $531 million. No other studio even dared to go up against The Lion King with a major release. In its third weekend, Spider-Man: Far From Home fell to second place with $21 million. Toy Story 4 took third with $14.6 million. And with an additional $1.5 million from the weekend, Avengers: Endgame has officially surpassed Avatar as the biggest film of all time with $2.79 billion. Read These Next Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Rubio says the fate of Iran's conversion facility is what matters. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. Some of the most explosive Diddy allegations are dropped. Report an error