Record Breakers and Hit Makers

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#Disney

Disney became the star of the show this week after its reboot of ‘The Lion King’ became the company’s fourth film of the year to hit the $1 billion mark, causing it to break all-time box-office records for a single year.

What does this mean?

‘The Lion King’, which drew attention upon release for its scene-by-scene fidelity to the original plot as well as its photorealistic CGI, passed the coveted billion-dollar milestone on Tuesday after only nineteen days in theatres. It now takes its place in Disney’s 2019 billionaire’s club, alongside ‘Captain Marvel’, ‘Aladdin’, and ‘Avengers: Endgame.’ ‘Toy Story 4’ is expected to join these ranks soon, having already grossed almost $920 million in its first five weeks. Having made nearly $7.7 billion at the international box office so far in 2019, Disney has surpassed its own records for a single year. This fact is doubly impressive considering the summer isn’t even over yet, and a spate of other potential blockbusters, including sequels to ‘Frozen’ and ‘Star Wars’, lie on the horizon.

Bet You Didn’t Know

For several years, Walt Disney held the patent for Technicolor, which made him Hollywood’s only animator allowed to make colour cartoons.