Box Office: 'The Lion King' Crossing $100 Million Overseas

Box Office: TheLionKing crossing $100 million overseas

is already crossing $100 million at the overseas box office, where it opened midweek in several markets after launching first in China last weekend. It lands in North America Friday following Thursday night previews.On Wednesday, the Jon Favreau-directed update launched in a handful of other markets, bringing its total to $94.5 million. It posted the second biggest opening day of the year behindin a handful of markets, including France, where it grossed a big $4.

If prerelease tracking is any indication, the Disney tentpole will easily earn $150 million-$180 million in its North American launch for a global haul of $450 million or more through Sunday. However, look for the film to slow down considerably in China, where it facesuses groundbreaking photorealistic CG animation in re-creating the classic 1994 animated film. So far critics are divided, with the movie's current RottenTomatoes score resting at 56 percent.

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