It remained the number-one box office film for two weeks until it was displaced by Forrest Gump, [138] followed by True Lies the week after.

From left to right: Shenzi, Scar, Ed, Banzai, Rafiki, Young Simba, Mufasa, Young Nala, Sarabi, Zazu, Sarafina, Timon, and Pumbaa. billion worldwide during its theatrical run, and broke several box-office records, including becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time since August 2019. In addition to the foregoing, you agree not to list any of your sponsors in connection with any advertising or promotion of the Play if such sponsors do business in any of the following categories: alcohol, tobacco, and/or firearms. Mecchi and Roberts took charge of the revision process, fixing unresolved emotional issues in the script and adding comedic situations for Pumbaa, Timon, and the hyenas. On September 28, 2016, Walt Disney Pictures confirmed that Jon Favreau would be directing a remake of the 1994 animated film The Lion King, which would feature the songs from the 1994 film, following a string of recent box office successes of Disney live-action remake films such as Maleficent, Cinderella, Favreau's The Jungle Book, and Beauty and the Beast, with the latter three also earning critical praise.

By means of seamless branching, the film could be viewed either with or without a newly created scene – a short conversation in the film replaced with a complete song ("The Morning Report"). Ernie Sabella continued to voice Pumbaa, while Timon was voiced by Quinton Flynn and Kevin Schon in addition to Nathan Lane. The plot centered on a battle between lions and baboons, with Scar being the leader of the baboons, Rafiki being a cheetah, [18] and Timon and Pumbaa being Simba's childhood friends. a b "The Music of The Lion King: A 20th Anniversary Conversation with Rob Minkoff and Mark Mancina".

I think there are British echoes there because we tend to favor structure in lieu of having an emotional reaction to anything. The use of the song " The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in a scene with Timon and Pumbaa led to disputes between Disney and the family of South African Solomon Linda, who composed the song (originally titled "Mbube") in 1939.Simba grows up in the oasis with his two new friends and other animals, living a carefree life under the motto " hakuna matata" ("no worries" in Swahili). I worked with George Scribner and Linda Woolverton to develop the story in the early days but then left to help out on Aladdin. Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers praised the film and felt that it was "a hugely entertaining blend of music, fun, and eye-popping thrills, though it doesn't lack for heart".