The Lion King has registered a business of Rs 13.17 crore on its opening day in India, and the trade believes the film will only see an upturn in collections over the weekend. Many feel it could record the third-highest opening weekend for a Hollywood film in India, after only Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War.

The film is director Jon Favreau's update of the 1994 Disney classic of the same name, with photo-realistic, computer-generated animation, and it brings back the adventures of Simba, who is to succeed his father Mufasa as King of the Pride Lands. It narrates a tale of how Simba rises up to the occasion despite several attempts to bring him down by his villainous uncle Scar.