<p class="title">The roar of The Lion King rattled the cinematic world on Sunday as the new Disney film scored a huge debut in North American theaters with an estimated $185 million for the three-day weekend, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was frosting on the cake for Disney, whose Avengers: Endgame is on the verge of passing Avatar as the all-time most money-making movie. Disney said on Friday it expected that to happen this weekend, although Exhibitor Relations' figures showed it still slightly short of the record.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Lion King director, Jon Favreau's update of the classic 1994 animated film, notched the biggest domestic launch ever for a PG-rated film, and an all-time record for a July release, the Hollywood Reporter said. Worldwide, the movie has passed the half-billion-dollar mark.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The film employs hyper-realistic computer-generated images and has a voice cast including Donald Glover as Simba and Beyonce as Nala, as well as Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor and James Earl Jones.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Well back in second place was Sony's Spider-Man: Far From Home at $21 million. The latest installment in the blockbuster franchise picks up where Avengers: Endgame left off, with Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man atop a cast including Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Jake Gyllenhaal and Favreau.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In third was Toy Story 4, taking in $14.6 million in its fifth week out. The family-friendly Disney/Pixar animation features the voices of Tom Hanks (Woody) and Tim Allen (Buzz Lightyear).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fourth spot went to Paramount's Crawl, at $6 million. The disaster thriller tells the story of a father and daughter (Barry Pepper and Kaya Scodelario) battling hungry gators after a hurricane hits their Florida town.</p>.<p class="bodytext">And in fifth was Universal's Yesterday, at $5.1 million. The sweet comedy is based on the entertaining if fantastic premise of a struggling musician (Himesh Patel) being one of the only people on Earth who remembers the Beatles. Singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran has an amusing cameo.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>Rounding out the weekend's top 10 were:</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">Stuber ($4 million)</p>.<p class="bodytext">Aladdin ($3.8 million)</p>.<p class="bodytext">Annabelle Comes Home ($2.7 million)</p>.<p class="bodytext">Midsommar ($1.6 million)</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Secret Life of Pets 2 ($1.5 million)</p>
<p class="title">The roar of The Lion King rattled the cinematic world on Sunday as the new Disney film scored a huge debut in North American theaters with an estimated $185 million for the three-day weekend, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was frosting on the cake for Disney, whose Avengers: Endgame is on the verge of passing Avatar as the all-time most money-making movie. Disney said on Friday it expected that to happen this weekend, although Exhibitor Relations' figures showed it still slightly short of the record.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Lion King director, Jon Favreau's update of the classic 1994 animated film, notched the biggest domestic launch ever for a PG-rated film, and an all-time record for a July release, the Hollywood Reporter said. Worldwide, the movie has passed the half-billion-dollar mark.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The film employs hyper-realistic computer-generated images and has a voice cast including Donald Glover as Simba and Beyonce as Nala, as well as Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor and James Earl Jones.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Well back in second place was Sony's Spider-Man: Far From Home at $21 million. The latest installment in the blockbuster franchise picks up where Avengers: Endgame left off, with Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man atop a cast including Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Jake Gyllenhaal and Favreau.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In third was Toy Story 4, taking in $14.6 million in its fifth week out. The family-friendly Disney/Pixar animation features the voices of Tom Hanks (Woody) and Tim Allen (Buzz Lightyear).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fourth spot went to Paramount's Crawl, at $6 million. The disaster thriller tells the story of a father and daughter (Barry Pepper and Kaya Scodelario) battling hungry gators after a hurricane hits their Florida town.</p>.<p class="bodytext">And in fifth was Universal's Yesterday, at $5.1 million. The sweet comedy is based on the entertaining if fantastic premise of a struggling musician (Himesh Patel) being one of the only people on Earth who remembers the Beatles. Singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran has an amusing cameo.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>Rounding out the weekend's top 10 were:</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">Stuber ($4 million)</p>.<p class="bodytext">Aladdin ($3.8 million)</p>.<p class="bodytext">Annabelle Comes Home ($2.7 million)</p>.<p class="bodytext">Midsommar ($1.6 million)</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Secret Life of Pets 2 ($1.5 million)</p>