The much-awaited prequel to "The Lion King" directed by Barry Jenkins, has earned a great profit after its release, proving its dominance just like the lion rules the jungle. The movie earned ₹13.65 crores in the Indian film market on its 6th day, taking its total box office collection to around ₹67.25 crores in the first week.
With huge success at the box office, Disney's live-action film "Mufasa: The Lion King" has caught the attention of audiences around the world. Looking at the good performance of the movie, it is speculated that this movie is going to do even better in the future.
Mufasa: The Lion King Day 6 Box Office Collection
According to some media reports, the English version of the movie has grossed ₹4.4 crores, while the Hindi version earned ₹4.7 crores. On the 6th day, "Mufasa: The Lion King" performed consistently well in multiple languages and earned ₹13.65 crores, and in its first week, the Mufasa: The Lion King movie collected a total of ₹67.25 crores.
The dual-language release has brought great success to the movie, which has attracted a huge Indian audience that enjoys both original and dubbed versions of international motion pictures.
Strong Opening Week Performance
"Mufasa: The Lion King" had a stellar first week of its release. The film has earned ₹64 crore in its first five days, including 3D fees. With great presales and a massive Christmas Day release, the film saw great occupancy rates across all its language versions.
The occupancy rate for the English version was 63.06%, while the Tamil and Hindi versions had 51.62% and 60.33%, respectively. With its current collections, critics are predicting the film to cross the ₹100 crore mark on Saturday and become a blockbuster hit.
Cultural Appeal and Iconic Voices
"Mufasa: The Lion King" has done very well in India, thanks to the wonderful voices of Mahesh Babu in the Telugu version and Shahrukh Khan in the Hindi version. These famous actors have given a special charm to the film. Due to this, the movie became even more popular in India.
Top Performing Cities And Theatre Audiences
With 79% theatre occupancy, Kolkata has been the best performing city for the movie "Mufasa: The Lion King". Bengaluru and Chennai came in second and third place respectively, indicating the film's massive fan following in the metropolitan areas. Apart from this, the movie is also doing well in other cities of India.
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