THE LION KING Presales Outpacing All Other Disney Remakes; 2nd Best Of 2019 Behind AVENGERS: ENDGAME

Disney's monumental year shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon, and now, Fandango is reporting that presales for Jon Favreau's hotly-awaited The Lion King are currently outpacing all other Disney remakes and are also the second-best of the 2019 calendar year, behind only Marvel's Avengers: Endgame.

The film is now the record-holder for best first day presales for a traditional Disney release (not including Marvel or Star Wars), and is pacing well ahead of 2017's Emma Watson/Dan Stevens-starrer Beauty and the Beast at the same point in its sales cycle. It's also well on its way to becoming the second-best advance ticket-seller of the year, following Marvel's aforementioned blockbuster. 

According to a Fandango survey of more than 1,000 The Lion King ticket-buyers:

• 97% are fans of the original 1994 movie.
• 95% are excited to see how The Lion King incorporates the original film’s iconic soundtrack.
• 82% are fans of the voice cast.
• 73% are fans of Disney’s recent adaptations.
• 41% have seen The Lion King on stage.

Plus, here's a mighty new TV spot:

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Director Jon Favreau’s all-new “The Lion King” journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa’s brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba’s exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his. The all-star cast includes Donald Glover as Simba, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala, James Earl Jones as Mufasa, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa and Billy Eichner as Timon. Utilizing pioneering filmmaking techniques to bring treasured characters to life in a whole new way, Disney’s “The Lion King” roars into theaters on July 19, 2019.

The Lion King features:
Director: Jon Favreau
Donald Glover as Simba
Beyoncé as Nala
James Earl Jones as Mufasa
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar
Alfre Woodard as Sarabi
John Oliver as Zazu
John Kani as Rafiki
Billy Eichner as Timon
Seth Rogen as Pumbaa
Florence Kasumba as Shenzi
Keegan-Michael Key as Kamari
Eric Andre as Azizi
Amy Sedaris in an undisclosed role
JD McCrary as young Simba
Shahadi Wright-Joseph as young Nala

The Lion King roars into theaters July 19