While there are plenty of people who consider them a little cynical and underwhelming, Disney's slew of remakes have been doing big numbers at the box office, with The Lion King remake being the biggest of them all.
In fact, the movie has set some new records for the House of Mouse, although one of those records will depend on how you interpret the film.
As reported by Forbes, the film has made £1.334 billion worldwide. That makes it the company's biggest film to not be a part of the Marvel or Star Wars franchises. It's also the biggest musical of all time.
Related: 20 Disney classics that haven't had live-action remakes yet
Now here's where it gets a bit confusing. Disney has been referring to the film recently as another of its live-action remakes, which would mean The Lion King is its biggest non Marvel/Star Wars live-action movie, overtaking Beauty and the Beast.
But a lot of people, including Wikipedia, would call the remake a computer animated movie that just happens to look live-action. In that case, it would be considered the biggest animated movie of all time, overtaking Frozen.
What to Read Next
Either way, it's broken a record – it's just up to you which one.
We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article.
The Lion King is out in cinemas now.
Sign Up for Disney+
![Disney Princess Complete Collection Box set [DVD] [2019]](https://hips.hearstapps.com/vader-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/1622032939-51jLSXD3BBL._SL500_.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=980:* "Disney Princess Complete Collection Box set [DVD] [2019]")
Want up-to-the-minute entertainment news and features? Just hit 'Like' on our Digital Spy Facebook page and 'Follow' on our @digitalspy Instagram and Twitter account.
Joe Anderton is a freelance news writer at Digital Spy, having worked there since 2016. In his time, he's covered a host of live events and interviewed celebrities big and small. A big fan of TV and movies both mainstream and obscure, Joe also enjoys video games and in particular PlayStation. Joe currently does not use Twitter, but he only ever used it to tell people to watch the film Help! I'm a Fish.
