Great News For TPM 3D: The Lion King 3D's Surprising BO!

[lazypadawan]

No, not that kind of surprising b.o..

http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/%E2%80%98-lion-king%E2%80%99-takes-box-office-crown-293m-31069?page=0,0

Without a whole lot of pre-release hype and with a limited release (though they might extend it now beyond two weeks), "The Lion King 3D" topped the box office this past weekend. Sure, higher ticket prices helped but in a summer where ticket sales have dropped and people were writing off 3D, this is a very encouraging sign for TPM's prospects when it gets re-released in February. I'm sure Lucasfilm and Fox are breathing a big sigh of relief. But I hope they are also now strategizing on how to top $30 million opening weekend ;).

Comments

[krpalmer.livejournal.com]

I think the first time I heard The Lion King was being re-released in 3D was when I saw the ads in the newspaper, and I guess I did wonder a little about what relevance that might have to the impending TPM re-release. Hearing a "conversion" has done well is encouraging... although now I'm wondering if "flying under the radar" of critics secure in their disdain of 3D and pointing out "for a limited time only" had, and may have, some relevance.