Jon Favreau's The Lion King roared to an impressive box office haul this weekend with a reported $185 million at the domestic box office.

Although critics were split on The Lion King, audiences didn't seem to care, as the film pumped a much-needed boost into the box office. The movie, which is an update on the animated-classic, earned the biggest domestic launch ever for a PG rated film. This also represents the ninth biggest launch for any film. The Lion King also managed to secure the top start for a July title, beating out previous record-holder Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.

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Overseas the film took in an additional $269.4 million this weekend from international markets, including Russia, Australia and the entire Latin America region. That's in addition to the $97.5 million The Lion King took in from China last weekend upon launch. As it stands, the international total for the film is $346 million, bringing its global haul to a stunning $531 million.

With Lion King's impressive opening, Spider-Man: Far From Home finally fell to second place in its third weekend. Its total now stands at $319.6 million domestically. That film should easily go on to pass $1 billion at the worldwide box office in the coming weeks.

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Director Jon Favreau's The Lion King features the voices of Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, Billy Eichner, John Kani, John Oliver, Florence Kasumba, Eric André, Keegan-Michael Key, JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and James Earl Jones. The film is in theaters now.

(via The Hollywood Reporter.)