Entertainment
24 August 2019•The Week Junior
T
he 2019remakeofTheLionKinghas made more
money than any other animated film in history.
It replaces another Disney film
Frozen,asthe highest-earning
animation of all time.
The new version of the
film, which features the
voices of Beyoncé, Chiwetel
Ejiofor and Donald Glover,
has made £1.1 billion in
ticket sales sofar. The original, whichcame out in
1994, made £802 million.Even though itwasonly
in July,TheLionKingremakehas
ady become the 11th highest
grossing (money-making) film of all
time, ahead ofHarr yPotter and the
Deathly Hallows:Part 2.
Frozen,whichwasreleased in
13, madeatotal of £1.05 billion.
n 2will bereleased in November.
THIS WEEK’S
WATCHLIST
Step Up to
ThePlate
9.30am, 26–30
August, CBBC
It’sfinals week, and the
remainingcontestants
will befacing some of
their toughest challenges yet. The kitchen and
restaurant crews will battle it out in the
semi-finals from Monday to Thursday,before
the grand final on Friday,when the two overall
winners will be announced.
The Dark Crystal:
Age of Resistance
From 30 August,
Netflix
Thisexciting newfantasy
series is set beforethe
events ofTheDark
Crystal,afilm released in
1982 (also available on
Netflix). Starringacast of puppets, the series
follows three characters on the world of Thra,
whoface off againstamassive threattotheir
home planet.
Lion King remakebeatsFrozen
KING OF gr
THE CHARTS
Thesta
ge musical
version
ofTheL
ion King is the
mostp
opular theatre
showinh
istory.
The Lion King
came out in July.
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