The Week Junior UK – 24 August 2019

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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