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Disney’s live action movies are huge money makers!

From the ’90s to today, Disney has released 17 live action movies, and there are so many more on the way.

The latest is The Little Mermaid, starring Halle Bailey. According to Deadline, the movie brought in $117.5 million domestically and $163.8 million globally in its opening weekend.

The movie’s box office was at the center of some controversy ahead of its premiere. Why? Aladdin star Mena Massoud made some comments comparing the unreleased movie to the one he starred in.

In particular, he implied that The Little Mermaid wouldn’t make more than $1 billion at the global box office like Aladdin did.

That got us wondering if Aladdin was the top-earning live action movie at Disney. We did some digging and compared how much money each movie brought in internationally. You might be surprised to learn that four of the movies have grossed over one billion dollars. But does Aladdin come out on top?

Scroll through a ranking of Disney’s live action movies based on how much money they made…

Tom Cruise stepped outside of his comfort zone while making an appearance on the final episode of James Corden‘s The Late Late Show!

James has gone skydiving and flown in a fighter jet with Tom in the past, but it was finally time for Tom to do something that is more James‘ style.

For the final episode, James got Tom to appear in a performance of The Lion King stage musical for one night only at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles.

Tom played Pumbaa while James played Timon for a “Hakuna Matata” rendition, which was performed after the curtain call.

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Barry Jenkins will be directing Mufasa: The Lion King, the upcoming prequel to the 2019 live-action adaptation of The Lion King.

The film will tell the origin story of the iconic Disney father lion, exploring his childhood growing up with his brother Scar.

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The leads in The Lion King prequel have been revealed!

Two actors, The Trial Of The Chicago 7‘s Kelvin Harrison Jr. and The Underground Railroad‘s Aaron Pierre are leading the voice cast of the new film.

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Oscar winner Barry Jenkins is set to direct a follow-up to the 2019 blockbuster The Lion King. He confirmed the news on his Twitter account.

There is no details about the film, and some sites are calling it a “prequel” while some sites are labeling the film as a “sequel.”

Deadline reports that the new film will continue with the photo-realistic technology used in the 2019 film, and “the story will further explore the mythology of the characters, including Mufasa’s origin story.”

The 2019 film starred Donald Glover (Simba) and Beyonce (Nala), Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner (Zazu, Pumbaa and Timon), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Scar), Alfre Woodard (Sarabi), Eric André, Florence Kasumba and Keegan-Michael Key (hyenas Azizi, Shenzi and Kamari), JD McCrary (Young Simba), and Shahadi Wright Joseph (Young Nala).

If you missed it, one of the stars of the movie, John Oliver, confirmed a fan theory about Beyonce with regard to The Lion King promo!

Beyonce is gearing up for the release of her new movie Black is King!

Just a few short hours before the movie debuts on Disney+, the 38-year-old entertainer released the deluxe version of her album The Lion King: The Gift, which she released last summer.

The deluxe version of the album features her latest single “Black Parade,” which she released on Juneteenth, an extended version of that track, and the MELO-X remix for “Find Your Way Back.”

Black is King is based on the music of The Lion King: The Gift, debuting two weeks after the one-year anniversary of the theatrical release of Disney’s The Lion King.

Written, directed, and executive produced by Beyonce, the film “reimagines the lessons from the 2019 blockbuster for today’s young kings and queens in search of their own crowns.”

Special guests in the movie include models Aweng Ade-Chuol and Adut Akech, supermodel Naomi Campbell, Tina Knowles-Lawson, Lupita Nyong’o, Kelly Rowland, Pharrell Williams, Blue Ivy Carter, and Jay-Z, among others.

Black is King will be released on Disney+ at Friday, July 31 at 12am PT, 3am ET.

You can download The Lion King: The Gift deluxe version off of iTunes here – listen to Beyonce‘s new album below!

Beyonce is releasing a new movie on Disney+!

It has been announced that the 38-year-old entertainer will be releasing the visual album Black is King, based on the music from her 2019 album The Lion King: The Gift.

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Black is King is written, directed and executive produced by Beyonce.

“Black Is King is a celebratory memoir for the world on the Black experience,” Disney+ said in a statement. “Videos for ‘My Power,’ ‘Mood 4 Eva,’ and ‘Brown Skin Girl’ are extravagances of elegance and soul. The film is a story for the ages that informs and rebuilds the present. A reunion of cultures and shared generational beliefs. A story of how the people left most broken have an extraordinary gift and a purposeful future.”

Earlier this month, it was rumored that Beyonce has teamed up with Disney to release several projects.

Black is King will be released on Disney+ on July 31 – watch the trailer now!