`The Lion King`: All the Box Office Records Broken
(WorldNews Music)

Hakuna matata, indeed. If anyone wondered whether lukewarm reviews would pose trouble for the opening weekend of The Lion King, the answer is a no. Ditto for concern that audiences are fed up with Disney remakes; the movie scored the best start ever among its fellow stable of films after earning an A CinemaScore and glowing exit scores from ticket buyers. The Lion King stampeded to an estimated $185 million in its North American debut for a 10-day worldwide total of $531 million through Sunday (it opened a week early in China, where it has earned $97.5 million to...