Mufasa: The Lion King has emerged as a success story worldwide, and in India, its trending has been quite extraordinary. It had a decent start of Rs. 7.50 crores but since then, it has grown remarkably. On the first day of 2025, January 1, it crossed the Rs. 100 crores mark. And now, some fascinating stats have come forward regarding its performance in the Indian market.
As per the reputed box office website Box Office Mojo, India has emerged as the sixth highest-grossing market for Mufasa: The Lion King after France, United Kingdom, Mexico, Italy and Germany. This also means that it has surpassed China at the global box office. While it has collected $12,288,063 gross in India, the China collections of Mufasa: The Lion King are $11,729,079. This is a significant development since it is common knowledge that China has more number of screens than India.
Several reasons have helped Mufasa: The Lion King achieve this feat in India. The earlier film, The Lion King (2019), had worked big time and it’s a tale, which resonated with people. It’s a film meant for families, who usually come out in full force on holidays. The voiceovers by Shah Rukh Khan in the Hindi version and Mahesh Babu in the Telugu version also enticed moviegoers. But more than that, word of mouth has been positive. Without the public support, the film wouldn’t have managed such a box office trend.
In fact, on December 24, Bollywood Hungama did a story on how Mufasa: The Lion King sold a total of 44,000 tickets in the national chains for Christmas while Pushpa 2 had sold only 27,000 tickets (As of 10:30 am on Tuesday, December 24).
Until January 1, 2025, Mufasa: The Lion King has collected Rs. 104.90 crores nett in India and definitely, has a lot of gas left in the tank. With limited competition until Republic Day, it is expected to cross the Rs. 125 crores mark and can also go higher.
