Editing The Lion King (section)

===Theatrical===
''The Lion King'' had a limited release in the United States on June 15, 1994, playing in only two theaters, [[El Capitan Theatre]] in [[Los Angeles]] and [[Radio City Music Hall]] in [[New York City]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Eller|first=Claudia|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-07-ca-43276-story.html|title=Summer Movie Hype Coming In Like a 'Lion'|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=April 7, 1994|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305003210/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-04-07/entertainment/ca-43276_1_lion-king|url-status=live}}</ref> and featuring live shows with ticket prices up to $30.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Mane Event|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=June 20, 1994|page=1}}</ref>

The wide release in the United States and Canada followed on June 24, 1994, in 2,550 screens. The digital [[surround sound]] of the film led many of those theaters to implement [[Dolby Laboratories]]' newest sound systems.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fantel|first=Hans|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/12/business/technology-cinema-sound-gets-a-digital-lift.html|title=Technology; Cinema Sound Gets a Digital Life|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 12, 1994|access-date=April 5, 2014|archive-date=March 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309122752/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/12/business/technology-cinema-sound-gets-a-digital-lift.html|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}</ref> The film also started its international release on June 24, opening in Latin America, South Africa and Israel.<ref name=expands>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]|date=June 29, 1994|page=14|last=Klady|first=Leonard|title='The Lion King' expands its lair}}</ref>