Editing The Lion King (section)

====3D conversion====
In 2011, ''The Lion King'' was converted to [[3D film|3D]] for a two-week limited theatrical re-issue and subsequent 3D [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] release.<ref name="PR News Wire" /><ref name="The Hollywood Reporter">{{cite news|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|title=Disney's 'The Lion King' to Return to Theaters in Digital 3D|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disneys-lion-king-return-theaters-192621|access-date=May 26, 2011|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 26, 2011|archive-date=May 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528151258/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disneys-lion-king-return-theaters-192621|url-status=live}}</ref> The film opened at the number one spot on Friday, September 16, 2011, with $8.9 million<ref>{{cite web |last=Subers|first=Ray|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3273&p=.htm|title=Friday Report: 'Lion King' Pounces on Weak Field|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216031126/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3273&p=.htm|archive-date=December 16, 2018|website=Box Office Mojo|date=September 16, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> and finished the weekend with $30.2 million, ranking number one at the box office. This made ''The Lion King'' the first re-issue release to earn the number-one slot at the American weekend box office since the re-issue of ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' (1983) in March 1997.<ref name="crown" /> The film also achieved the fourth-highest September opening weekend of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/month/?mo=09&p=.htm|title=TOP OPENING WEEKENDS BY MONTH SEPTEMBER|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 5, 2014|archive-date=April 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404141237/http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/month/?mo=09&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> It held off very well on its second weekend, again earning first place at the box office with a 27 percent decline to $21.9 million.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3278&p=.htm |title=Weekend Report: 'Lion' Remains 'King,' 'Moneyball,' 'Dolphin Tale' Go Extra Innings |access-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-date=November 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107015039/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3278&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Most box-office observers had expected the film to fall about 50 percent in its second weekend and were also expecting ''[[Moneyball (film)|Moneyball]]'' (2011) to be at first place.<ref>{{cite news|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-brad-pitts-239296|title=Box Office Preview: Brad Pitt's 'Moneyball' Looks to Out-Run Taylor Lautner's 'Abduction'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827192638/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-brad-pitts-239296|archive-date=August 27, 2020|date=September 22, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

After its initial box-office success, many theaters decided to continue to show the film for more than two weeks, even though its 3D Blu-ray release was scheduled for two and a half weeks after its theatrical release.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> In North America, the 3D re-release ended its run in theaters on January 12, 2012, with a gross of $94.2 million. Outside North America, it earned $83.4 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lionking3d.htm|title=The Lion King (in 3D)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 6, 2014|archive-date=April 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404183541/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lionking3d.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The successful 3D re-release of ''The Lion King'' made Disney and [[Pixar]] plan 3D theatrical re-releases of ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' (2003), ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' (2001), and ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (1989) during 2012 and 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine|title='Beauty and the Beast', 'The Little Mermaid', 'Finding Nemo', 'Monsters, Inc.' get 3-D re-releases|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2011/10/04/disney-3d-beauty-beast-mermaid|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 27, 2011|date=October 4, 2011|first=Grady|last=Smith|archive-date=March 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326184249/http://www.ew.com/article/2011/10/04/disney-3d-beauty-beast-mermaid|url-status=live}}</ref> However, none of the re-releases of the first three films achieved the enormous success of ''The Lion King 3D'' and the theatrical re-release of ''The Little Mermaid'' was ultimately cancelled.<ref>Multiple sources:
* {{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3601&p=.htm | title=2012 Recap (cont.): Losers |website=Box Office Mojo | access-date=January 14, 2013 | archive-date=January 19, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119004739/http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3601&p=.htm | url-status=live }}
* {{cite web | url=https://collider.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-5-release-date-the-muppets-2-release-date/ | title=Release Dates for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5, THE MUPPETS 2, and 1952; MALEFICENT Pushed Back to July 2014 | website=Collider | date=January 14, 2013 | access-date=January 14, 2013 | archive-date=January 19, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119085759/http://collider.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-5-release-date-the-muppets-2-release-date/ | url-status=live }}
* {{cite magazine | url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/disney-dates-pirates-muppets-sequels-1118064645/ | title=Disney dates 'Pirates,' 'Muppets' sequels | magazine=Variety | access-date=January 14, 2013 | archive-date=October 2, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002144617/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/disney-dates-pirates-muppets-sequels-1118064645/ | url-status=live }}
* {{cite news|last=Fritz|first=Ben|title=Disney cancels 'Little Mermaid 3-D,' dates 'Pirates 5' for 2015|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-xpm-2013-jan-14-la-et-ct-disney-cancels-little-mermaid-3d-pirates-5-2015-20130114-story.html|access-date=January 14, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=January 14, 2013|archive-date=February 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130223182945/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/14/entertainment/la-et-ct-disney-cancels-little-mermaid-3d-pirates-5-2015-20130114|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, Ray Subers of Box Office Mojo wrote that the reason why the 3D version of ''The Lion King'' succeeded was because, "the notion of a 3D re-release was still fresh and exciting, and ''The Lion King (3D)'' felt timely given the movie's imminent Blu-ray release. Audiences have been hit with three 3D re-releases in the year since, meaning the novelty value has definitely worn off."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3526&p=.htm|title=Weekend Report: 'Resident Evil 5,' 'Nemo 3D' Lead Another Slow Weekend|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106222728/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3526&p=.htm |archive-date=November 6, 2018|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=December 12, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>