The Lion King (musical) the record previously held by "The Phantom of the Opera". "The Lion King" musical has grossed nearly as of 2017. As the sun rises, Rafiki the mandrill calls the animals to Pride Rock. She greets King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi before presenting their cub to the gathered animals ("Circle of Life"). Elsewhere, Mufasa's brother, Scar, laments his lost chance at becoming King. Back at her baobab tree, Rafiki paints an image of the cub and asks the spirits to conjure the new prince's name: Simba. Time passes and Simba grows into a lively young cub ("Grasslands Chant"). Mufasa shows Simba
The Lion King (2019 film) featured in the original film. On September 28, 2016, Walt Disney Pictures confirmed that Jon Favreau would be directing a remake of the 1994 animated film "The Lion King", which would feature the songs from the 1994 film, following a string of recent box office successes on the other Disney remake films such as "Maleficent", "Cinderella", Favreau's "The Jungle Book" and "Beauty and the Beast" with the latter three also earning critical praise. Later on October 13, it was reported that Disney had hired Jeff Nathanson to write the screenplay for the remake, with the story written by Brenda Chapman.