The Lion King digital 4K on December 4, 2018. "The Lion King" earned $422,783,777 in North America and an $545,700,000 in other territories for a worldwide total of $968,483,777. It is currently the 35th highest-grossing film of all time, the seventh highest-grossing animated film of all time worldwide and the third highest-grossing film of Walt Disney Animation Studios (behind "Frozen" and "Zootopia"). The film was also the highest-grossing motion picture of 1994 worldwide. After its initial run, having earned $763.4 million, it ranked as the second-highest-grossing film of all time worldwide, behind "Jurassic Park" . It held the record for the highest-grossing animated
Mersal (film) released worldwide on 18 October 2017, coinciding with Diwali. The film opened to positive reviews with critics praising the performance of Vijay, A.R. Rahman's soundtrack, the cinematography, the social message and Atlee's direction, but criticized the cliché plot and excessive length. The film was a commercial success, grossing ₹251 crore (US$39.5 million) worldwide, becoming the fifth-highest grossing Tamil film and Vijay's highest-grossing film in his career. This movie is also the sixth highest grossing South Indian film of all time. The film completed 100-day theatrical run on 25 January 2018. The film will be released in China by HGC Entertainment.