The Lion King (franchise) theme from "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly". During its release in 1994, "The Lion King" was widely praised and acclaimed, grossing more than $783 million worldwide, becoming the most successful film released that year, and as of June 18, 2018 is the thirty-seventh highest-grossing feature film of all time. The film was the highest grossing animated film of all time until the release of Disney/Pixar's "Finding Nemo", a computer-animated film. "The Lion King" is still the highest grossing traditionally animated film of all time in the United States. The film received many award nominations. It won the Academy
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.