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
Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) shot of passing $1 billion worldwide from theatrical earnings. On April 12, it passed the $1 billion threshold, becoming the first film of 2017, the fourteenth Disney film, and the twenty-ninth film overall to pass the mark. It became the first film since "Rogue One" (also a Disney property) in December 2016 to make over a billion dollars, and did so on its 29th day of release. It is currently the second-highest-grossing film of 2017 (behind ""), the highest-grossing March release, the highest-grossing remake of all time, and the sixth-biggest Disney film. Even after inflation adjusted, it is still ahead