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First of all, it's already surpassed the $339 million domestic gross of Finding Nemo, which means that The Lion King is now the biggest-grossing non-sequel cartoon of all-time.

Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office: What the Massive Opening of The Lion King 3D Really Means for 3D and the Popularity of the Theatrical Experience Scott Mendelson 2011

First of all, it's already surpassed the $339 million domestic gross of Finding Nemo, which means that The Lion King is now the biggest-grossing non-sequel cartoon of all-time.

Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office: What the Massive Opening of The Lion King 3D Really Means for 3D and the Popularity of the Theatrical Experience Scott Mendelson 2011

First of all, it's already surpassed the $339 million domestic gross of Finding Nemo, which means that The Lion King is now the biggest-grossing non-sequel cartoon of all-time.

Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office: What the Massive Opening of The Lion King 3D Really Means for 3D and the Popularity of the Theatrical Experience Scott Mendelson 2011

Variety describes the result as "the best global launch ever for a non-sequel," despite being the second best December launch behind Will Smith's "I Am Legend."

‘Avatar’ Wins The Weekend In The Sunday Box Office Report » MTV Movies Blog 2009

First of all, it's already surpassed the $339 million domestic gross of Finding Nemo, which means that The Lion King is now the biggest-grossing non-sequel cartoon of all-time.

Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office: What the Massive Opening of The Lion King 3D Really Means for 3D and the Popularity of the Theatrical Experience Scott Mendelson 2011

The film's second weekend was 31st on the all-time list, 11th for a non-sequel, 7th for a live-action non-sequel, and the second-biggest second weekend for a live-action original not based on any known property (Avatar pulled in $75 million in its second weekend).

Scott Mendelson: Salt is Strong, but Inception Holds Stronger: Weekend Box Office 2010

It is the ninth-largest opening for a non-sequel cartoon, with six of those openings coming from Pixar alone.

Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office: Despicable Me, Predators, and Kids Are All Right Open Well as Holdovers Thrive 2010

Opening just below A Shark Tale ($47.6 million) and Madagascar ($47.2 million), the supervillain epic has the fifth biggest opening for a non-sequel in the Dreamworks animation catalogue, also behind Monsters Vs.

Scott Mendelson: Megamind , Due Date , For Colored Girls All Open Well: Weekend Box Office Scott Mendelson 2010

Which is by way of saying that I haven't yet seen Troll 2, the notoriously awful non-sequel (title notwithstanding), not-really-horror film that's at the center of the documentary Best Worst Movie.

Dan Persons: Mighty Movie Podcast: Troblins? Michael Paul Stephenson on Best Worst Movie 2010

With Despicable Me crossing $222 million domestic, making it Universal's highest grossing non-sequel since Bruce Almighty back in 2003, Universal shouldn't be hurt too bad by this genuinely original little film.

Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office: Expendables Explodes, Eat Pray Love Is Bountiful, While Scott Pilgrim vs. the World lacks Game Genie. 2010