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'Nemo,' 'Mermaid,' 'Beast' and 'Monsters' go 3-D

"Finding Nemo," "The Little Mermaid" and two other animated Walt Disney tales are following "The Lion King" into 3-D mode on the big-screen.

Senh: If there's a studio can do this successfully, it's Disney. Their animation brand is as strong as the Force.

3-D `Lion King' feels the love with $29.3M opening

It's 1994 all over again, with a re-release of "The Lion King" opening at the top of the box office. A 3-D version of the wildly popular Disney animated musical earned a surprising $29.3 million in its first weekend in theaters, according to Sunday estimates. The original film made more than $40 million when it opened nationwide 17 years ago.

Box Office Report: 'The Lion King' Earns $8.8 Million on Friday for $25 Million Weekend

Defying all projections, Disney’s re-release of The Lion King roared its way to a first-day gross of $8.8 million at the domestic box office and is now on course to gross as much as $25 million for the weekend. Lion King easily claimed the top spot over three new films — Ryan Gosling starrer Drive, Sarah Jessica Parker comedy I Don’t Know How She Does It and Rod Lurie’s Straw Dogs remake.

Senh: Impressive and surprising.

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'Nemo,' 'Mermaid,' 'Beast' and 'Monsters' go 3-D

3-D `Lion King' feels the love with $29.3M opening

Box Office Report: 'The Lion King' Earns $8.8 Million on Friday for $25 Million Weekend