The Lion King makes 74.59cr in India three days after its release

Disney's The Lion King has registered a business of over Rs 74 crore in India since release on July 19.

The film opened in India across 2,140 screens in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Its fourth day gross collection in India on Monday was Rs 9.4 crore, which takes the total to Rs 74.59 crore. 

The film is director Jon Favreau's recreation of the 1994 Disney classic of the same name, and it brings back the adventures of Simba, the lion cub who is to succeed his father Mufasa as King of the Pride Lands. Favreau's film updates the classic tale with photo-realistic and computer-generated animation.

The filmmaker had earlier helmed the 2016 global blockbuster, The Jungle Book.