The live-action of ?The Lion King? is expected to be the biggest opening weekend for a Disney remake. According to Comicbook.com, they are expecting the film to bring in $180 to $230 million. This would beat the $174 million opening weekend of 2017?s live-action ?Beauty and the Beast.? When the teaser for ?The Lion King? came out in November, it broke 224.6 million global views. It?s the second most-viewed trailer, behind ?Avengers: Infinity War.?