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'Lion King' tops the North American box office with $185M

By Karen Butler
Cast member Beyonce, the voice of Nala in "The Lion King," attends the premiere of the film in Los Angeles on July 9.  Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
1 of 4 | Cast member Beyonce, the voice of Nala in "The Lion King," attends the premiere of the film in Los Angeles on July 9.  Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

July 21 (UPI) -- The new photo-real animated movie The Lion King -- featuring the voices of Beyonce, Donald Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Seth Rogen -- is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $185 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.

Coming in at No. 2 is Spider-Man: Far From Home with $21 million, followed by Toy Story 4 with $14.6 million at No. 3, Crawl with $6 million at No. 4 and Yesterday with $5.1 million at No. 5.

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Rounding out the top tier are Stuber with $4 million at No. 6, Aladdin with $3.8 million at No. 7, Annabelle Comes Home with $2.7 million at No. 8, Midsommar with $1.6 million at No. 9 and The Secret Life of Pets 2 with $1.5 million at No. 10.

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