Disney’s recent live action remakes have traditionally come out between March and May, so putting Lion King in the latter half of the summer movie season is an interesting move.
The Lion King will be released in theaters on July 19, 2019, a little over 25 years after the animated movie was released.
Plus, the original Lion King movie remains one of Disney’s most popular animated releases, so you can be sure that audiences will come out in droves to see this new adaptation.
So, the July release date probably won’t affect The Lion King’s performance negatively, although that may change if another studio schedules its own highly-anticipated blockbuster for that same opening weekend.