But the huge worldwide gross of $966.5 million for the partly live-action Jungle Book gave Favreau leverage to ask Disney for the kind of advanced (and expensive) technology used in The Lion King.
In a new interview with Jon Favreau on The Lion King’s VFX, it was noted that the budget for the film was expected to be significantly larger than the $175 million for his 2016 remake of The Jungle Book.