If only because the international market, and especially China, are only a bigger part of the overall box office picture today than they were 25 years ago.
The Lion King came up just short of bringing in $1 billion in the mid-90s when the original animated film was released.
There had to be an expectation that the remake would break that barrier by a healthy margin.
It still might end up being a solid hit in China, but if the movie performs significantly below expectations in China, it’s going to take a lot from the rest of the world to recover from that.