Rerelease of "Lion King" Roared To A Box Office Champ

The re-release of "The Lion King" in 3D did better than even Disney executives were hoping. It gobbled up an astounding $29 million this past weekend.

And no, I haven't had the chance to go see it yet, but I probably will this coming weekend.

So, with the unexpected success of this movie, will Beauty and the Best be widely released in 3D as well?

Disney had been planning to release a 3-D version of "Beauty and the Beast" nationwide this fall, but instead only opened the film at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood this month. The movie played there for an exclusive two-week run, which was intended to promote the new version's DVD/Blu-ray launch in October.

Hollis said the success of "The Lion King" might cause Disney executives to reconsider that decision.

Zz.