It was the second biggest film ever overseas upon release, behind Jurassic Park.
I thought only I knew this random fact . I really hope this 3D re-release does as well as the Toy Story double feature 3D re-release last year. But hand-drawn animation has sadly lost its luster.
This was released in my country 2 weeks ago and many people I know have seen it again. I'm not that attached to the movie (like some friends crying at Mufasa's death ) but it's definitely iconic.