"Disney's 1994 movie not only had tons of cat lovers naming their pets ""Simba,"" but it also introduced the phrase ""hakuna matata"" into the American lexicon. The film hasn't lost its popularity in the years since its release and even spurred a successful Broadway musical in 1997. When the studio decided to re-release the animated film in 3-D in 2011, <a href='http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/19/showbiz/movies/lion-king-box-office/index.html?iref=allsearch' target='_blank'>it topped the box office</a> <a href='http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/26/showbiz/movies/lion-king-box-office-ew/index.html?iref=allsearch' target='_blank'>two weeks in a row</a>. Again, we say: that's some serious fandom."
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