Disney is in the middle of a never-ending run ofmakinglive-action versions of all their animated movies . . . and some are better than others.
There have been 13 live-action movies so far, including"The Lion King", which is in theaters this weekend. Here's the complete ranking, along with their critic score from RottenTomatoes.com.
1. "The Jungle Book", 2016, 94% . . . Audience Score: 86%
2. "Cinderella", 2015, 84% . . . Audience Score: 78%
3. "Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book", 1994, 79% . . . Audience Score: 55%
4. "Christopher Robin", 2018, 72% . . . Audience Score: 83%
5. "Beauty and the Beast", 2017, 71% . . . Audience Score: 80%
6. "Aladdin", 2019, 56% . . . Audience Score: 94%, which is the best.
7. "The Lion King", 2019, 56% . . . It's too soon for an Audience Score.
8. "Maleficent", 2014, 54% . . . Audience Score: 70%
9. "Alice in Wonderland", 2010, 51% . . . Audience Score: 55%
10. "Dumbo", 2019, 46% . . . Audience Score: 51%
11. "101 Dalmatians", 1996, 39% . . . Audience Score: 40%
12. "102 Dalmatians", 2000, 31% . . . Audience Score: 32%
13. "Alice Through the Looking Glass", 2016, 29% . . . Audience Score: 48%
Obviously, this includes some from a couple decades ago . . . but they're coming hard and fast now.
Another"Maleficent"movie is coming out in October . . . there's"Lady and the Tramp"in November . . . then next year they're putting out"Mulan"and"Cruella", which is a movie about the villain from"101 Dalmatians".
And there are even more in the pipeline . . . including"Peter Pan","Tink","The Sword and the Stone","Pinocchio","Red Rose"from"Snow White","Prince Charming"from"Cinderella", and"The Little Mermaid".
Plus,"The Hunchback of Notre Dame","Lilo & Stitch", and a"Jungle Book" sequel . . . so no, they're not messing around.