Disney's Reissue of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Tops Domestic Box Office This Week

Disney has reissued its 2017 live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast, while new films are still being halted due to the health crisis.

The film has topped the domestic box office this week, Deadline reports. The film brought in an estimated $467K at 527 locations. Disney/Marvel's Iron Man was second with $430K at 462 sites.

Back in March of 2017, when the film first opened, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ranked number one in its first weekend, bringing in $174.7M. The movie continues to hold THE MARCH record for the best domestic opening ever.

Between 1200 and 1500 movie theaters have reopened, out of the country's 5000. Movie theaters in New York remain closed, despite the state moving into its phase 4 of reopening this week.

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Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" is a live-action re-telling of the studio's animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs. "Beauty and the Beast" is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle's enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast's hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince within. The film stars: Emma Watson as Belle; Dan Stevens as the Beast; Luke Evans as Gaston, the handsome, but shallow villager who woos Belle; Oscar® winner Kevin Kline as Maurice, BELLE'S eccentric, but lovable father; Josh Gad as Lefou, Gaston's long-suffering aide-de-camp; Golden Globe® nominee Ewan McGregor as Lumiere, the candelabra; Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci as Maestro Cadenza, the harpsichord; Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Plumette, the feather duster; six-time Tony Award® winner Audra McDonald as Madame Garderobe, the wardrobe; Oscar nominee Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, the mantel clock; and two-time Academy Award® winner Emma Thompson as the teapot, Mrs. Potts.

Directed by Oscar winner Bill Condon from a screenplay based on the 1991 animated film, the film is produced by Mandeville Films' David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman with eight-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken, who won two Academy Awards® (Best Original Score and Best Song) for the 1991 animated film, providing the score, which will include new recordings of the original songs written by Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as several new songs written by Menken and three-time Oscar winner Tim Rice. "Beauty and the Beast" was released in U.S. theaters on March 17, 2017.