Question: when did the first lion king come out
Answer: arry Johnson Mark Kausler Jorgen Klubien Larry Leker Rick Maki Burny Mattinson Joe Ranft Chris Sanders Tom Sito Gary Trousdale Starring Matthew Broderick James Earl Jones Jeremy Irons Rowan Atkinson Moira Kelly Nathan Lane Ernie Sabella Robert Guillaume Jonathan Taylor Thomas Niketa Calame Whoopi Goldberg Cheech Marin Jim Cummings Madge Sinclair Music by Hans Zimmer Edited by Ivan Bilancio Production company Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Feature Animation Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Release date June 15 , 1994 ( 1994 - 06 - 15 ) Running time 88 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $45 million Box office $968.