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Los Angeles - Hot on the heels of the box office success of The Lion King 3D, Disney and Pixar are reviving four of their classic animated films in 3D versions for movie theatres.
Banking on the success of The Lion King 3D, which is set to cross the $80m US box office threshold, the movie studio said it would release a 3D version of 1991 fairytale Beauty and the Beast in January 2012 for a limited run in cinemas.
It will be followed by Pixar's sea-adventure Finding Nemo in September 2012, Monsters, Inc in January 2013 and the classic 1989 Disney romance The Little Mermaid in September 2013.
Treasure trove
"Great stories and great characters are timeless, and at Disney we're fortunate to have a treasure trove of both," said Alan Bergman, president, The Walt Disney Studios.
"We're thrilled to give audiences of all ages the chance to experience these beloved tales in an exciting new way with 3D - and in the case of younger generations, for the first time on the big screen," Bergman said in a statement.
Since 1994, The Lion King has earned about $883m at the worldwide box office, including recent sales from the 3D version of the beloved tale of the African animal kingdom.
Disney's Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid have so far earned $380m and $228m worldwide respectively.
Pixar's 2001 hit Monsters, Inc made $526m worldwide and the 2003 Oscar-winning film Finding Nemo made more than $867m.
