three dimensional redos spinning B.O. history

'Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace'Hollywood's three dimensional redos are re-writing box office history.Through the finish of Friday, Fox's "The Exorcist: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace," having a lifetime gross of $456 million by Wednesday, will end up the greatest-grossing PG-ranked film ever, surpassing the initial "The Exorcist" at $460 million (not comprising inflation)."Episode I" bowed last week the very first time in three dimensional, collecting a much better-than-expected $22.5 million. Pic's three dimensional version makes its way into the weekend with $25.two million.InchThe Lion King," meanwhile, nabbed the G-ranked crown from "Toy Story 3" this past year. Here's how that three dimensional shake-up shakes out:Disney released its three dimensional "Lion King" to some boffo Stateside tally of $94 million. Put into the film's large-format (including Imax) re-release in 2002, which totaled $15.7 million, "The Lion King" has cumed a great U.S. total of $423 million. "Toy Story 3" ended with $415 million.Records aside, these three dimensional redos have grown to be a tidy method for galleries to enhance their main point here. Disney bowed recently "Beauty and also the Animal" in three dimensional, using the pic approaching $50 million for any theatrical lifetime domestic cume of $217 million. A Button presently has within the pipeline three more conversions slated with this year and then, including "Finding Nemo," "Monsters, Corporation." and "The Small Mermaid."Up next is James Cameron's three dimensional management of "Titanic," which Vital is delivering on April 4. It will have to make $160 milllion Stateside to reclaim its all-time box office crown from "Avatar" -- which appears possible, because of the craze it produced if this was initially launched in 1997. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com