It’s shaping up to be a merry holiday season for “Jumanji: The Next Level.” Sony’s adventure sequel debuted in first place to $60.1 million, dethroning “Frozen” after three consecutive weeks as box office champ.
Those ticket sales, arriving at the higher end of industry projections, represent a healthy jump on the $36 million start of its predecessor, 2017’s “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.” It also marks the highest debut for a December comedy, as well as the best launch for live-action movie for stars Kevin Hart and Jack Black.
Overseas, “Jumanji 2” kicked off with $85 million for a global start of $145 million. The movie opened in a few foreign territories last weekend, bringing receipts to $152 million at the international box office and $213 million worldwide.
Directed by Jake Kasdan, “Jumanji: The Next Level” was embraced by audiences, who awarded it with an A- CinemaScore. The follow-up — also starring Dwayne Johnson, Nick Jonas...
Those ticket sales, arriving at the higher end of industry projections, represent a healthy jump on the $36 million start of its predecessor, 2017’s “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.” It also marks the highest debut for a December comedy, as well as the best launch for live-action movie for stars Kevin Hart and Jack Black.
Overseas, “Jumanji 2” kicked off with $85 million for a global start of $145 million. The movie opened in a few foreign territories last weekend, bringing receipts to $152 million at the international box office and $213 million worldwide.
Directed by Jake Kasdan, “Jumanji: The Next Level” was embraced by audiences, who awarded it with an A- CinemaScore. The follow-up — also starring Dwayne Johnson, Nick Jonas...
- 12/15/2019
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety - Film News
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