Disney is set to have a stellar year, withZootopiaalready ablockbuster smash hit, andCaptain America: Civil Warready to dominate thesummer box office. Before that happens, Disney releasedThe Jungle bookinto the wild this weekend, and it proved to be another giant win for the studio. TheJon Favreaudirected wildlife adventure based onRudyard Kipling’s classic book series ran away with an estimated $103.6M at thebox officethis weekend.
The Jungle Bookis the number two biggest April opener of all time, second only to 2015’sFurious 7, which nabbed $147.1M during its opening weekend in this same timeframe last year.The Jungle Book’s first three day grosses outscoredCaptain America: Winter Soldier, which opened on Jul 30, 2025 to the tune of $95M, knocking it back into third place.
While exact estimates haven’t come in, Disney is calling $103.6M for the weekend, expecting a strong Sunday.The Jungle Bookhas the biggest opening of any PG rated title in April, and is only the second PG-rated Disney release to bring in over $100M on it’s opening weekend.Alice in Wonderlandtook in $116.1M when it opened in March 2010.
BothZootopiaandThe Jungle Bookhave been scoring well around the world.Zootopiazoomed past the $300M in North America, bringing Disney’s global take to $2.095B. This is the 15th consecutive year that Disney has reached this mark. Internationally,The Jungle Bookpulled in an additional $136.1M. It opened last weekend in 15 markets, and expanded to 49 starting this past Friday. The International tally is currently at $187.4M. That brings its worldwide grosses to $290.97M, certainly helping the studio get to its $2B goal for 2016.
It’s speculated thatThe Jungle Bookwill keep its number one spot for the next three weeks. And then Disney will overtake the marketplace again with Marvel’sCaptain America: Civil War, which some suspect will be thebiggest movie of the year.The Jungle Bookcurrently has an A CinemaScore. 97% of the audience gave the movie an A or B rating, and the family adventure is currently 97% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. According toDeadline, the movie also scored big in IMAX, pulling in $10.4M from the large format theaters.
Coming in second place with an estimated $20M isBarbershop: The Next Cut, which has also been well reviewed and garners an A- CinemaScore. It is currently at 91% fresh on the Tomatometer. The film wasn’t as successful asBarbershop 2: Back In Business, which took in $24.4 back in February of 2004. The originalBarbershopgrossed $20.6M during its 2002 premiere.
The third big newcomer this weekend, Lionsgate’sCriminal, is on track to take in $5.8M for it’s first weekend. The movie starsKevin Costner, and is his lowest opening for a wide release. Melissa McCarthy’sThe Bosstook third place with an additional $10M.Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justicedropped all the way to fourth place in its fourth weekend of release, taking in another $9.2M. That rounds out the top five. You can see the full top ten list here, with all box office numbers an estimate until final numbers arrive on Monday.
