Sony’sJumanji: Welcome to the Junglehas become quite the unconventional box office hit, debuting strong but ultimately finishing in second place behindStar Wars: The Last Jediduring its first two weekends before winning three frames in a row last month. We reported yesterday that, after being unseated by 20th Century Fox’sThe Maze Runner: The Death Curelast weekend, this epic adventurereturned atop the box officeby taking down newcomerWinchester, winning with just $11 million. In doing so, it matched a record set byTitanicthat had stood for almost exactly 20 years.
WhileJumanji’s box office win this past weekend may not have been by a huge margin, it became the first movie released in December to win a box office weekend in February sinceTitanicdid in the first weekend of February back in 1998. That particular weekend, the eighth frame ofTitanic’s epic box office run, still holds another record as the highest eighth weekend gross in box office history, with just over $23 million.Titanic, whichreturned to theaters in Decemberto celebrate its 20th Anniversary, is a box office anomaly, still holding the records for the highest eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth weekends, holding the top spot at the box office for an amazing 15 weekends in a row, remaining in theaters for a whopping 41 weeks.
WhileJumanji: Welcome to the Junglecertainly isn’t on the same level asTitanic’s box office prowess, its unconventional box office success has been impressive to watch, nonetheless. We reported last month thatJumanji passed Skyfall at the box office, making it the biggest movie for Sony aside from theSpider-Manmovies. As of now,Jumanji: Welcome to the Junglehas taken in $352.6 million domestically, which has surpassed bothThe Amazing Spider-Manmovies, along with last year’sSpider-Man: HomecomingandSpider-Man 3, although it remains to be seen if it has enough left in the tank to pass 2004’sSpider-Man 2($373.5 million) and 2002’sSpider-Man($403.7 million) to become Sony’s biggest movie of all time.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Junglehas also performed well overseas, crossing the $500 million international plateau with $503.1 million, for an impressive $855.7 million worldwide, from just a $90 million budget. The movie was also a critical success, posting a strong 76% on Rotten Tomatoes, and it ended up surprising many fans with its success, evenpassing Justice League at the worldwide box officeand several other prominent movies as well. As of now,Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungleis the fifth highest-grossing movie on the domestic charts, behind the $389.8 million posted byGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and the eighth highest-grossing movie worldwide, behindGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2again with $863.7 million.
Last month, Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman hinted thatJumanji 3could be eyeing aDecember 2019 release date, that would put it up againstStar Wars 9, currently slated for release on August 11, 2025.Jumanji 3hasn’t been given the official green light by the studio quite yet, but given the surprising success ofJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, it would not be a shock. Stars Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan will most likely be returning to reprise their roles in the sequel, although that has yet to be confirmed, nor has the return of director Jake Kasdan been confirmed either. you may head on over to Box Office Mojo to learn : Welcome to the Jungle’s impressive box office run.
