Box Office: ‘Jumanji 2’ Eyes $40 Million-Plus Debut
www.imdb.com- Author: Rebecca Rubin
- November 21,2019
Will Christmas bring a fruitful box office bounty for Sony’s “Jumanji: The Next Level”?
The Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart-led sequel, which arrives in theaters on Dec. 13, is on pace to debut to $40 million to $50 million, according to early independent tracking services. Since tracking has been unreliably for sequels in recent weeks, Sony cautiously projecting $35 million over the three day frame. Sony’s estimates would be a disappointing start given the movie’s A-list cast and reported $125 million production budget.
Its predecessor, “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” launched to similar numbers — $36 million over the weekend and $52 million during its first five of release — over the same frame two years earlier. It became a surprise hit and stuck around in multiplexes well into the new year, ultimately earning $404.5 million in North America and $962 million worldwide. Success of the follow-up will depend heavily on whether or not the follow-up can
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The Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart-led sequel, which arrives in theaters on Dec. 13, is on pace to debut to $40 million to $50 million, according to early independent tracking services. Since tracking has been unreliably for sequels in recent weeks, Sony cautiously projecting $35 million over the three day frame. Sony’s estimates would be a disappointing start given the movie’s A-list cast and reported $125 million production budget.
Its predecessor, “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” launched to similar numbers — $36 million over the weekend and $52 million during its first five of release — over the same frame two years earlier. It became a surprise hit and stuck around in multiplexes well into the new year, ultimately earning $404.5 million in North America and $962 million worldwide. Success of the follow-up will depend heavily on whether or not the follow-up can
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