reference, that $4.7 million it earned in Thursday previews is larger than any of the other films’ respective Friday grosses yesterday. The good news is that Sony’s surprisingly good The Next Level, a sequel to the surprisingly good Welcome to the Jungle, is capitalizing on its predecessor’s earned goodwill. Anyway, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle earned $36 million over its Fri-Sun frame and $52.775 million over its Wed-Sun debut. As for “what went right,” well, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was a textbook case of a franchise relaunch done right. It looked like a lot of fun, and was a lot of fun, for folks who had no interest in the Jumanji brand.

Source: Forbes December 14, 2019 15:45 UTC