New York (CNN Business) Sony ( SNE ) has revamped some of its franchises to big box office numbers in recent years. Spider-Man swung back into action with blockbuster numbers at the box office (thanks to an assist from Disney's Marvel Studios) and Jumanji followed soon after, notching huge totals around the world (thanks to an assist from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson). That's two percentage points lower than "Cats," Universal's other critically panned film that bombed at the box office at the end of 2019. "Dolittle" took the second spot with an estimated $30 million opening for the four-day weekend in North America, according to Universal. The film has a long way to go in order to match the film's production budget, which is a hefty $175 million.

Source: CNN January 19, 2020 16:52 UTC