In a first since 1998’s Titanic, Jumanji tops US box office a second time, seven weeks after December release
Film starring Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan took in US$11 million for the recent three-day weekend, slipping past Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Sony’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle managed the rare feat this weekend of regaining the No. 1 spot in North American box offices in its seventh week out, according to industry estimates.
Taking in US$11 million for the three-day weekend – as competition with American football’s Super Bowl depressed ticket sales – Jumanji became the first film since Titanic, in 1998, to win a February weekend after a nationwide release in December, HollywoodReporter.com reported.
The family flick, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan, follows a group of teens who find themselves transported inside the video game world of Jumanji. Its US domestic cumulative take of just over US$350 million makes it only the third Sony film to reach that mark.
Last weekend’s North American leader, Fox’s Maze Runner: The Death Cure , slipped to second place with a take of US$10.2 million, according to the Exhibitor Relations website. The dystopian sci-fi film follows the harrowing adventures of three teens who have survived a destructive virus infecting the world.
In third spot was a new release, Winchester from Lionsgate, with takings of US$9.3 million despite abysmal reviews.
