Everything’s coming up Disney.
The Jungle Book swings in for a dominant first-place finish in the weekly box office tussle, with an estimated $103.6 million banked from Friday to Sunday.
The live-action remake has drawn raves from across the critical spectrum. It also boasts a voice cast of proven crowd-pleasers — including Bill Murray, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Ben Kingsley and Christopher Walken — that plays well outside the expected family-friendly crowd.
While it’s not the biggest April opening in Hollywood history — Furious 7 owns that record, with $147.2 million — The Jungle Book‘s performance is good enough for second place. It’s also a hit overseas, with around $187 million earned abroad over its first two weeks. Read more…
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