Disney’s “The Jungle Book” roared to a robust $4.2 million on Thursday night.
Warner Bros. scored $735,000 in Thursday night showings of the comedy sequel “Barber Shop: The Next Cut.”
“The Jungle Book,” whose previews began at 7 p.m., is expected to dominate the U.S. box office this weekend, opening in the $70 million range at 4,028 venues. The live action and CG hybrid, directed by Jon Favreau, has been embraced by critics and carries a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Its $4.2 million preview number matched that of “Maleficent” and was ahead of “Cinderella,” “Oz” and “Zootopia.” Online ticketing service Fandango said Friday that “The Jungle Book” is outpacing “Cinderella,” “Maleficent” and “Oz: the Great and Powerful” in its advance ticket sales.
Disney is so confident about the impending success of the family film, which carries a $175 million budget, that it’s already started developing a sequel.
Should “The Jungle Book” hit $75 million, it...
Warner Bros. scored $735,000 in Thursday night showings of the comedy sequel “Barber Shop: The Next Cut.”
“The Jungle Book,” whose previews began at 7 p.m., is expected to dominate the U.S. box office this weekend, opening in the $70 million range at 4,028 venues. The live action and CG hybrid, directed by Jon Favreau, has been embraced by critics and carries a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Its $4.2 million preview number matched that of “Maleficent” and was ahead of “Cinderella,” “Oz” and “Zootopia.” Online ticketing service Fandango said Friday that “The Jungle Book” is outpacing “Cinderella,” “Maleficent” and “Oz: the Great and Powerful” in its advance ticket sales.
Disney is so confident about the impending success of the family film, which carries a $175 million budget, that it’s already started developing a sequel.
Should “The Jungle Book” hit $75 million, it...
- 4/15/2016
- by Dave McNary
- Variety - Film News
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