By Tom Dever · January 16, 2018
With a move into China and $300MM-plus foreign box office, the Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle train keeps rolling with no end in sight. While many predicted the billion-dollar boon of the latest installment of the Star Wars mega-franchise, even the most optimistic predictions probably didn’t anticipate Jumanji having this much staying power.
While having perpetual box office windfall Dwayne Johnson in the lead certainly helps, clearly there is more to the success of Jumanji. It has the added bonus of being based on a somewhat well-known children’s picture book from the early 80’s and a successful adaptation of the 1990s, Jumanji (1995- $262,000,000 at the box office).
The 2017 iteration has the elements of several high-concept tropes. It’s not that we haven’t seen any of these before…the elements of trapped in a video game (Tron)…the mismatch body swap (The Hot Chick, Freaky Friday, Big and so so many others)…and, of course, the proven concept of the original…but the creative team has brought them all together in a way that feels new and is clearly resonating with audiences.
Please note: All box office grosses listed below are domestic.
Four teenagers are sucked into a magical video game, and the only way they can escape is to work together to finish the game.
Weekend Gross — $35MM
Gross to Date — $292MM
Director — Jake Kasdan: Jake Kasdan was born on October 28, 1974 in Detroit, Michigan, USA as Jacob Kasdan. He is a producer and director, known for Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Zero Effect (1998) and The TV Set (2006). See full bio »
Screenwriter — Chris McKenna: Chris McKenna is known for his work on Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Community (2009). He is married to Sally Bradford. They have two children. See full bio »
Screenwriter — Erik Sommers: Erik Sommers is a producer and writer, known for Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and The LEGO Batman Movie (2017). See full bio »
Screenwriter — Scott Rosenberg: Scott Rosenberg was born on April 24, 1963 in Needham, Massachusetts, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Beautiful Girls (1996), Con Air (1997) and Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000). See full bio »
Screenwriter — Jeff Pinkner: Jeff Pinkner is a producer and writer, known for Fringe (2008), Alias (2001) and The Dark Tower (2017). See full bio »
Music — Henry Jackman: Henry Jackman, born in Hillingdon, Middlesex, UK, began composing his first symphony at age six, and was an accomplished composer by age nine. He went on to study classical music at St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir School, Eton College, Framlingham College and Oxford University. As a teenager, he became heavily influenced by the underground rave scene, … See full bio »
Cinematographer — Gyula Pados: In 1990, Gyula Pados, until then a Camera Assistant working for Vilmos Zsigmond, joined the Budapest Film School’s 4-year camera course which insists that, for two years, ‘everybody tries everything’. In his first year Gyula directed a short film Dawn which won four festival prizes outright and shared a First (at Munich), the Wim Wenders prize, … See full bio »
Editor — Steve Edwards: See full bio »
Editor — Mark Helfrich: Mark Helfrich is known for his work on X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), Predator (1987) and R.I.P.D. (2013). See full bio »
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country’s first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between the press and the government.
Weekend Gross — $23MM
Gross to Date — $528MM
Director — Steven Spielberg. Undoubtedly one of the most influential personalities in the history of film, Steven Spielberg is perhaps Hollywood’s best-known director and certainly one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. Spielberg has countless big-grossing, critically acclaimed credits to his name, as a producer, director and writer. … See full bio »
Screenwriter — Liz Hannah: Liz Hannah is a writer and director, best known for her work on Reign Over Me.
Screenwriter — Josh Singer: Josh Singer is a writer who previously wrote for The West Wing and won an Academy Award for his work on Spotlight.
Music — John Williams: As one of the best known, awarded, and financially successful composers in US history, John Williams is as easy to recall as John Philip Sousa, Aaron Copland or Leonard Bernstein, illustrating why he is “America’s composer” time and again. With a massive list of awards that includes over 41 Oscar nominations (five wins), twenty-odd Gold and … See full bio »
Cinematographer — Janusz Kaminski: Janusz Kaminski is a Polish cinematographer and film director. He has established a partnership with Steven Spielberg, working as a cinematographer on his movies since 1993. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Schindler’s List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998).
Editor — Michael Kahn: Michael Kahn is three-time Academy Award-winning editor who has previously worked with Spielberg on Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Minority Report (2001).
A businessman is caught up in a criminal conspiracy during his daily commute home.
Weekend Gross — $16MM
Gross to Date — $16MM
Director — Jaume Collet-Serra: Jaume Collet-Serra is a director best known for his previous work on The Shallows (2016) and Unknown (2011) and will be directing next year’s adaptation of The Jungle Cruise, starring Dwayne Johnson.
Screenwriter — Byron Willinger: Byron Willinger is a writer with multiple projects in development. This is his first feature.
Screenwriter — Philip de Blasi: Philip de Blasi is a writer with multiple projects in development. This is his first feature.
Screenwriter — Ryan Engle: Ryan Engle is a writer, director and producer best known for his work on Non-Stop (2014).
Music — Roque Baños: Roque Baños is a composer best known for his work on Evil Dead (2013) and In the Heart of the Sea (2015.)
Cinematographer — Paul Cameron: Paul Cameron is a cinematographer and director best known for his work on Collateral (2004) and Total Recall (2012).
Editor — Nicolas De Toth: Nicolas De Toth is an editor best known for his work on X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and Live Free or Die Hard (2007).
Celebrates the birth of show business, and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
Weekend Gross — $16MM
Gross to Date — $98MM
Director — Michael Gracey: Michael Gracey is known for his work on The Greatest Showman (2017), Naruto and Ned Kelly (2003). See full bio »
Screenwriter — Jenny Bicks: Jenny Bicks was born on July 30, 1963 in the USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Sex and the City (1998), The Greatest Showman (2017) and Rio 2 (2014). See full bio »
Screenwriter — Bill Condon: Bill Condon was born on October 22, 1955 in New York City, New York, USA as William Patrick Condon. He is a director and writer, known for Kinsey (2004), Dreamgirls (2006) and Gods and Monsters (1998). See full bio »
Music — John Debney: John Debney’s career seemed destined for Hollywood. The son of Disney Studios producer Louis Debney, John grew up in nearby Glendale, California, where he got early inspiration for film and music growing up on the Disney Studio lot. The child of two musicians, John showed an early aptitude for music and began guitar lessons at age six, later … See full bio »
Music — Benj Pasek: Benj Pasek was born on June 9, 1985 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. See full bio »
Music — Justin Paul: Justin Paul was born on January 3, 1985 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. See full bio »
Music — Joseph Trapanese: Joseph Trapanese is best known for his sleek, ominous score work for blockbuster films like “Tron: Legacy,” “Straight Outta Compton,” “Oblivion,” and the “Raid” series. As a composer, arranger, and producer for movie, television, theater, and video game music, he has collaborated with a number of mainstream musical acts. His first major break came… See full bio »
Cinematographer — Seamus McGarvey: Seamus McGarvey BSC, born 29 June 1967 in Armagh, Northern Ireland, is an Irish cinematographer who began his career as a still photographer before attending film school at the University of Westminster in London. Upon graduating in 1988 he began shooting short films and documentaries, including Skin, which was nominated for a Royal Television … See full bio »
Editor — Tom Cross: Tom Cross is known for his work on Whiplash (2014), Joy (2015) and La La Land (2016). See full bio »
Editor — Robert Duffy: See full bio »
Editor — Joe Hutshing: Joe Hutshing can definitely be included among the greatest film editors of all time due not only to his impressive resume with works from directors like Oliver Stone, Cameron Crowe and John Woo, but also due to his innovative techniques and amazing eye for details in order to compose a great cinematic story. His first cinema credit was as an … See full bio »
Editor — Michael McCusker: See full bio »
Editor — Jon Poll: Jon Poll is an editor and producer, known for Charlie Bartlett (2007), Meet the Parents (2000) and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016). See full bio »
Editor — Spencer Susser: Spencer Susser is an editor and director, known for Hesher (2010), I Love Sarah Jane (2008) and The Greatest Showman (2017). See full bio »
Weekend Gross — $15MM
Gross to Date — $596MM
Director — Rian Johnson: Rian Johnson was born in Maryland and at a young age, he moved to San Clemente, California, where he was raised. After graduating from high school, he went on to attend the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. His first feature film Brick (2005) was released in 2005 and was the metaphorical building block that launched his … See full bio »
Screenwriter — Rian Johnson: Same as above.
Music — John Williams: As one of the best known, awarded, and financially successful composers in US history, John Williams is as easy to recall as John Philip Sousa, Aaron Copland or Leonard Bernstein, illustrating why he is “America’s composer” time and again. With a massive list of awards that includes over 41 Oscar nominations (five wins), twenty-odd Gold and … See full bio »
Cinematographer — Steve Yedlin: Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2015. See more trivia »
Editor — Bob Ducsay: Bob Ducsay is an editor and producer, known for Looper (2012), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) and Godzilla (2014). He has been married to Gabrielle Ducsay since September 2001. See full bio »
Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.
Weekend Gross — $15MM
Gross to Date — $15MM
Director — Paul King: Paul King is a writer and director best known for his work on Paddington (2014)
Screenwriter — Paul King: See above.
Screenwriter — Simon Farnaby: Simon Farnaby is a writer best known for his work on Your Highness (2011) and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016).
Music — Dario Marianelli: Dario Marianelli is an Academy Award-winning composer best known for his work on Atonement (2007).
Cinematographer — Erik Wilson»
Editor — Jonathan Amos: See full bio »
Editor — Mark Everson: See full bio »
Parapsychologist Dr. Elise Rainier faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet – in her own family home.
Weekend Gross — $29MM
Gross to Date — $29MM
Director — Adam Robitel: Emmy-nominated producer, writer and director, Robitel graduated from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, a double major in film production and acting. Robitel is currently in Cape Town South Africa, prepping a thriller for producer Neal Moritz’s Original Films and Sony Pictures Studios. Robitel recently made headlines … See full bio »
Screenwriter — Leigh Whannel: Leigh Whannell grew up in Melbourne, Australia, where, at the age of four, he developed an obsession with telling stories. Whether it be through acting, writing or filmmaking, his primary love was getting a reaction from an audience. In 1995, at the age of 18, he was accepted into the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology’s prestigious Media … See full bio »
Music — Joseph Bishara: Joseph Bishara is known for his work on Insidious (2010), The Conjuring 2 (2016) and The Conjuring (2013). See full bio »
Cinematographer — Toby Oliver: Toby Oliver ACS is an award-winning cinematographer whose career extends from his native Australia to the United States and internationally. Named as one of Variety’s 10 Cinematographers to Watch in 2017, Toby now resides in Los Angeles and has forged a remarkable and varied range of credits on feature films, documentaries and television. In the … See full bio »
Editor — Timothy Alverson: See full bio »
Mary is a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad.
Weekend Gross — $12MM
Gross to Date — $12MM
Director —Babak Najafi: Babak Najafi is an Iranian-Swedish film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He is known for directing London Has Fallen (2016).
Screenwriter — John Stuart Newman: John Stuart Newman is a screenwriter best known for television writing on Dirty Work (2012) and Get Shorty (2017).
Screenwriter — Steve Antin: Steve Antini is a writer and producer best known for his work on Burlesque (2009).
Screenwriter — Christian Swegal.
Music — Fil Eisler: Fil Eisler is a composer best known for his work on To the Bone (2017) and the television series Empire.
Cinematographer — Dan Laustsen: Dan Laustsen is a BAFTA-nominated cinematographer best known for his work on The Shape of Water (2017) and Crimson Peak (2015).
Editor — Evan Schiff: See full bio »
Following their win at the world championship, the now separated Bellas reunite for one last singing competition at an overseas USO tour, but face a group who uses both instruments and voices.
Weekend Gross — $7.3MM
Gross to Date — $96MM
Director — Trish Sie: Trish Sie is a director and writer, known for Pitch Perfect 3 (2017), Step Up All In (2014) and OK Go: Upside Down & Inside Out (2016). See full bio »
Screenwriter — Kay Cannon: Kay Cannon is a screenwriter, actress and producer, best known for Pitch Perfect (2012), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), and Pitch Perfect 3 (2017). She is also known for her work on NBC’s 30 Rock (2006) and the Netflix Original Series Girlboss (2017). Cannon has won three Writers Guild of America Awards and has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy … See full bio »
Screenwriter — Mike White: Mike White was born on June 28, 1970 in Pasadena, California, USA as Michael Christopher White. He is a writer and producer, known for Chuck & Buck (2000), The Good Girl (2002) and School of Rock (2003). See full bio »
Music — Christopher Lennertz: Christopher Lennertz was born on January 2, 1972 in Methuen, Massachusetts, USA. He is a composer, known for Sausage Party (2016), Agent Carter (2015) and Medal of Honor: European Assault (2005). See full bio »
Cinematographer — Matthew Clark: See full bio »
Editor — Craig Alpert: See full bio »
Editor — Colin Patton: See full bio »
During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.
Weekend Gross — $5.6MM
Gross to Date — $37MM
Director — Joe Wright: Joe Wright is a director and producer, known for Pride & Prejudice (2005), Atonement (2007) and Anna Karenina (2012). He has been married to Anoushka Shankar since September 26, 2010. They have two children. See full bio »
Screenwriter — Anthony McCarten: Anthony McCarten is a writer and producer, known for The Theory of Everything (2014), Show of Hands (2008) and Darkest Hour (2017). See full bio »
Music — Dario Marianelli: Dario Marianelli is an Italian film composer. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with director Joe Wright. Marianelli has collaborated with the director Joe Wright five times, on Pride & Prejudice (2005), Atonement (2007), The Soloist (2009), Anna Karenina (2012) and Darkest Hour (2017). In 2008, Marianelli won both an Oscar and a … See full bio »
Cinematographer — Bruno Delbonnel: Bruno Delbonnel was born in 1957 in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. He is known for his work on A Very Long Engagement (2004), Amélie (2001) and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). See full bio »
Editor — Valerio Bonelli: See full bio »
Tom Dever writes for The Script Lab.
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Info taken from Box Office Mojo and IMDb.
Tom Dever · January 8, 2018
