'Jumanji' Wins the Weekend, 'Insidious' Takes Second Place
by EG
Jumanj: Welcome to the Jungle has been hot on the heels of Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi over its first two weekends of release, but this weekend, Jumanji raced ahead to take the top spot for the first time. Close behind was the horror sequel Insidious: The Last Key, while the fading Last Jedi settled for third place.
Via Box Office Mojo.
Heading into the weekend Sony's Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle ranked #7 on the list of movies that had never reached #1 at the weekend box office. After Friday's estimates the film ranked fourth on the list, but as of today it no longer occupies a position after a stellar third weekend saw the action comedy lead the way at the weekend box office while topping $500 million globally. Additionally, Universal's release of Blumhouse's Insidious: The Last Key finished with a strong second place debut and even outperformed the franchise's third installment as 2018 is officially underway and off to a solid start.
With an estimated $36 million, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle finished #1 at the weekend box office for the first time since releasing on December 20. With a domestic cume that now stands at $244.3 million, the film serves as the highest grossing live action release of all-time for star Kevin Hart and is the second largest live action release for Dwayne Johnson behind only Furious 7's massive $353 million domestic haul and it's showing little sign of slowing down after dropping just 28% this weekend.
Internationally, Jumanji brought in an estimated $70 million, pushing its international cume to $275 million for a global tally reaching $514 million. The film now places within the top 20 among films released in 2017 with a release in China set for next weekend followed by an early April release in Japan.
In second place with an impressive $29.26 million, Insidious: The Last Key delivered the second largest debut of the franchise, topping the third chapter by over $7 million. It's also the ninth largest opening for a Blumhouse Production, just topping the $29 million opening for Paranormal Activity 4. The franchise has now grossed over $400 million worldwide.
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