'The
Jungle Book' is
king of the box
****** with 3.6 million opening
Everything's coming up Disney.
The Jungle Book*swings in for a dominant first-place finish in the weekly box
****** tussle,
with an estimated $103.6*million banked from Friday to Sunday.
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'The Jungle Book' is a thrilling masterpiece with both art and heart
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 **t the biggest April
opening in Hollywood history —
Furious 7*owns that record,
with $147.2
million —
The Jungle Book's performance is good e**ugh for second place. It's also a hit overseas,
with around $187
million earned abroad over its first two weeks.
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