We told you yesterday that Jumanji: The Next Level has been doing really well at the box office, so much so that it's first day numbers were far better than the Hindi releases Mardaani 2 and The Body. In fact, it even scored highest Day 1 in the franchise too with Rs 5.05 crore. Jumanji Welcome To The Jungle had scored Rs 4.11 crore on its first day. Day 2 numbers have seen a massive jump as well and have become the highest single-day count in the franchise. Dwayne Johnson’s Jumanji: The Next Level Beats Raani Mukerji’s Mardaani 2 and Emraan Hashmi’s The Body on Day 1 BO
Jumanji: The Next Level earned Rs 8.35 crore on Saturday which is max that this franchise has earned in one day so far. The Sunday collection of the prequel was Rs 6.50 crore. The total of the sequel thus stands at Rs 14.55 crore. The previous film had earned Rs 15.84 crore in its first three days.
#Jumanji: #TheNextLevel goes on an overdrive on Day 2... Records superb growth... Kids and families are patronising the film big time... Thu previews 1.15 cr, Fri 5.05 cr, Sat 8.35 cr. Total: ₹ 14.55 cr Nett BOC. #India biz. All versions. #JumanjiTheNextLevel
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 15, 2019
This is what the prequel had earned on its first four days...
#Jumanji #WelcomeToTheJungle has a STRONG Mon [1 Jan 2018]... Fri 4.11 cr, Sat 5.23 cr, Sun 6.50 cr, Mon 6 cr. Total: ₹ 21.84 cr NettBOC... GrossBOC: ₹ 28.07 cr. India biz. #JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 2, 2018
Jumanji, 1995 original, is a favourite of many. Many of us have grown up watching that film. But that was a complete kiddie movie while the reboot is adult in its treatment with Dwayne Johnson flexing muscles. That's why it cuts across every section of the audience and is gaining patronage.
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