“Jumanji” Franchise Box Office Collection: $2 Billion Mark Shattered!
- Jumanji brought to life one of the biggest dreams of all gamers and children, blending the fictional and real worlds.
- It managed to create history with just a $65 million budget.
- Overall, the entire Jumanji franchise has managed to collect over $2 billion at the box office.
Kids and game lovers have always dreamed about a way they can enter the fictitious worlds of games and become real players. Whether it’s an intricate fantasy world game or a high-stakes action game, players would love a chance to make the game their reality, just like we see in the Jumanji franchise.
The first ever Jumanji movie was released back in 1995 when video games were still an enigma. The characters enter the world of a video game that puts them in tough spots by bringing fictional obstacles and hurdles into real life. Jumanji blurred the lines between fact and fiction, truly immersing the audience in the story.
This is why Jumanji remains one of the highest-grossing movies at the box office. The franchise has four films that all revolve around a similar concept. Jumanji has never failed to capitalize on its target audience as the worldwide collection for the entire franchise stands at $2 billion.
Budget of Jumanji
Starring the likes of Robin Williams and Kristen Dunst in central roles, Jumanji was a star-studded adventure across various obstacles. It did not just delight children but also somehow reinvigorated the fantasy of adults who always dreamed of such a phenomenon. Jumanji, based on the eponymous 1981 children’s picture book by Chris Van Allsburg, was made with a budget of $65 million.
The massive budget for a film in the 90s was because of the scale at which the movie was made. With intricate camera work and set to showcase otherworldly locations, this amount was necessary.
Taking the World by Storm: Jumanji Box Office Collection
Needless to say, Jumanji was a huge success. Fans loved the concept back when it was first introduced and even recorded one of the highest-grossing collections in 1995. It managed to collect $262 million worldwide which is quite a lot considering its budget.
America loved Jumanji: Domestic Box Office Collection
When the movie was released domestically, it received mixed reviews from the audience. At first, they seemingly found it hard to comprehend the plot and see the point of it all. In hindsight, Jumanji could have benefitted from better marketing activities that clearly explained the point and purpose of the movie.
Regardless, that did not stop Jumanji from accumulating a whopping $100 million at the box office domestically, which includes America and Canada. The first Jumanji paved the way for the franchise to thrive and have more installments of the story in the future.
Jumanji Franchise Performance at the Box Office
After Williams’ Jumanji became a superhit, more movies along the same lines followed with Dwayne Johnson’s Jumanji movies being the most recent additions. Epitomizing action and true adrenaline, the new Jumanji movies are also fun to watch. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle collected over $961 million at the box office whereas its direct sequel Jumanji: Next Level, managed to garner over $795 million worldwide.
Fans rally for more Jumanji movies to follow. As games get more innovative and creative, these movies can also become more interesting as we move along. Looking at the massive worldwide collection of the entire franchise where $2 billion is not a small number, Jumanji packs a punch in all its movies. Thus, making it a sure-shot success for the production company.
Jumanji is streaming on Netflix and AppleTV+.
