While the most recent Jumanji movies are set within the same continuity as the 1995 movie, they serve as a “reboot” of sorts by not only focusing on brand-new characters (although The Next Level did bring back a familiar face from the original), but also transforming the Jumanji game itself from a board game into a video game.
Welcome to the Jungle scored over $962 million worldwide during its theatrical run, and The Next Level’s global box office haul totaled a little over $800 million.
Also the original Jumanji saw the game itself unleashing chaos on the real world, but these newer entries follow along the players being sucked into the game’s crazy world, just like Robin Williams’ Alan Parris was decades ago.