It also managed to take the #1 spot for three weeks so far and give Star Wars: The Last Jedi a run for its money, even outgrossing that behemoth movie in territories like China, Mexico, Russia, and South Korea.
The upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story (May 25, 2018) and Episode IX (December 20, 2019) will also test whether Lucasfilm’s strategy to release a new Star Wars film every year pays off dividends or leads to audience fatigue.
In a new interview with The Wall Street Journal, Sony motion pictures chief Tom Rothman has confirmed that he hopes to have Jumanji 3 ready for Christmas 2019, where it will go head-to-head against J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode IX.
All three of the recent Star Wars films have also underperformed dramatically in China, a key blockbuster territory.