Jumanji could have easily turned off fans who loved the original.
Hollywood often learns the wrong lessons from the success and failures of films, and hopefully that is not what happens here.
The Jumanji name brought people into the theaters in December, but positive word of mouth (and admittedly a weak January calendar) kept them coming back again and again as we head into February.
After all, nostalgia for a beloved film can be tough to live up to.