Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson isn't just king of the jungle, he's now king of Sony Pictures. Following an incredibly successful (and surprising) box office run,
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle finally dethroned Sam Raimi's
Spider-Man as Sony's highest-grossing film ever at the domestic box office.
Released in 2002, Raimi's
Spider-Man grossed $403.7 million domestically, jump-starting a very successful trilogy of films for Sony. It's taken 16 years, but now, per Deadline,
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is Sony's top performer stateside. Although
Spider-Man enjoyed a much larger opening weekend,
Jumanji, which released in December 2017 shortly after
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has shown incredible legs. It dominated the box office in January 2018 before finally running into some competition with Marvel's
Black Panther which has broken all sorts of box office records.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle now sits at No. 26 on the all time domestic box office charts.
Worldwide,
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is second for Sony with a global haul of $951 million, trailing
Skyfall's $1.1 billion. The film is currently No. 42 on the all-time worldwide box office charts.
Deadline's finance sources estimate
Jumanji will bring in
"an estimated $305.7 million in profit after all ancillaries back to Sony."
A sequel for the film is
already being planned with stars Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan possibly returning to repirse their roles. Director Jake Kasdan is also reported to return to the director's chair for the sequel. As for a release date, Sony is targeting December 2019 which would compete with
Star Wars Episode IX. It seemed to workout fine this time around, so perhaps
Sony is looking to press its luck.