Box office: Disney rules the box office with The Jungle Book in North America and Captain America overseas

Box office: Disney rules the box office with The Jungle Book in North America and Captain America overseas May 1, 2016

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The Jungle Book has reached the top, and it won’t stop — the “live-action” remake of Disney’s 1967 cartoon was the top draw at the box office for its third consecutive week, earning more this weekend than all the new releases combined.

The film is estimated to have grossed $42.4 million between Friday and Sunday — a drop of only 31% from last week — for a domestic cume of $252.1 million.

That gives the film the best third weekend of the year, beating the $37.2 million that Zootopia earned in March. It’s also the seventh-best third weekend ever.

The Jungle Book has earned another $432.7 million overseas for a worldwide total of $684.8 million — well ahead of Disney’s live-action remake of Cinderella (2015, $543.5 million) but still a bit behind Maleficent (2014, $758.5 million).

The week’s three main newcomers — Keanu, Mother’s Day, Ratchet & Clank — all opened softly, between $4.8 million and $9.4 million each.

If audiences and exhibitors seem to be avoiding new releases right now, that could be because they’re waiting for next week’s big blockbuster. Captain America: Civil War — which opens in North America this coming Thursday night — opened a week early overseas and earned $200.2 million in 37 territories this week.

Meanwhile, in other box-office news…

Zootopia grossed $5 million and ranked sixth in its ninth week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $323.5 million. The film has earned another $607.9 million overseas for a global total of $931.4 million, which is still the year’s best worldwide.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice grossed $3.8 million and ranked ninth in its sixth week. After six weeks in theatres, the film has earned $325.1 million — which is still not yet double the $166 million that the film made in its first weekend.

Batman v Superman has earned another $537.8 million overseas for a global total of $862.9 million — well under the billion-dollar mark the studio was aiming for.

Miracles from Heaven grossed $525,000 and ranked 16th in its sixth week, for a domestic total of $59.7 million. It has earned another $8.1 million overseas.

There was no estimate for God’s Not Dead 2 this week. As of Thursday, the film had earned $19.3 million in North America and another $2 million overseas.

Now for a bit of extra data on Zootopia’s ranking among animated films:

In North America, the film now ranks ninth:

  • 2004 — Shrek 2 (DreamWorks) — $441.2 million
  • 1994 — The Lion King (Disney) — $422.8 million
  • 2010 — Toy Story 3 (Pixar) — $415.0 million
  • 2013 — Frozen (Disney) — $400.7 million
  • 2003 — Finding Nemo (Pixar) — $380.8 million
  • 2013 — Despicable Me 2 (Universal) — $368.1 million
  • 2015 — Inside Out (Pixar) — $356.5 million
  • 2015 — Minions (Universal) — $336 million
  • 2016 — Zootopia (Disney) — $323.5 million
  • 2007 — Shrek the Third (DreamWorks) — $322.7 million

Overseas, the film now ranks sixth:

  • 2013 — Frozen (Disney) — $875.7 million
  • 2015 — Minions (Universal) — $823.4 million
  • 2012 — Ice Age: Continental Drift (Fox) — $715.9 million
  • 2009 — Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Fox) — $690.1 million
  • 2010 — Toy Story 3 (Pixar) — $648.2 million
  • 2016 — Zootopia (Disney) — $607.9 million
  • 2013 — Despicable Me 2 (Universal) — $602.7 million
  • 1994 — The Lion King (Disney) — $564.7 million
  • 2003 — Finding Nemo (Pixar) — $555.9 million
  • 2012 — Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (DreamWorks) — $530.5 million

And worldwide, the film now ranks seventh:

  • 2013 — Frozen (Disney) — $400.7 + 875.7 = 1276.5 million
  • 2015 — Minions (Universal) — $336.0 + 823.4 = 1159.4 million
  • 2010 — Toy Story 3 (Pixar) — $415.0 + 648.2 = 1063.2 million
  • 1994 — The Lion King (Disney) — $422.8 + 564.7 = 987.5 million
  • 2013 — Despicable Me 2 (Universal) — $368.1 + 602.7 = 970.8 million
  • 2003 — Finding Nemo (Pixar) — $380.8 + 555.9 = 936.7 million
  • 2016 — Zootopia (Disney) — $323.5 + 607.9 = 931.4 million
  • 2004 — Shrek 2 (DreamWorks) — $441.2 + 478.6 = 919.8 million
  • 2009 — Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Fox) — $196.6 + 690.1 = 886.7 million
  • 2012 — Ice Age: Continental Drift (Fox) — $161.3 + 715.9 = 877.2 million

And now for a bit of extra data on the “faith-based” films:

Miracles from Heaven had the fourth-best first weekend of any film in this genre six weeks ago, and now it has the ninth-best seventh weekend:

  • 2004 — The Passion of the Christ — $15.2 million
  • 2015 — War Room — $1.9 million
  • 2014 — God’s Not Dead — $1.8 million
  • 2008 — Fireproof — $1.6 million
  • 2011 — Courageous — $1 million
  • 2011 — Soul Surfer — $930,008
  • 2014 — Heaven Is for Real — $800,872
  • 2006 — Facing the Giants — $674,945
  • 2016 — Miracles from Heaven — $525,000
  • 1999 — The Omega Code — $501,232

Miracles from Heaven is now virtually tied for fifth place among “faith-based” films:

  • 2004 — The Passion of the Christ — $370.8 million
  • 2014 — Heaven Is for Real — $91.4 million
  • 2015 — War Room — $67.8 million
  • 2014 — God’s Not Dead — $60.8 million
  • 2014 — Son of God — $59.7 million
  • 2016 — Miracles from Heaven — $59.7 million
  • 2011 — Soul Surfer — $43.9 million
  • 2006 — The Nativity Story — $37.6 million
  • 2016 — Risen — $36.7 million
  • 2011 — Courageous — $34.5 million

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