Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle debuted in December of 2017 and surprised everyone by being an enormous success. What was particularly impressive about the film's financial gross was that it went up against a mainline
Star Wars movie — that being
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi. To top it off, the video game movie wasn't all that bad from a critical standpoint either.
History is repeating itself as; it's almost time for
Jumanji: The Next Level to go up against a mainline
Star Wars instalment — that being
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker. The
Jumanji sequel will be releasing in December and box office experts (specifically
Box Office Pro) have already begun concocting their estimations and speculations.
It's mentioned that
Jumanji: The Next Level will likely succeed for it being a follow-up to a successful film, appealing to many demographics, as well as featuring a well-known and comedic cast. However, it's also mentioned that the upcoming Star Wars instalment might stifle the
Jumanji sequel and that similar sequels saw significant drop off in terms of box office success.
All in all,
Jumanji: The Next Level is predicted to earn between $66 million and $76 million during its domestic opening weekend — $70 million is their exact guess. Overall, it's said that
Jumanji: The Next Level could make $265 million — which is a surprising guess given that its predecessor made almost double that. However, it's worth noting that these are long-range forecasts.
In Jumanji: The Next Level, the gang is back but the game has changed. As they return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored, from the arid deserts to the snowy mountains, in order to escape the world’s most dangerous game.
Jumanji: The Next Level is set to release in theatres on December 13th, 2019.