The adventure comedy
"Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" is a sequel, and in some respects a soft reboot, of the original 1995
"Jumanji" that starred
Robin Williams. The new installment is directed by
Jake Kasdan (
"Bad Teacher") and it stars
Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart and
Karen Gillan as the video game avatars of four teenagers who are transported into the fantastical world of Jumanji. There they must learn to work together in order to survive and conquer the game.
The film also stars
Nick Jonas, Bobby Cannavale, Rhys Darby, Alex Wolff, Ser'Darius Blain, Madison Iseman, Morgan Turner and
Marin Hinkle.
"Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" opened in theaters on December 20th, 2017 and received surprisingly enthusiastic reviews from critics, followed by an equally enthusiastic, and surprising, box-office response from moviegoers. When it opened it grossed $36.1 million and finished in second place behind
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi", but following Christmas the film saw a constant increase and eventually managed to overtake
"The Last Jedi" for the top spot in its third weekend. It has currently grossed $541.6 million worldwide against a production budget of $90 million.
Find out more about the movie after the jump.