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Disney's on a Roll as ‘Jungle Book’ Opens at $103.6 Million
- Debut was third-biggest so far this year, ComScore says
- `Barbershop' new release is distant second at $20.2 million
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“The Jungle Book,” a live-action retelling of the Walt Disney Co. animation classic, topped the box office on its debut weekend, setting up the studio for what some analysts say could be one of its best years ever at theaters.
The movie, based on the classic children’s book by Rudyard Kipling, brought in an estimated $103.6 million in U.S. and Canadian theaters, ComScore Inc. said in an e-mailed statement. That was the second-best April opening ever, behind only “Furious 7” last year, and easily beat two other new releases, the comedy “Barbershop: The Next Cut” and the action movie “Criminal,” which placed second and sixth, respectively.