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Disney’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ Leads Up Weekend for the Box Office
- Movie is the fourth-largest opening since pandemic began
- Films going straight to streaming raise pay issues for actors
Walt Disney Co.’s “Jungle Cruise” led the box office over the weekend, beating estimates, but a modest turnout showed how difficult it will be for the movie industry to reach pre-Covid revenue levels once again.
The movie took in $35 million across 4,310 North American theaters, Comscore Inc. said Monday. That was far better than any other film playing in cinemas, and more than the $30 million analysts expected. But it was still weak for a project that cost $200 million to make. “Black Panther,” which had a similar budget, earned more than $200 million in its first three days in U.S. and Canadian theaters in 2018.