‘Jumanji 2’ Set for #1 Start Ahead of ‘Black Christmas’ and ‘Richard Jewell’

The holiday season is well underway, with Frozen II leading the charge by a wide margin, currently serving as the only holiday release to top $100 million so far.

However, Ford v Ferrari should soon reach that milestone and this weekend’s release of Sony’s Jumanji: The Next Level will also be expected to top that figure and more.

This weekend also sees the release of Universal and Blumhouse’s holiday horror remake Black Christmas and Clint Eastwood’s Richard Jewell, the latter representing yet another adult-targeted feature as several have been released over the last month.Looking at a #1 finish is Sony’s release of Jumanji: The Next Level, the sequel to the breakout hit of 2017, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, which debuted just before Christmas two years ago and went on to gross over $400 million domestically, serving as Sony’s largest domestic release of all-time.

This year Sony is getting an

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