JUMANJI Welcome to the jungle

When four students play with a magical video game, they are drawn to the jungle world of Jumanji, where they are trapped as their avatars. To return to the real world, they must finish the game.
Release date: December 20, 2017 (USA)
Director: Jake Kasdan
Sequel: Jumanji: The Next Level
Box office: 962.5 million USD
Screenplay: Chris McKenna, Scott Rosenberg, Jeff Pinkner, Erik Sommers
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is a 2017 American fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan from a screenplay by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Scott Rosenberg, and Jeff Pinkner. The film is the third installment in the Jumanji film series and the indirect sequel to Jumanji (1995). It stars Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, and Bobby Cannavale. The story focuses on a group of teenagers who come across Jumanji, now transformed into a video game twenty-two years after the events of the 1995 film. They find themselves trapped in the game as a set of adult avatars, seeking to complete a quest alongside another player who has been trapped since 1996.

Principal photography began in Honolulu in September 2016 and ended in Atlanta in December, with the film containing notable references to the first film as a tribute to its lead actor Robin Williams.[7] Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, premiered at the Grand Rex in Paris on December 5, 2017, and was released in the United States on December 20 by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its humor and performances.[8] It grossed $962.5 million worldwide, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2017. A sequel, Jumanji: The Next Level, was released in December 2019.

Directed by
Jake Kasdan
Screenplay by
Chris McKenna
Erik Sommers
Scott Rosenberg
Jeff Pinkner
Story by
Chris McKenna
Based on
Jumanji
by Chris Van Allsburg
Produced by
Matt Tolmach
William Teitler
Starring
Dwayne Johnson
Jack Black
Kevin Hart
Karen Gillan
Nick Jonas
Bobby Cannavale

Cinematography
Gyula Pados
Edited by
Mark Helfrich
Steve Edwards
Music by
Henry Jackman[1]
Production
companies
Columbia Pictures[2]
Matt Tolmach Productions[2]
Seven Bucks Productions[2]
Distributed by
Sony Pictures Releasing[2]
Release dates
December 5, 2017 (Grand Rex)
December 20, 2017 (United States)
Running time
119 minutes[3]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$90–150 million[4][5]
Box office
$962.5 million[6]

In a brand-new Jumanji adventure, four high-school kids discover an old video-game console and are drawn into the game's jungle setting, literally becoming the adult avatars they chose. What they discover is that you don't just play Jumanji--you must survive it. To beat the game and return to the real world, they must go on the most dangerous adventure of their lives, discover what Alan Parrish left 20 years ago, and change the way they think about themselves --or they'll be stuck in the game forever, to be played by others without break.—Sony Pictures