Disney announced their plans for a sequel to The Jungle Book a mere four days before Favreau?s current hit was even released. The film boasts a host of celebrity voices from Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong?o, Scarlett Johansson, Christopher Walken, and the late Garry Shandling, has only been in wide release since April. The Jungle Book has been a runaway success story, despite the fact that it has yet to even open in the historically Disney-friendly international markets of South Korea and Japan. Disney confirmed the impressive achievement on Thursday, June 9th, with the film tallying $349 million domestically and $549 million internationally. The Jungle Book also holds the title as the biggest Hollywood release ever in India.
