VIDEO : How Jumanji Beat Star Wars

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle opened one week after Rian Johnson?s Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Against all the odds, Jumanji emerged out of the packed holiday season a box office winner.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was a massive success.
It was a steady weekend earner and a solid crowd pleaser. Audiences left the theater happy.
The Last Jedi performed well in it's opening, but it was a divisive movie. The movie's success was hampered by bad word of mouth.
Jumanji finally became the number one movie in America over Martin Luther King weekend.
Jumanji has earned $678 million worldwide. The Last Jedi has earned $1.3 billion worldwide.