Box Office: Frozen II Tops $1 Billion as Jumanji Sequel Beats Forecasts

Already Disney's sixth billion-dollar film of 2019.

In the US box office for the past weekend, the leader was the sequel Jumanji: The Next Level, which earned $60.1 million. This is against the studio's expectations of $35 million and a production budget of $125 million.

The other sequel, Frozen II, which had held the top spot at the box office for three weeks, now took second place on the list, earning $19.2 million in domestic release. It was this weekend that helped the animated film pass the $1 billion mark in box office receipts, of which $366.5 million came from the US.

The first Frozen took 15 weeks to reach its billion. The sequel needed only 4 weeks to achieve the same goal.

Frozen II also became the sixth Disney film to gross a billion dollars at the box office in 2019. Other studio leaders this year include Avengers: Endgame, The Lion King, Aladdin, Toy Story 4 and Captain Marvel.

Third place at the box office went to the thriller Knives Out with $9.3 million in the US. Worldwide gross to date, as of the weekend's close, stood at $162.2 million against a budget of $40 million.

Fourth place in the American box office went to Richard Jewell by Clint Eastwood. In its opening weekend the film earned $5.2 million against a budget of $40 million. Rounding out the top five was the horror film Black Christmas with an opening of $4.5 million against a budget of $5 million.

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