JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Jumanji: The Next Level" puts "Frozen 2" on second-place ice, while Clint Eastwood's "Richard Jewell" opened with one of the worst box office debuts for the director.
The Sony film starring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart brought in $60.1 million in the U.S. and Canada to break a three-day record for a comedy in December for the production company. The sequel is a followup to 2017's "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle," which grossed $962 million worldwide.
A week before it opened in North America, Sony's "Jumanji: The Next Level" debuted in 18 international countries where it made $52.5 million. The film was Hart's first film release since the actor-comedy suffered a serious back injury after his vintage muscle car he was r
