The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated musical comedy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions.Based on Rudyard Kipling's book of the same name, it is the 19th Disney animated feature film. A panther who discovers Mowgli in the jungle and watches over him as he makes his way back to civilization. King Louie A swinging orangutan and leader of the apes. He befriends Mowgli in hopes of learning how fire is made. Shere Khan A menacing tiger who is the most feared member of the jungle. The Jungle Book - Animated (1967) (4,983) IMDb 7.6 78 min 1967 G Subtitles and Closed Captions Join Mowgli on an adventure to learn 'The Bare Necessities' of life.

The Jungle Book is a 2016 American fantasyadventure film directed and co-produced by Jon Favreau, produced by Walt Disney Pictures, and written by Justin Marks. Based on Rudyard Kipling's eponymous collective works and inspired by Walt Disney's 1967 animated film of the same name,^[5][6]The Jungle Book is a live-action/CGI film that tells the story of Mowgli, an orphaned human boy who, guided by his animal guardians, sets out on a journey of self-discovery while evading the threatening Shere Khan. The film introduces Neel Sethi as Mowgli, along with voice and motion capture performances from Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, and Christopher Walken.

Favreau, Marks, and producer Brigham Taylor developed the film's story as a balance between Disney's animated adaptation and Kipling's original works, borrowing elements from both into the film. Principal photography commenced in 2014, with filming taking place entirely in Los Angeles. The film required extensive use of computer-generated imagery to portray the animals and settings.^[7]

The Jungle Book was released in North America in Disney Digital 3-D, RealD 3D, IMAX 3D, D-Box, and premium large formats, on April 15, 2016. It became a critical and commercial success, grossing over $966 million worldwide, making it the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2016 and the 40th-highest-grossing film of all time. The film received praise for its visual effects, vocal performances, direction, musical score, and its faithfulness to the original animated film, with many calling it an improvement over the 1967 film. It won accolades for achievements in visual effects at the 89th Academy Awards, 22nd Critics' Choice Awards and 70th British Academy Film Awards. A sequel is in development, with Favreau and Marks set to return as director/producer and writer, respectively.

• 2Cast
• 3Production
• 4Music
• 5Release
• 6Reception
  • 6.1Box office

Plot[edit]

Mowgli is a 'man cub' raised by the wolf Raksha and her pack, led by Akela, in an Indian jungle ever since he was brought to them as a infant by the black pantherBagheera. Bagheera trains Mowgli to learn the ways of the wolves, but the boy faces certain challenges and falls behind his wolf siblings, while Akela objects of him using human 'tricks', like building tools, instead of learning the ways of the pack.

One day, during the dry season, the jungle animals gather to drink the water that remains as part of a truce during a drought that enables the jungle's wildlife to drink without fear of being eaten by their predators. The truce is disrupted when a fire-scarred Bengal tiger named Shere Khan arrives, detecting Mowgli's scent in the large crowd. Consumed by a vendetta on humans for scarring him with fire during a hunt, he threatens to kill Mowgli at the end of the drought. After the drought ends, the wolves debate whether they should keep Mowgli or not. Mowgli decides to leave the jungle for the safety of his pack. Bagheera agrees with the decision and volunteers to guide him to the nearby man village.

En route, Shere Khan ambushes them and injures Bagheera, but Mowgli manages to escape amidst a buffalo stampede. Later, Mowgli meets an enormous python named Kaa, who hypnotizes him. While under her influence, Mowgli sees a vision of his father being killed by Shere Khan while protecting him, which also warns of the destructive power of the 'red flower' (fire). Kaa attempts to devour Mowgli, but she is attacked by a himalayan brown bear named Baloo who rescues the unconscious Mowgli. Mowgli later awakens and retrievies some difficult-to-access honey for Baloo as repayment, with the two bonding in the process. Mowgli agrees to stay with Baloo until the winter season arrives. Meanwhile, upon learning that Mowgli has left the jungle, Shere Khan throws Akela off to his death and threatens the pack to lure Mowgli out.

Bagheera eventually finds Mowgli and Baloo and is shocked that Mowgli has not joined the humans as he had agreed, but Baloo calms him down and persuades both of them to sleep on it. During the night, Mowgli finds a herd of Indian elephants gathered around a ditch and uses vines to save their baby ditch. Although Baloo and Bagheera are impressed, Baloo realizes that he cannot guarantee Mowgli's safety after learning that he is being hunted by Shere Khan. Baloo agrees to push Mowgli away to get him to continue onward to the man village.

Mowgli is kidnapped by a gang of monkeys known as the 'Bandar-log', who present him to their leader, a deranged Gigantopithecus named King Louie. Assuming that all humans can make fire, King Louie offers Mowgli protection from Shere Khan in exchange for it. Baloo decoys King Louie while Bagheera tries to sneak him out, but their plan is found out. As King Louie chases Mowgli through his temple, he informs Mowgli of Akela's death. King Louie's rampage eventually causes his temple to collapse on top of him.

Furious that Baloo and Bagheera neglected to tell him about Akela's death, Mowgli goes to confront Shere Khan alone. He steals a lit torch at the village to use as a weapon and heads back to the jungle, accidentally starting a wildfire in the process. He confronts Shere Khan, who argues that Mowgli has made himself the enemy of the jungle by causing the wildfire. Mowgli throws the torch into the water, giving Shere Khan the advantage. Baloo, Bagheera, and the wolf pack intervene and hold Shere Khan off, giving Mowgli enough time to set a trap. He lures Shere Khan up a dead tree and onto a branch, which breaks under the tiger's weight, and Shere Khan falls into the fire to his death. Mowgli then directs the elephants to divert the river and put out the fire.In the aftermath, Raksha becomes the new leader of the wolf pack. Mowgli decides to utilize his equipment and tricks for his own use, having found his true home and calling with his wolf family, Baloo and Bagheera.

Cast[edit]

• Neel Sethi as Mowgli:
  A young boy who was raised by wolves. The search for casting Mowgli was extensive, with thousands of children auditioning from the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Canada. Eventually, newcomer Neel Sethi was confirmed for the role, with casting director Rebecca Williams describing him as embodying 'the heart, humor, and daring of the character. He's warm and accessible, yet also has an intelligence well beyond his years and impressed us all with his ability to hold his own in any situation.'^[8] Sethi underwent parkour training in preparation for the role.^[7]
  • Kendrick Reyes as toddler Mowgli.
• Ritesh Rajan as Mowgli's father.

Voice cast[edit]

• Bill Murray as Baloo:
  A Himalayan brown bear who encounters and befriends Mowgli. Favreau had Murray in mind to voice Baloo since the beginning of the project. “He’s perfect,” says the director. “Bill just exudes all the charm and humor that you need and expect from Baloo. He has a certain dryness and a rebellious quality.” He had also always wanted to work with Murray, having been a huge fan of his work, though he has been aware of how hard it is to contact him. Fortunately for Favreau, he was able to get a hold of Murray, and he agreed to come on board, with Favreau going on to comment that “Once he came aboard, he was incredibly passionate. He has a very high standard.”. “I just couldn’t say no to playing Baloo,” says Murray. “Jon [Favreau] is a terrific storyteller and I’m such a huge fan of the original stories. Kipling wrote a lot of amazing stuff. I read that book when I was about 22 and I’ve always thought that it was just extraordinary writing.” ^[5]
• Ben Kingsley as Bagheera:
  A black panther (Indian leopard) who is Mowgli's mentor and protector. Favreau said that Kingsley 'brought this elegance and refinement to the character, yet with great firmness. He's an interesting dude with crazy range.'^[5] Kingsley said that Bagheera's 'role in Mowgli's life is to educate, to protect and to guide'.^[5] Kingsley said that '[Bagheera] is instantly recognizable by the way he talks, how he acts and what his ethical code is', and stated that 'Rudyard Kipling’s stories of Mowgli’s adventures with these extraordinary, beautifully defined characters introduce many around the world to the Indian subcontinent and its culture' through he felt that both the film and the book's story was ultimately about Mowgli's search for a family. 'There are many wonderful stories that are based on the struggle of an orphan to find a family — to create a family around him, which is a very poignant part of Jon Favreau’s version of the film. It will have its beautiful, thrilling, exciting, joyous moments of celebration. But must also quite rightly have its darker moments, because we’re dealing with a very isolated child who triumphs over enormous odds.'.^[5]
• Idris Elba as Shere Khan:
  A fearsome, scarred Bengal tiger with a blinded left eye who wishes to kill Mowgli. Favreau felt that Elba's voice 'wields tremendous presence in a room',^[1] and that '[Elba]'s got such gravity and brings his steely presence, a deep timbre that echoes in a larger-than-life way. He understands this scarred, imposing tiger in a way the character demands'.^[1] Elba said that 'Shere Khan reigns with fear. He terrorizes everyone he encounters because he comes from a place of fear'.^[1] Elba was highly impressed with the film's effects, stating that '[w]hen Jon [Favreau] showed [Elba] Shere Khan's expressions and how he moves, [he] had to ask, ‘Is that a real tiger?’ The technology is incredible'.^[1]
• Lupita Nyong'o as Raksha:
  A female Indian wolf who is Mowgli's adoptive mother. Favreau and Marks decided to give the character of Raksha a more predominant role in the film similar to Kipling’s original tales^[9]. Favreau chose Nyong’o because he believed her voice imbued the emotion required for the role, 'Lupita has tremendous depth of emotion in her performance. There's an emotional underpinning she brings, and a strength, and we wanted that for this surrogate mother. Much of that comes from her voice.'^[10] Along with saying that she was a fan of the original Disney animated film , Nyong’o also commented, “I really enjoyed preparing for this and learning about wolves and how social they are, how they stick together,” continues Nyong’o. “There’s such an order—a hierarchy—to a wolf pack. Mowgli tries to fit in with the other wolf pups. He has his challenges, but he is very much a part of the pack as far as Raksha is concerned.” ^[5]
• Scarlett Johansson as Kaa:
  A gigantic Indian python. Favreau decided to cast Johansson, a recurrent collaborator of Favreau's, to play Kaa, originally a male character, as he felt the original film was 'a little too male-oriented.'^[11] On Kaa's role in the film, Favreau said that 'Mowgli is exploring different regions of the jungle — mistier, darker, more mysterious parts of the jungle. That’s where Kaa lives. That’s where she gets ahold of him — till Baloo rescues him and brings him back to his cave'.^[1] Johansson said that 'For [her], the opportunity to play Kaa as envisioned by Jon [Favreau] was so exciting',^[1] and described Kaa as 'the mirror into Mowgli’s past'.^[1]
• Giancarlo Esposito as Akela:
  A male Indian wolf who leads the pack. Esposito called Akela 'a fierce patriarch of the wolf pack. He believes that the strength of the pack lies in what each and every wolf offers. He knows if they stick together, they can survive'.^[1] Producer Brigham Taylor praised Esposito, claiming that 'Giancarlo is an esteemed actor who absolutely embodies the nature of the character'.^[1] Along with commenting that he’s a fan of both the animated film and Kipling’s books, Giancarlo described his character as “..a fierce patriarch of the wolf pack. He believes that the strength of the pack lies in what each and every wolf offers. He knows if they stick together, they can survive. He’s a great leader, a wise teacher. I aspire to be like him.”^[5]
• Christopher Walken as King Louie:
  A giant ape who rules the Bandar-log. Favreau decided to change King Louie from an orangutan to a Gigantopithecus due to the fact that orangutans are not native to India, where the story takes place.^[6] His character was given a slight alteration from the 1967 film and was partly inspired by Marlon Brando's character Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now,^[9] as well as incorporating Walken's own physical mannerisms.^[12] In regards to Louie's changes, Favreau stated, 'We created this looming figure that was trying to extract the secret of fire from Mowgli. And also this gave Mowgli the idea that if he had fire, he could have power over Shere Khan, whether it was good or bad. So there was a Lord of the Rings aspect to that; the fire was almost like the ring in that was going to give someone ultimate power, but corrupt them as well as create destruction.'^[13]
• Garry Shandling as Ikki, an Indian porcupine that observes the Water Truce. A character not featured in the original film.^[1] The film would go on to be Shandling’s final film, having died of pulmonary embolism before the film’s release.
• Brighton Rose as Grey Brother, a wolf cub who is the youngest of Mowgli's adoptive siblings.^[1]
• Jon Favreau as Fred, a Pygmy hog. A character not featured in the original film.^[1]
• Sam Raimi as an Indian giant squirrel.^[1]
• Russell Peters as Rocky, an Indian rhinoceros.^[1] The character was originally meant to appear in the 1967 film, but Walt Disney scrapped the character.
• Madeleine Favreau as Raquel, an Indian rhinoceros.^[1]
• Sara Arrington as a Nilgai.^[1]

Emjay Anthony, Max Favreau, Chloe Hechter, Asher Blinkoff, Knox Gagnon, Sasha Schrieber, and Kai Schrieber voice the Young Wolves.^[1]

Dee Bradley Baker, Artie Esposito, Sean Johnson, and Allan Trautman provide additional animal voices.^[1]

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

— Jon Favreau on approaching the film's technical intent.^[14]

On July 9, 2013, Walt Disney Pictures announced that a live-action adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's short story collection The Jungle Book was in development, with Justin Marks set to write the script.^[15] The film would be Disney's third live-action adaptation of Kipling's works, following the 1994 film and the 1998 direct-to-video film Mowgli's Story; and the studio's fourth overall after the 1967 animated film.^[16]Jon Favreau was confirmed as director on November 5, 2013.^[17] Favreau as a child used to watch Disney's 1967 animated film.^[9] He felt the need to strike a balance between the two films by retaining the buoyant spirit of the 1967 film, including some of its memorable songs, while crafting a film with more realism and peril. He also stressed the importance of nature and realized how things have shifted during Kipling's time and now, 'In Kipling's time, nature was something to be overcome. Now nature is something to be protected.'^[9] He was encouraged by Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn to take advantage of the film's setting and story as an opportunity to use the latest advancements in photorealisticrendering, computer-generated imagery, and motion capture technologies.^[18] The story of the film is not independently taken from Kipling's works, but also borrows cinematic inspirations from other films, including the child-mentor relationship in Shane (1953), the establishment of rules in a dangerous world from Goodfellas (1990) and the use of a shadowy jungle figure in Apocalypse Now (1979).^[9]

Pixar Animation Studios assisted in the development of the story, as well as providing suggestions for the film's end credits sequence.^[19]

Filming and visual effects[edit]

Principal photography took place entirely on sound stages at L.A. Center Studios^[13] in downtown Los Angeles.^[10][20] The animal characters were created entirely in computer animation, with the assistance of footage of real animal movement, the actors recording their lines, and performance capture for reference.^[6] The production team underwent a thorough process to realistically convey the animals' speaking, while still making them perceptually believable to the audience. Favreau researched earlier films featuring anthropomorphic animals—including Walt Disney's animated features, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Bambi, as well as modern films such as Babe—and adopted certain techniques from those films into The Jungle Book.^[13] Nearly 70 separate species of animals native to India are featured in the film, with several species being portrayed as '150% larger' than their actual counterparts.^[13]

Jim Henson's Creature Shop was brought in to provide animal puppet figures for Sethi to act against, although none appear in the finished film.^[21] The animal puppets were performed by Artie Esposito, Sean Johnson, Allan Trautman, and April Warren.^[1] Favreau utilized motion capture with certain actors, expressing a desire to avoid overusing the technology in order to prevent evoking an uncanny valley effect.^[6][11] For instance, Bill Murray's lifted eyebrow was incorporated into Baloo's facial gestures.^[18]

The Moving Picture Company (MPC) and Weta Digital created the film's visual effects.^[18] MPC developed new software for animating muscular structure in the animals.^[13] Around 1,000 remote jungle locations in India were photographed and used as reference in post-production.^[22] Weta was responsible for animating the King Louie sequence, with visual effects supervisor Keith Miller adding that, 'It was important for Jon to see Christopher Walken in the creature. So we took some of the distinctive Walken facial features—iconic lines, wrinkles and folds—and integrated them into the animated character.'^[23] Favreau expressed desire in wanting the film's 3D shots to imbue the abilities of the multiplane camera system utilized in Disney's earlier animated films.^[19] At Favreau's behest, the idea was extended into the film's version of the Walt Disney Pictures opening production logo, which was recreated as 'a hand-painted, cel-animated multi-plane logo' in homage to the animated films of that era, also incorporating the word 'Presents' in the same style as the 1967 film's opening credits.^[19] The film's ending also features the original physical book that opened the 1967 film.^[19]

Sound[edit]

Director Jon Favreau and composer John Debney sought to recreate the Fantasound experience Walt Disney, himself, had in mind. When mixing the soundtrack in Dolby Atmos, as Favreau said, 'we isolated instruments when we could. And in the sound mix, we created a Fantasound mix. If you see the film in Atmos, you will feel that there are instruments that move around the theater.'^[24] A mention for Fantasound appears in the film's closing credits.

Music[edit]

The musical score for The Jungle Book was composed and conducted by frequent Favreau collaborator John Debney,^[25] mostly drawing from George Bruns' original music. According to Debney, “Jon [Favreau] wanted a timeless sound to the score and I embraced that.'^[1] Debney created a theme for Mowgli that '[i]t's not overly emotional. It has an elegance and majesty to it. He’s becoming a man through this whole experience and that’s what [Debney and Favreau] wanted to say with his theme.'^[1] Shere Khan's theme was conformed of a three or four-note motif,^[1] while Baloo's 'called for quirky strings and bass' that is 'frolicking and emotional.'^[1] While Bagheera doesn't have a theme of his own, he's represented by French horns and strings,^[1] and Kaa's music features snake-like sounds,^[1] while King Louie's features many instruments, like percussion instruments, bass marimbas, etc.^[1]

Though Favreau decided not to make the film a musical, he and Debney incorporated several songs from the 1967 animated film.^[26] 'The Bare Necessities,' written by Terry Gilkyson, is performed by Murray and Sethi,^[9] and a cover version by Dr. John is featured in the end credits. 'I Wan'na Be Like You' and 'Trust in Me'—written by the Sherman Brothers—are performed by Walken and Johansson, respectively; Richard M. Sherman wrote revised lyrics for Walken's version of 'I Wan'na Be Like You.'^[9] Johansson's rendition of 'Trust in Me' was produced by Mark Ronson and appears in the end credits only.^[9]

Walt Disney Records released the film's soundtrack on April 15, 2016.^[27]

Track listing[edit]

All music composed by John Debney except where noted.

• Note 1. ^ Original 'When You Wish Upon a Star' melody composed by Leigh Harline; Walt Disney Pictures logo melody composed by Mark Mancina; 'The Jungle Book Overture' written by George Bruns.

Release[edit]

The film was originally scheduled for October 9, 2015, but the film's release date was later postponed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures to April 15, 2016.^[28][29] The film was released in the Dolby Vision format in Dolby Cinema in the United States,^[30] and is the first film to be released in Dolby Vision 3D (in a few select theaters in New York City and Chicago).^[31]The Jungle Book held its world premiere at the El Capitan Theatre on April 4, 2016.^[32]

It was released on April 8 in 15 countries, including Argentina, Australia, Russia, Malaysia, and most notably in India a week ahead of its U.S. debut on April 15.^[33] The release date in India was strategic for the film as it coincided with the Indian New Year and was a holiday in most parts of the country.^[34] The film had a special Hindi version with famous actors giving their voices to the main characters, including Irrfan Khan as Baloo, Om Puri as Bagheera, Priyanka Chopra as Ka, Nana Patekar as Sher Khan and Shefali Shah as Raksha. As the Japanese anime series Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli had been immensely popular in India in the 1990s, Disney India also commissioned a contemporary recording of 'Jungle Jungle Baat Chali Hai' (originally used for the popular Indian version of Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli), overseen by the original Hindi song's composers Vishal Bhardwaj and Gulzar, and released it as part of the film's promotional campaign in India.^[35][36]

Home media[edit]

The film was released digitally on August 23, 2016, and on DVD and Blu-ray on August 30 (August 22 in the UK^[37]). A 3D Blu-ray was said to be coming by the end of the year.^[38] The film topped the NPD VideoScan overall disc sales chart for two consecutive weeks.^[39][40] In the United States, the DVD and Blu-ray releases sold 2,027,137 units by December 2016 and have grossed $46 million as of August 2018.^[41]

Reception[edit]

Box office[edit]

The film became a huge financial success and a sleeper hit.^[42] It briefly held the record for the biggest remake of all time until the studio's own Beauty and the Beast surpassed it the following year.^[43] It grossed $364 million in the United States and Canada and $602.5 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $966.6 million, against a budget of $175 million.^[4] Worldwide, the film was released across 28,000 RealD 3D screens^[31] and had an IMAX worldwide opening of $20.4 million from 901 IMAX screens, a new record for a PG film.^[44] It grossed a total of $39 million in IMAX screens worldwide.^[45] On May 13, it became the second film of 2016 (after the studio's own Zootopia) to pass the $800 million mark.^[46][47] On June 10, it became the third film of 2016 after Zootopia and Captain America: Civil War to pass the $900 million mark.^[48]Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $258 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film, making it the sixth-most profitable release of 2016.^[49]

United States and Canada[edit]

Projections for its opening weekend in the United States and Canada were continuously revised upwards, starting from $60 million to as high as $88 million, with female and older male quadrants being the prime draw.^{[50][31][51][52]}The Jungle Book was shown across 4,028 theaters of which 3,100 theaters (75%) were in 3D, including 376 IMAX screens, 463 premium large format screens, and 145 D-Box locations.^[50][53][54] It opened Friday, April 15, 2016, on around 9,500 screens across 4,028 theaters, and earned $32.4 million, the fourth-biggest April Friday.^[31][55] This includes $4.2 million from Thursday previews, the biggest preview number for a Disney live-adaptation film (tied with Maleficent),^[56] an almost unheard-of for a PG title which rarely attracts many ticketbuyers later in the night.^[57] In total, it earned $103.3 million in its opening weekend, exceeding expectations by 40% and recorded the biggest PG-rated April opening (breaking Hop's record), the second-biggest Disney live-action adaptation opening (behind Alice in Wonderland), and the second-biggest April opening (behind Furious 7).^[31][58][59] It also performed exceptionally well in both 3D and IMAX formats, where they both generated an income of $44 million and $10.4 million of the film's opening-weekend gross, respectively, the later broke the record for the biggest April Disney release IMAX opening.^[31][44] Notably, it also became the only second PG-rated release to ever open above $100 million (following Alice in Wonderland) and the third film of 2016 overall to open above $100 million (following Deadpool and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice).^[31][60] It earned $130.7 million in its first full week, the second-biggest for a Disney live-action adaptation, behind only Alice in Wonderland's $146.6 million seven-day gross.^[61]

Buoyed by excellent word of mouth and benefiting from spring break, it fell only by 40% in its second weekend earning $61.5 million, still maintaining the top position and far surpassing newcomer The Huntsman: Winter's War.^[62] That puts The Jungle Book in the top fifteen second weekends of all time and in terms of films that opened above $100 million, it scored the fourth-smallest drop behind Shrek 2 (−33%), Spider-Man (−39%), and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (−39%).^[63][64] Of those numbers, $5.6 million came from IMAX shows for a two weekend cumulative total of $18.4 million which represents about 10% of its entire North American box office gross.^[62] It crossed $200 million on its twelfth day of release^[65] and managed to hold the top spot for the third consecutive weekend with $43.7 million from 4,041 theaters (an addition of 13 more theaters), a fall of only 29%, outgrossing the next six pictures combined (including the openings of three newcomers)^[66] and recorded the sixth-biggest third weekend of all time.^[67] Moreover, the 29% drop is the smallest third-weekend drop (from its second weekend) for a $100 million opener ever.^[67] Disney added an additional 103 theaters for the film's fourth weekend of release which propelled its theater count to 4,144 theaters,^[68] but nevertheless, it was overtaken by Disney's own Captain America: Civil War after experiencing a 50% decline.^[69][70] It passed $300 million on its thirtieth day of release, on May 14, as it continued to witness marginal declines in the wake of several new releases weekend after weekend.^[71] It made 3.53 times its opening weekend numbers, which is one of the biggest of all time for a film opening above $100 million. It became one of the few surprise hits and one of the highest-grossing films of the year, alongside Finding Dory, The Secret Life of Pets, and Zootopia, centered around talking animals to dominate the year-end chart.^[42]

Other countries[edit]

The film was released in approximately 70 countries.^[72] Outside the US and Canada, it opened across 15 markets and 69 IMAX screens a week ahead of its US debut, and faced notable competition from newcomer The Huntsman: Winter's War and holdover Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the latter of which was entering its third weekend. The reason behind the divided release pattern was because Disney wanted to get some space before Captain America: Civil War releases in early May, as well as availing school holidays and avoiding local competitors.^[73] It eventually grossed $31.7 million, debuting at first place in all markets and second overall at the international box office, behind Dawn of Justice, which was playing across 67 markets.^[73] In its second weekend, it expanded to an additional 49 countries (88% of its total marketplace) and grossed $138.6 million from 64 countries, easily topping the international box office, a bulk of it came from China.^[74] Approximately 63% or $85 million of that came from 3D screenings, with the largest 3D opening haul represented by China (98%), Germany (83%), Brazil (73%), Russia (60%), Mexico (47%), and the UK (39%).^[74] $10 million alone came from 525 IMAX screens, a record for a PG and April release.^[44] It further continued to hold the top spot in its third weekend after adding another $98.9 million from 53 territories, falling only by a marginal 32%. IMAX generated another $6.1 million from 484 IMAX theaters for a three-weekend total of $20.6 million.^[45] After three straight No. 1 runs, it was finally dethroned by the studio's Captain America: Civil War in its fourth weekend.^[75]

In India, it scored the second-biggest opening day for a Hollywood film, earning $1.51 million (behind Avengers: Age of Ultron) from around 1,500 screens^[76] and went on to score the second-biggest Hollywood opening weekend of all time, with $8.4 million from 1,600 screens, behind only Furious 7 in terms of local as well as U.S. currency,^[77][78] performing better than expected and its initial $5–6 million opening projection.^[76] Its opening weekend in India alone surpassed the entire lifetime total of Disney's other live-fantasy adaptations—Cinderella, Maleficent, Oz the Great and Powerful, and Alice in Wonderland—in the country.^[73] It then went on to score the biggest opening and single week for a Hollywood film with $15.1 million.^[72][79] In its second weekend, it dropped just by a mere 40% to $4.97 million.^[80] In just ten days, it became the fourth-highest-grossing Hollywood film there with $21.2 million.^[58] On Wednesday, April 19—its twelfth day of release—it surpassed Furious 7 to become the highest-grossing Hollywood/foreign release of all time there.^[81][82] By the end of its theatrical run, the film made an estimated $38.8 million with half of its revenue—58%—coming from local dubbed versions, compared to Avengers: Age of Ultron, which saw 45% of its revenue from dubbed versions.^[83]

In China, where the film was locally known as Fantasy Forest, expectations were high, with projections going as high $154–200 million or more.^{[84][85][86][87]} Ultimately, it was unable to hit these marks.^[71] Before the release of the film in the state, Disney had a very successful run at the box office with Zootopia the previous month, in which anthropomorphic animals were the central figure.^[88]Forbes noted that The Jungle Book was precisely the sort of film that Chinese audiences love with its 3D visuals, heartwarming story, and talking animal cast.^[85] It earned around $12 million on its opening day, including $300,000 worth of previews from 65,000 screenings.^[85] Buoyed by good word of mouth and positive reception (albeit mostly from audiences with polarized reception from Chinese critics),^[89] it rose 72% on its second day to $20 million.^[87] Through its opening weekend it grossed $48.5 million, including $5.1 million from 279 IMAX screens, a new record for April release.^[58][90] Its opening marked the biggest Walt Disney Pictures film opening ever,^[91] the second-biggest for a family film (behind Kung Fu Panda 3), the second-biggest April debut (behind Furious 7), and the fourth-biggest Disney opening (behind Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens).^[92] It topped the daily box office through the whole opening week and went on to remain at the top of the box office for a second weekend, after dropping by a mere 20% to $29.8 million, despite facing some competitions.^[93] It ended its run there with a total of $150.1 million after thirty days of playing in theaters, adding $1.2 million on its last day. Albeit falling just below expectations, it nevertheless emerged as a huge financial success and becoming the fourth-biggest Disney release there.^[71][94]

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it had an opening weekend total of £9.9 million ($14.1 million) from 594 theaters^[95] and in France with $8.1 million.^[74] Elsewhere, the highest openings were recorded in Russia and the CIS ($7.4 million), Germany ($5.1 million), Spain ($3.9 million), Australia ($2.8 million), Argentina ($2.3 million), and in Malaysia, where it scored the biggest opening weekend for a live-action Disney film with $2.3 million.^[73][74] In the UK, it became the first film of 2016 to earn over £5 million in three straight weekends and the first film since Jurassic World, Spectre, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (all 2015 films) to achieve such an accomplishment,^[96] and the first film of 2016 to earn above £40 million ($58 million).^[97] In South Korea, it faced competition with Warcraft, but ended up debuting atop the charts with $6.2 million.^[98] It has so far grossed a total of $18 million there.^[99]

It opened in Japan on August 11, alongside the superhero film X-Men: Apocalypse^[91][100] and delivered a four-day opening of $6.2 million from 676 screens ($3 million in two days), debuting at second place behind The Secret Life of Pets. Although the opening figure was considered mediocre, Deadline Hollywood noted that Japan is a market that can see big multiples.^[101][102] It fell just 30% in its second weekend earning $2.1 million for an eleven-day total of $13.7 million.^[103][104]

In total earnings, its biggest markets outside of the US and Canada were China ($150.1 million), the United Kingdom ($66.2 million) and India ($38.8 million).^[94] It was the highest-grossing film of 2016 in Europe with a total of $209 million,^[105] the United Kingdom and Ireland,^[106] and in India (although it was later surpassed by Sultan, in terms of Hollywood/imported films, it is still the biggest).^[107]

Critical response[edit]

On review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 95% based on 311 reviews, with an average rating of 7.75/10. The site's critical consensus reads, 'As lovely to behold as it is engrossing to watch, The Jungle Book is the rare remake that actually improves upon its predecessors—all while setting a new standard for CGI.'^[112] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 49 critics, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'.^[113] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of 'A' on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it an overall positive score of 92%. Ninety-seven percent of the audience gave the film an A or a B, and it got A's from both the under- and over-25 crowd and A+ among those under 18 years of age and also for the over-50 audience.^[31]

Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, 'Exceptionally beautiful to behold and bolstered by a stellar vocal cast, this umpteenth film rendition of Rudyard Kipling's tales of young Mowgli's adventures amongst the creatures of the Indian jungle proves entirely engaging, even if it's ultimately lacking in subtext and thematic heft.'^[114] Andrew Barker of Variety felt that this version 'can't rival the woolly looseness of Disney's 1967 animated classic, of course, but it succeeds on its own so well that such comparisons are barely necessary.'^[115]Robbie Collin of The Telegraph gave the film four stars out of five, and deemed it 'a sincere and full-hearted adaptation that returns to Kipling for fresh inspiration.'^[116]Alonso Duralde of The Wrap says 'This 'Book' might lack the post-vaudeville razzamatazz of its predecessor, but director Jon Favreau and a team of effects wizards plunge us into one of the big screen's most engrossing artificial worlds since Avatar.'^[117]Peter Bradshaw, writing for The Guardian, gave the film four out of five stars and felt that the film had a touch of Apocalypto in it, finding the plot elements to be similar to those in The Lion King. He wrote that the film was 'spectacular, exciting, funny and fun' and that it 'handsomely revives the spirit of Disney's original film.'^[118] Pete Hammond of Deadline Hollywood wrote that the film had laughs, excitement, an exceptional voice cast and, most importantly, a lot of heart, calling it a cinematic achievement like no other. He particularly praised Murray's performance and the visual effects, deeming it 'simply astonishing.'^[119] Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly graded the film an 'A–,' calling it one of the biggest surprises of 2016. He, however, felt the two songs were rather unnecessary and distracting, and believed the film to be a little too frightening for children.^[120]

Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film three-and-a-half stars, pointing out the CGI as the apex achievement of the film. He labelled it 'a beautifully rendered, visually arresting take on Rudyard Kipling's oft-filmed tales' but found the musical numbers to be trivial, saying that without the musical numbers, the film might have been a more exhilarating streamlined adventure.^[121]Los Angeles Times'Kenneth Turan remarked that 'The Jungle Book is the kind of family film calculated to make even those without families wish they had one to take along.'^[122]Peter Travers of Rolling Stone awarded the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, labeling it scary and thrilling, yet unique and unforgettable, and adding that it 'fills us with something rare in movies today—a sense of wonder.'^[123]The Village Voice's Bilge Ebiri hailed the film as fast and light and that it 'manages to be just scary enough to make us feel the danger of solitude in the middle of a massive jungle, but never indulgent or gratuitous.'^[124]The New York Times'Manohla Dargis was less enthusiastic.^[125] Cath Clarke of Time Out compared Elba's character of Shere Khan to Scar from The Lion King, calling him 'baddie of the year.'^[126] Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com also had high praise for Elba's portrayal of Shere Khan stating: 'His loping menace is envisioned so powerfully that he'd be scary no matter what, but the character becomes a great villain through imaginative empathy. We understand and appreciate his point-of-view, even though carrying it out would mean the death of Mowgli.'^[110]

The film's visual effects and 3D photography were compared to those of Avatar, Gravity, Hugo, and Life of Pi.^{[127][117][128]} Sarah Ward of Screen International wrote that the level of detail on display in the film 'is likely to evoke the same jaw-dropping reaction as James Cameron's box office topper.'^[129]Entertainment Weekly called it 'one of the few 3D movies that actually benefits from being in 3D.'^[120] The film also had a positive reception from Indian contemporary critics and publications,^[130] such as The Times of India,^[131]The Hindu,^[132]India Today,^[133]The Indian Express,^[134] and The Economic Times.^[135]

The film also had its share of criticism with most reviewers criticizing the inconsistent tone of the film and the director's indecision to stick to one vision. Sam C. Mac of Slant Magazine wrote, 'Jon Favreau draws heavily on his film's animated predecessor for plot, characterizations, songs, and set pieces, but doesn't know how to fit these familiar elements into his own coherent vision'.^[136] Josh Spiegel of Movie Mezzanine also echoed these feelings, saying that the film 'stumbles because the people involved aren't willing to fully commit to either making a near-shot-for-shot remake or going in a completely different direction'.^[137] Rene Rodriguez of the Miami Herald felt that the movie was soulless, writing that 'The better these talking beasts look, the more the film resembles a gorgeous screen saver. You admire The Jungle Book, but you can't lose yourself in it'.^[138]

Accolades[edit]

Sequel[edit]

Following the film's early financial and critical success, the studio has begun working on a sequel. Jon Favreau is reported to return as director and Neel Sethi is reported to reprise his role as Mowgli, while screenwriter Justin Marks is also in negotiations to return.^[139] On April 25, 2016, it was announced that Favreau and Marks will return to direct and write, and the sequel could potentially have a release sometime in 2019 and will be shot back-to-back with Favreau's remake of The Lion King.^{[140][141][142]} However, it was reported in March 2017 that the sequel was put on hold in order for Favreau to instead focus mainly on The Lion King.^[143] By January 12, 2018, Marks ended an early draft for the sequel, which he said will 'go further through' Kipling's material, as well as feature elements of Bill Peet's rejected drafts for the 1967 film.^[144]

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External links[edit]

• Official website
• The Jungle Book on IMDb

The Jungle Book 2 is a 2003 animated film produced by the Australian office at DisneyToon Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. The theatrical version of the film was released in France on February 5, 2003, and released in the United States on February 14, 2003. The film is a sequel to Walt Disney's 1967 film The Jungle Book, and stars Haley Joel Osment as the voice of Mowgli and John Goodman as the voice of Baloo.

The film was originally produced as a direct-to-video film, but was released theatrically first, similar to the Peter Pan sequel Return to Never Land. It is the third animated Disney sequel to have a theatrical release rather than going direct-to-video after The Rescuers Down Under in 1990 and Return to Never Land in 2002. The film is a continuation of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling and is not based on The Second Jungle Book. However, they do have several characters in common. When released, it was criticized mainly for the quality of its animation and the similarity of its plotline to that of the original film.

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Plot

Mowgli is living in the Man Village with the girl who lured him in, Shanti, his adopted brother Ranjan, and Ranjan's parents. However, Mowgli wants to return to the chaotic adventures of the jungle, and after nearly leading the other children of the village into the jungle, is punished by his adopted father for putting them in danger. Meanwhile, in the jungle, Shere Khan has returned to Baloo and Bagheera's part of the jungle seeking retribution on Mowgli. Baloo breaks into the Man Village and persuades Mowgli to live in the jungle; however, unbeknownst to them, Shere Khan has followed Baloo into the village, only to be chased off by the village people. In the ensuing battle between villagers and the tiger, Shanti and Ranjan sneak into the jungle to rescue Mowgli, believing that Baloo is a rabid animal who has kidnapped the boy.

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Bagheera learns of Mowgli's escape from the village when the humans search the jungle for him, and immediately accuses Baloo. Mowgli instructs Baloo to scare off Shanti should she appear, and bemoans about the minutiae life he had in the Man Village. Baloo and Mowgli journey to King Louie's old temple (King Louie is mentioned to have moved out), for a party. However, when the animals of the jungle mock Shanti and other aspects of Mowgli's life in the Man Village, the boy angrily leaves. He finds Shanti and Ranjan, but Baloo scares Shanti as Mowgli wanted him to. When the truth comes out that Mowgli ordered Baloo to scare her, Shanti and Ranjan run away, abandoning Mowgli.

Baloo realizes that Mowgli misses his old life, but when Mowgli tries to make amends with his human friends, they are cornered by Shere Khan. The tiger chases Mowgli and Shanti to an abandoned temple built above a lake of lava, Baloo instructs Bagheera to protect Ranjan while he goes to save Mowgli and Shanti. After confusing Shere Khan by banging several different gongs, Shanti's presence is revealed to Shere Khan. Baloo tackles Shere Khan to the ground, allowing Mowgli and Shanti enough time to escape, but the tiger chases the two children to a statue across a pit of lava. Shere Khan is trapped within the statue's mouth, and it plummets onto a large stone that resides in the lava below. With his nemesis finally defeated, Mowgli returns to the Man Village with Shanti and Ranjan, but they return to visit Baloo and Bagheera in the jungle on a daily basis.

Voice cast

• Haley Joel Osment as Mowgli, a young boy raised in the jungle, who wants to return there.
• John Goodman as Baloo, a lazy-yet-good-hearted bear and Mowgli's best friend.
• Mae Whitman as Shanti, a young girl who is Mowgli's love interest.
• Bob Joles as Bagheera, a panther and Mowgli's friend, who is determined to stop Baloo from getting Mowgli out of his village.
• Tony Jay as Shere Khan, a man-eater tiger who wants revenge on Mowgli. Jay reprises his role from the TV series TaleSpin.
• Phil Collins as Lucky, a dim-witted vulture who mocks Shere Khan.^[2]
• John Rhys-Davies as Ranjan's father
• Jim Cummings as Kaa / Colonel Hathi / M.C. Monkey
• Bobby Edner as Hathi, Jr.
• Connor Funk as Ranjan
• Jeff Glen Bennett as Buzzy
• Brian Cummings as Flaps
• Jess Harnell as Dizzy and Ziggy

Additional voices provided by Jeff Bennett, Baron Davis, Jess Harnell, Devika Parikh, Veena Bidasha, Brian Cummings, and an uncredited J. Grant Albrecht.

Hidden appearances

• During one attempt at the classic song The Bear Necessities from the first film, two prickly pears land on and stick to Kaa's head, making him look like Mickey Mouse. This is an example of a Hidden Mickey.
• During 'W-I-L-D', Timon and Pumbaa can briefly be seen dancing until Baloo bounces them off with his backside.

Songs

Songs from the first film were composed by Terry Gilkyson and Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman with new songs by Lorraine Feather, Paul Grabowsky, and Joel McNeely.

1. 'I Wan'na Be like You' – Smash Mouth
2. 'Jungle Rhythm' – Mowgli, Shanti, Ranjan
3. 'The Bare Necessities' – Baloo
4. 'Colonel Hathi's March'
5. 'The Bare Necessities' – Baloo, Mowgli
6. 'W-I-L-D' – Baloo
7. 'Jungle Rhythm (Reprise)' – Mowgli
8. 'The Bear Necessities (Reprise)' – Baloo, Mowgli, Shanti
9. 'Right Where I Belong' – Windy Wagner

Production

In the 1990s, screenwriting duo Bob Hilgenberg and Rob Muir submitted a Jungle Book 2 screenplay in which Baloo ventured to save his romantic interest from a poacher. Disney ultimately went in a different direction for the sequel.^[3]

John Goodman recorded his voice work in New Orleans while Haley Joel Osment recorded his in California. Due to a legal dispute, the character of King Louie from the original Jungle Book could not be included in this film. However, he makes a non-physical appearance as a shadow puppet in the beginning of the film and is briefly mentioned in the middle of the film.The decision was made to keep Shere Khan in shadow during the beginning of the film to 'reflect his 'wounded pride'.

Release

Critical reception

The Jungle Book 2 received generally negative reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an approval rating of 19% based on 91 reviews, with an average rating of 4.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, 'This inferior rehash of The Jungle Book should have gone straight to video.'^[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 38 out of 100 based on 24 critics, indicating 'generally unfavorable reviews'.^[5]

Box office

The film was released on February 14, 2003 and opened at #4 in its 4-day opening weekend with $14,109,797.^[6] At the end of its run, the film grossed $47,901,582 in the United States and $87,802,017 in foreign countries totaling $135,703,599 worldwide. It could be considered a box office success, based on its $20 million budget.^[1]

Home media

The Jungle Book 2 was released on both VHS and DVD on June 10, 2003. The bonus features included the behind-the-scenes, some music videos, 'W-I-L-D', 'I Wan'na Be like You' and 'Jungle Rhythm', and deleted scenes. It was re-released again on June 17, 2008 on 'Special Edition' DVD.^[7][8] In the United States, the 2008 DVD release sold 126,593 units and grossed $1.83 million in two weeks.^[9] The film was released on Blu-ray on March 18, 2014, following its prequel's first HD Blu-ray release.^[10]

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External links

• The Jungle Book 2 on IMDb
• The Jungle Book 2 at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• The Jungle Book 2 at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Jungle Book 2 at Metacritic