New York (CNN Business) Sony (SNE) and Disney (DIS) had a nice box office weekend as "Jumanji: The Next Level" exceeded expectations and "Frozen 2" crossed $1 billion. Sony's "Next Level," the sequel to 2017's surprise hit "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle," had a big weekend with an estimated $60 million debut in North America. Industry experts had predicted that "Next Level" would make around $45 million while Sony was more conservative with its forecasts at $35 million. "Dark Phoenix," "Men In Black International," "Godzilla: King of the Monsters," "Terminator: Dark Fate" and "Doctor Sleep" were all disappointments at the box office. This film took that popularity, I guess you could say, to the next level," Dergarabedian told CNN Business.

Source: CNN December 15, 2019 16:52 UTC