Jungle Cruise (film)

Jungle Cruise
Skipper Frank holding a flaming torch and Dr. Lily holding a lantern as they explore the dark jungle. Below them is a small boat traveling on the dangerous white water of the Amazon as different characters appear on the sides of the poster.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJaume Collet-Serra
Screenplay by
Story by
  • John Norville
  • Josh Goldstein
  • Glenn Ficarra
  • John Requa
Based onWalt Disney's Jungle Cruise
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyFlavio Labiano
Edited byJoel Negron
Music byJames Newton Howard
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) (Disneyland Resort)
  • July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) (United States)
Running time
127 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200 million[2]
Box office$220.9 million[a]

Jungle Cruise is a 2021 American fantasy adventure film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra from a screenplay written by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, and Michael Green. It is based on Walt Disney's eponymous theme park attraction. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Édgar Ramírez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, and Paul Giamatti. It tells the alternate history of the captain of a small riverboat who takes a scientist and her brother through a jungle in search of the Tree of life while competing against a German expedition, and cursed conquistadors.

Plans for a feature film based on the Jungle Cruise ride began in 2004. The project lay dormant until 2011. The original version fell through, and Johnson joined in 2015. Blunt and the rest of the cast joined in 2018 in a revamped version, with filming taking place in Hawaii and Georgia, from May through September that year. The score was composed by James Newton Howard.

Following a year of post-production and a year of further delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jungle Cruise was finally released in the United States on July 30, 2021, simultaneously in theaters and digitally via Disney+ Premier Access. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews and grossed $220.9 million worldwide against a production budget of $200 million. It also made $66 million over its first 30 days on Premier Access.[6][7] A sequel is in development, with Johnson and Blunt set to reprise their roles.

  1. ^ "Jungle Cruise". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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  6. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 10, 2021). "'Jungle Cruise' Disney+ Premier U.S. Revenue Hits $45M In Samba TV Homes, Domestic B.O. At $65M+". Deadline. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Gruenwedel, Erik (November 26, 2021). "Disney Premier Access/PPV Revenue Jumped 70% to $933 Million in 2021". Media Play News. Retrieved December 1, 2022.


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