<i>Jungle Book</i> Roars at Weekend Box Office

Apr 18, 2016, 11:17 AM

(NEW YORK) — The Walt Disney Co.'s "The Jungle Book" opened with $103.6 million in North America, making it one of the biggest April debuts at the box office.

Jon Favreau's update of Disney's 1967 animated version of Rudyard Kipling's book marks the company's latest success in turning its classic cartoons into live-action remakes.