‘Jungle Book’ rules, ‘Civil War’ sets box office records

A scene from ‘Jungle Book’ (Photo from Disney) Disney’s “The Jungle Book” trounced a handful of underperforming new releases to rule the box office for a third consecutive week, while next week’s certain champ, “Captain America: Civil War,” began setting records overseas. Jon Favreau’s live-action Rudyard Kipling adaptation earned $42.4 million in its third week at North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday (May 1, 2016). One of the year’s biggest hits, “The Jungle Book” has now totaled $684.8 million globally. The weekend’s debuts withered under the stampede of “The Jungle Book.” Keegen-Michael Key and Jordan Peele’s feline action-comedy “Keanu” opened with a modest $9.4 million. That was a whisker behind “The Huntsman: Winter’s War,” which limped its way to $9.4 million in its second disappointing week of release. Warner Bros.’ R-rated “Keanu,” from the former Comedy Central stars of “Key and Peele,” cost only about $15 million to [...]