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    'The Jungle Book' Scores Huge $103.6 Million U.S. Debut at the Box Office

    By Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book opened to a massive $103.6 million at the North American box office in another win for Disney’s live-action studio as it spins classic titles into modern-day tentpoles. Overseas, the family friendly movie is also doing enormous business, grossing $136.1 million over the weekend for a foreign total of $187.4 million and early global tally of $291 million (it began rolling out in some territories a week ago). In North Ameri

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    'The Jungle Book' Stars Scarlett Johansson, Idris Elba, and More Meet Their Animal Avatars

    Disney’s new version of The Jungle Book (out April 15) will feature a groundbreaking mix of live action and CG animation to update Rudyard Kipling’s turn-of-the-century story about the fantastical jungle adventures of a young boy named Mowgli. To bring all those fearsome beasts to life, director Jon Favreau is also relying on an A-list voice cast, including Idris Elba, Scarlett Johannson, and Christopher Walken. The studio just released a collection of photos that shows the stars posing with the