Jumanji

Jumanji
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joe Johnston
Screenplay by	Jonathan Hensleigh Greg Taylor Jim Strain
Story by	Greg Taylor Jim Strain Chris Van Allsburg
Based on	Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
Produced by	Scott Kroopf William Teitler
Starring	Robin Williams Kirsten Dunst David Alan Grier Bonnie Hunt Jonathan Hyde Bebe Neuwirth
Cinematography	Thomas E. Ackerman
Edited by	Robert Dalva
Music by	James Horner
Production companies	TriStar Pictures Interscope Communications
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	December 15, 1995 (1995-12-15)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$65 million[1]
Box office	$262.8 million[1]

Jumanji is a 1995 American dark fantasy adventure film directed by Joe Johnston from a screenplay by Jonathan Hensleigh, Greg Taylor, and Jim Strain, based on the 1981 children's picture book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg. The film is the first installment in the Jumanji film series and stars Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, David Alan Grier, Bonnie Hunt, Jonathan Hyde, and Bebe Neuwirth. The story centers on a supernatural board game that releases jungle–based hazards on its players with every turn they take.

Jumanji was released on December 15, 1995, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was a box–office success, grossing $263 million worldwide on a budget of approximately $65 million. It was the tenth–highest–grossing film of 1995.

The film spawned an animated television series that aired from 1996 to 1999, and was followed by a spin–off film, Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), and two indirect sequels, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019).