LOS ANGELES, April 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) today announced the official worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of April 17, 2016, as compiled by the company's theatrical measurement services.

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comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, "Disney made it rumble in the jungle at the global box office this weekend as 'The Jungle Book' earns an amazing $240 million, including $103.6 million in its number one North America debut, making it the second largest April opening in history and the highest April opening for a PG-rated release. Internationally, following a successful opening last weekend in a handful of territories, the film enjoyed an estimated weekend of $136.1 million. including a great 3-day $50.3 million start in China. This puts the film at $290.967 million to date."

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, April 17, are below.

1. Jungle Book, The - Disney - $239.7M
2. Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice - Warner Bros. - $24.1M
3. Barbershop: The Next Cut - Warner Bros. - $20.2M
4. Zootopia - Disney - $19.0M
5. Huntsman: Winter's War, The - Universal - $17.6M
6. Boss, The - Universal - $12.7M
7. London Has Fallen - Multiple - $9.3M
8. Criminal - Lionsgate - $7.8M
9. Kung Fu Panda 3 - 20th Century Fox - $7.8M
10. 10 Cloverfield Lane - Paramount - $5.0M
11. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 - Universal - $4.6M
12. Divergent Series: Allegiant, The - Multiple - $4.3M

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, April 17, are below.

1. Jungle Book, The - Disney - $103.6M
2. Barbershop: The Next Cut - Warner Bros. - $20.2M
3. Boss, The - Universal - $10.2M
4. Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice - Warner Bros. - $9.0M
5. Zootopia - Disney - $8.2M
6. Criminal - Lionsgate - $5.8M
7. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 - Universal - $3.3M
8. Miracles From Heaven - Sony - $1.9M
9. God's Not Dead 2 - Pure Flix - $1.7M
10. Eye In The Sky - Bleecker Street - $1.6M
11. MET Opera: Roberto Devereux - Fathom Events - $1.5M
12. Hardcore Henry - STX Entertainment - $1.5M

Full details regarding the global domestic and international box office results are listed in the table below.

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