When does Jumanji: Open World debut? Dec 25, 2026 — Kasdan; Johnson/Hart/Black/Gillan; game comes to real world; moved off Dec 11.
Current target date: Friday, December 25, 2026 (Theatrical premiere). We update this page when studios or publishers move the window.
Jumanji: Open World opens Dec 25, 2026 (Sony). Kasdan; returning cast; real-world invasion. Was Dec 11. ≠ 1995 remake.
Theatrical premiere
Friday, December 25, 2026
December 25, 2026 — Jumanji leaves the console and crashes Christmas
Jumanji: Open World opens Friday, December 25, 2026. Kasdan reunites Johnson, Hart, Black, and Gillan for the reboot trilogy’s closer: a repair gone wrong dumps the game into waking life instead of pulling teens into the jungle. Sony moved the date off December 11 so it wouldn’t get flattened by Doomsday and Dune on the 18th.
CinemaCon 2026 locked the Open World title with first footage — including Johnson’s onstage nod to Robin Williams.
Confirmed: Christmas 2026 Open World — not Dec 11, not a 1995 remake
Confirmed: December 25, 2026 theatrical; Kasdan; returning Bravestone crew; real-world game invasion premise; modern trilogy finale pitch. Not confirmed as still Dec 11, as Williams CGI lead, or as undated. Fake “Jumanji 4 — summer 2026” stubs are wrong season.
From board game to Christmas open-world
- 1995 — Williams Jumanji; 2017–19 — Welcome to the Jungle / Next Level reboot.
- Years of sequel development; production wraps into 2026.
- Dec 11, 2026 — early Sony target.
- Mar 2026 — slid to Dec 25 to avoid Doomsday/Dune weekend.
- CinemaCon 2026 — titled Open World; first footage + Williams tribute.
Before Christmas 2026 — buy Open World, not the wrong jungle
- Marquee: Jumanji: Open World / December 25, 2026 — Sony.
- Dec 11 is dead — that Friday moved.
- Dec 18 is Doomsday/Dune — different tickets.
- ≠ 1995 film remaster; ≠ Zathura.
- Expect real-world set pieces, not only avatar jungle levels.
The Next Level already broke the console — Open World’s Christmas Friday is when the jungle walks into the diner
Most sequels send kids back into the cartridge. Open World’s marketed twist flips the board: Jumanji shorts the wires and invades reality, with Bravestone showing up where the teens live. Sony then parked that chaos on December 25, 2026 after blinking at Marvel and Villeneuve on the 18th — a Christmas comedy bet against two sci-fi titans one week earlier.
SEO that still dates Dec 11 or calls this a Williams remake is arguing with CinemaCon’s title card.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about this release date.
1When does Jumanji: Open World open?
December 25, 2026 in U.S. theaters from Sony Pictures. It was dated December 11 first, then slid to Christmas Day to clear the December 18 Avengers: Doomsday / Dune: Part Three crush.
2Who’s back, and what’s the hook?
Jake Kasdan directs again. Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan return — the game’s chaos spills into the real world (“the game comes home”), picking up The Next Level’s collision tease.
3Is this the last Jumanji?
Sony and the cast have framed Open World as the final installment of the modern reboot trilogy (after Welcome to the Jungle and The Next Level). Treat “forever franchise” rumors as separate from that pitch.
4Is it a remake of the 1995 Robin Williams film?
No. It’s the third video-game-era sequel. CinemaCon footage included a Williams tribute (“this one’s for you”) — homage, not a 1995 remake SKU.
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