While the actor’s box office saving grace is presumed by some to be Johnson’s return to the Fast & Furious franchise, his return to box office power may come from somewhere else. His surprise cameo in 2023’s Fast X marks his rebound into multi-million dollar territory guaranteed to impress the box office and even teases that his presence in an eleventh Fast & Furious installment and/or a spinoff featuring his Fast character Hobbs could restore his movie success. That being said, the often-overlooked Jumanji franchise could feasibly and easily overtake Fast & Furious’ predicted box office successes with a fourth Jumanji movie.
The sequel films to the 1995 original, starring Johnson, has a record of dominating in theaters. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle made just shy of $1 billion, while Jumanji: The Next Level followed closely behind with $800 million worldwide. Numbers like that suggest that the Jumanji franchise can surpass Fast & Furious at the box office with Jumanji 4. Crucially, given that Johnson is the face of Jumanji, a potential fourth installment would be a bona fide Rock-led renaissance, instead of the Fast & Furious ensemble. As such, Jumanji has the potential to be bigger for Johnson personally.