EXCLUSIVE: Indonesian animated feature Jumbo has become the country’s highest grossing local film of all time and posted robust sales following t
EXCLUSIVE: Indonesian animated feature Jumbo has become the country’s highest grossing local film of all time and posted robust sales following the Cannes market.
The family adventure is on track to hit 10.1 million admissions today (June 4), some 66 days after opening on March 31. It has unseated Awi ASuryadi’s KKN di Desa Penari (aka Dancing Village), a supernatural horror that amassed more than 10 million admissions in post-pandemic 2022.
Jumbo has grossed more than $24.7m (Rp402 billion) as of Sunday (June 1), according to independent box office tracker Cinepoint. Overall, the film is only behind Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame, which clocked almost 11 million admissions in 2019.
US- and France-based sales agent Magic Fair has also closed distribution deals for the film in South Korea (Barunson E&A), Latin America (Cine Video y TV), CIS (Exponenta), Turkey (BG Film), Mongolia (The Filmbridge), Taiwan (Cai Chang International), Vietnam (Aeon Beta), and Singapore (Komet and Skop Productions). It has now been sold to more than 30 international territories.
The film will have its first international release outside Indonesia when it opens in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan tomorrow (June 5) through Exponenta.
Directed by Ryan Adriandhy, it marks the first animated feature produced by Jakarta-based Visinema Studios. The story follows a boy who is bullied and nicknamed Jumbo by his peers. When a fairy appears asking for support, the two embark on an adventure to reunite her with her family and look for a stolen book written by the behind schedule parents of the boy.
Visinema Group founder Angga Dwimas Sasongko said: “Visinema’s vision has always been to reshape the narrative of Southeast Asian storytelling — pushing creative boundaries, challenging industry norms, and proving that local voices can lead global conversations.”
The film was created over five years by more than 400 Indonesian artists and animators.
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