document_title: First Epistle of Peter

question_text: who was the book of peter written to

question_tokens: who was the book of peter written to

text: First Epistle of Peter

text: Authorship[edit]

text: The authorship of 1 Peter has traditionally been attributed to the Apostle Peter because it bears his name and identifies him as its author (1:1). Although the text identifies Peter as its author, the language, dating, style, and structure of this letter have led many scholars to conclude that this letter is pseudonymous. Many scholars are convinced that Peter was not the author of this letter because the author had to have a formal education in rhetoric/philosophy and an advanced knowledge of the Greek language.[1]

text: Graham Stanton rejects Petrine authorship because 1 Peter was most likely written during the reign of Domitian in AD 81, which is when he believes widespread Christian persecution began, which is long after the death of Peter.[2] Current scholarship has abandoned the persecution argument because the described persecution within the work does not necessitate a time period outside of the period of Peter.[3] Many scholars also doubt Petrine authorship because they are convinced that 1 Peter is dependent on the Pauline epistles and thus was written after Paul the Apostle’s ministry because it shares many of the same motifs espoused in Ephesians, Colossians, and the Pastoral Epistles.[4] Others argue that it makes little sense to ascribe the work to Peter when it could have been ascribed to Paul.[3] One theory used to support Petrine authorship of 1 Peter is the "secretarial hypothesis", which suggests that 1 Peter was dictated by Peter and was written in Greek by his secretary, Silvanus (5:12). John Elliot, however, suggests that the notion of Silvanus as secretary or author or drafter of 1 Peter represents little more than a counsel of despair and introduces more problems than it solves because the Greek rendition of 5:12 suggests that Silvanus was not the secretary, but the courier/bearer of 1 Peter,[5] and some see Mark as a contributive amanuensis in the composition and writing of the work.[6][7] On the one hand, some scholars such as Bart D. Ehrman[8] are convinced that the language, dating, literary style, and structure of this text makes it implausible to conclude that 1 Peter was written by Peter; according to these scholars, it is more likely that 1 Peter is a pseudonymous letter, written later by one of the disciples of Peter in his honor. On the other hand, some scholars argue that there is not enough evidence to conclude that Peter did not write 1 Peter. For instance, there are similarities between 1 Peter and Peter's speeches in the Biblical book of Acts,[9] and the earliest attestation of Peter's authorship comes from 2 Peter (AD 60–160)[10] and the letters of Clement (AD 70-140).[3] Ultimately, the authorship of 1 Peter remains contested.

text: Audience[edit]

text: 1 Peter is addressed to the “elect resident aliens” scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. The five areas listed in 1:1 as the geographical location of the first readers were Roman provinces in Asia Minor. The order in which the provinces are listed may reflect the route to be taken by the messenger who delivered the circular letter. The recipients of this letter are referred to in 1:1 as “exiles of the Dispersion.” In 1:17, they are urged to “live in reverent fear during the time of your exile".[11] The social makeup of the addressees of 1 Peter is debatable because some scholars interpret “strangers” (1:1) as Christians longing for their home in heaven, some interpret it as literal “strangers”, or as an Old Testament adaptation applied to Christian believers.[11]

text: While the new Christians have encountered oppression and hostility from locals, Peter advises them to maintain loyalty to both their religion and the Roman Empire (1 Peter 2:17).[12]

text: The author counsels (1) to steadfastness and perseverance under persecution (1–2:10); (2) to the practical duties of a holy life (2:11–3:13); (3) he adduces the example of Christ and other motives to patience and holiness (3:14–4:19); and (4) concludes with counsels to pastors and people (chap. 5).

text: Outline[edit]

text: David Bartlett lists the following outline to structure the literary divisions of 1 Peter.[4]

text:
Greeting (1:1–2)
Praise to God (1:3–12)
God's Holy People (1:13–2:10)
Life in Exile (2:11–4:11)
Steadfast in Faith (4:12–5:11)
Final Greeting (5:12–14)

text:
Part of a series on

Saint Peter

In the New Testament

Walking on water
Confession
Servant's ear
Denial
Restoration
Vision of a sheet
Liberation
Incident at Antioch
Epistles

1 Peter
2 Peter

Other

Cross
Sword
Tomb
Quo vadis?
Primacy
In Judaism
In Islam

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text: Context[edit]

text: The Petrine author writes of his addressees undergoing “various trials” (1 Peter 1:6), being “tested by fire” (1:7), maligned “as evildoers” (2:12) and suffering “for doing good” (3:17). Based on such internal evidence, biblical scholar John Elliott summarizes the addressees’ situation as one marked by undeserved suffering.[13] Verse (3:19), "Spirits in prison", is a continuing theme in Christianity, and one considered by most theologians to be enigmatic and difficult to interpret.[14]

text: A number of verses in the epistle contain possible clues about the reasons Christians experienced opposition. Exhortations to live blameless lives (2:15; 3:9, 13, 16) may suggest that the Christian addressees were accused of immoral behavior, and exhortations to civil obedience (2:13–17) perhaps imply that they were accused of disloyalty to governing powers.[1]

text: However, scholars differ on the nature of persecution inflicted on the addressees of 1 Peter. Some read the epistle to be describing persecution in the form of social discrimination, while some read them to be official persecution.[15]

text: Social discrimination of Christians[edit]

text: Some scholars believe that the sufferings the epistle's addressees were experiencing were social in nature, specifically in the form of verbal derision.[16] Internal evidence for this includes the use of words like “malign” (2:12; 3:16), and “reviled” (4:14). Biblical scholar John Elliott notes that the author explicitly urges the addressees to respect authority (2:13) and even honor the emperor (2:17), strongly suggesting that they were unlikely to be suffering from official Roman persecution. It is significant to him that the author notes that “your brothers and sisters in all the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering” (5:9), indicating suffering that is worldwide in scope. Elliott sees this as grounds to reject the idea that the epistle refers to official persecution, because the first worldwide persecution of Christians officially meted by Rome did not occur until the persecution initiated by Decius in AD 250.

text: Official persecution of Christians[edit]

text: On the other hand, scholars who support the official persecution theory take the exhortation to defend one's faith (3:15) as a reference to official court proceedings.[1] They believe that these persecutions involved court trials before Roman authorities, and even executions.[citation needed]

text: One common supposition is that 1 Peter was written during the reign of Domitian (AD 81–96). Domitian's aggressive claim to divinity would have been rejected and resisted by Christians. Biblical scholar Paul Achtemeier believes that persecution of Christians by Domitian would have been in character, but points out that there is no evidence of official policy targeted specifically at Christians. If Christians were persecuted, it is likely to have been part of Domitian’s larger policy suppressing all opposition to his self-proclaimed divinity.[1] There are other scholars who explicitly dispute the idea of contextualizing 1 Peter within Domitian’s reign. Duane Warden believes that Domitian’s unpopularity even among Romans renders it highly unlikely that his actions would have great influence in the provinces, especially those under the direct supervision of the senate such as Asia (one of the provinces 1 Peter is addressed to).[17]

text: Also often advanced as a possible context for 1 Peter is the trials and executions of Christians in the Roman province of Bithynia-Pontus under Pliny the Younger. Scholars who support this theory believe that a famous letter from Pliny to Emperor Trajan concerning the delation of Christians reflects the situation faced by the addressees of this epistle.[18][19] In Pliny's letter, written in AD 112, he asks Trajan if the accused Christians brought before him should be punished based on the name ‘Christian’ alone, or for crimes associated with the name. For biblical scholar John Knox, the use of the word “name” in 4:14–16 is the “crucial point of contact” with that in Pliny’s letter.[18] In addition, many scholars in support of this theory believe that there is content within 1 Peter that directly mirrors the situation as portrayed in Pliny’s letter. For instance, they interpret the exhortation to defend one’s faith “with gentleness and reverence” in 3:15–16 as a response to Pliny executing Christians for the obstinate manner in which they professed to be Christians. Generally, this theory is rejected mainly by scholars who read the suffering in 1 Peter to be caused by social, rather than official, discrimination.[citation needed]

text: The Harrowing of Hell[edit]

text: The author refers to Jesus, after his death, proclaiming to spirits in prison (3:18–20). This passage, and a few others (such as Matthew 27:52 and Luke 23:43), are the basis of the traditional Christian belief in the descent of Christ into hell, or the harrowing of hell.[20] Though interpretations vary, some theologians[who?] see this passage as referring to Jesus, after his death, going to a place (neither heaven nor hell in the ultimate sense) where the souls of pre-Christian people waited for the Gospel. The first creeds to mention the harrowing of hell were Arian formularies of Sirmium (359), Nike (360), and Constantinople (360). It spread through the west and later appeared in the Apostles' Creed".[20]


document_title: List of fandom nicknames

question_text: what is panic at the disco fans called

question_tokens: what is panic at the disco fans called

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text: List of fandom nicknames

text: Many fandoms have their own nicknames that distinguish them from other fan communities. The nicknames are popular with singers, music bands, films, television shows, books, games, sports teams, and celebrities. Some of the terms are coined by fans while others are created by celebrities themselves.

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text: The trend of giving a name to a fandom became more popular in the beginning of the 21st century with the invention of social media, although such nicknames were used much earlier. Some people consider the Sherlockians (fans of Sherlock Holmes) and Beatlemaniacs (fans of The Beatles) to be some of the oldest known examples.[1][2]

text:
Object
Fanbase nickname
Type
Notes
Ref

2PM
Hottest
music band

[3]

5 Seconds of Summer
5SOSFam
music band

[3]

Adam Lambert
Glamberts
musician

[1]

Adele
Daydreamers
musician
Named after the song "Daydreamer"
[4]

Aerosmith
Blue Army
music band

[1]

Ailee
Aileeans
musician

[5][better source needed]

Alden Richards & Maine Mendoza
AlDubNation
actor
AlDub is a portmanteau of the names of two actors, Alden Richards and Yaya Dub (Maine Mendoza), from the Philippines noontime show Eat Bulaga segment entitled "Kalyeserye".
[6]

Apple
Fanbois
company

[7]

Aquabats
Aquacadets
music band

[8]

Ariana Grande
Arianators
musician

[4]

Arnold Palmer
Arnie's Army
athlete

[9]

Arsenal F.C.
Gooners
sports team
Derived from the team's nickname, the "Gunners"
[10][11]

Aurora
Warriors & Weirdos
musician

[12]

Austin Mahone
Mahomies
musician

[4]

Avatar
Avatards
film

[13]

Avril Lavigne
Black Stars
musician
Named after the song "Black Star"
[4]

Azealia Banks
Kunt Brigade
musician

[3]

B1A4
Bana
music band

[3]

B.A.P
BABY
music band

[14]

Barry Manilow
Fanilows
musician

[1]

Bars & Melody
Bambinos
music band

[15]

Batman
Batmaniacs
comics

[16]

Beast
B2uty
music band
Pronounced "Beauty"
[3]

The Beatles
Beatlemaniacs
music band
Hardcore fans used to be called Apple scruffs
[1][17]

Bebe Rexha
Rexhars
musician

[18]

Becky G
Beasters
musician

[19]

Bella Thorne
Bellarinas
actress

[20]

Benedict Cumberbatch
Cumberbitches
actor

[21]

Beyoncé
BeyHive
musician

[1]

Big Bang
VIP
music band

[3]

The Big Lebowski
Achievers
film

[22]

Black Pink
Blink
music band

[23]

Black Veil Brides
BVB Army
music band

[3]

Bob Dylan
Dylanologists
musician

[24]

Boston Red Sox
Red Sox Nation
sports team
Term was coined by a journalist in 1986; officially adopted by the team in 2004.
[25]

Britney Spears
Britney Army
musician

[4]

Bros
Brosettes
music band

[26]

Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Tramps
musician

[8]

BtoB
Melody
music band

[27]

BTS
A.R.M.Y
music band

[3]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffistas
TV show
The name Scoobies is also used
[28]

BuzzFeed Unsolved
Shaniacs / Boogaras / coward shitfish
web series
If you agree with Shane, you are a Shaniac. If you agree with Ryan, you are a Boogara. If you're in the middle or cannot decide, you are a coward shitfish.
[29]

California Chrome
Chromies
racehorse

[30]

Camila Cabello
Camilizers
musician

[31]

Carly Rae Jepsen
Jepsies
musician

[4]

Chancho en Piedra
Marranos
music band

[32]

Chapo Trap House
Grey Wolves
podcast

[33]

Charli XCX
Angels
musician

[34][better source needed]

Charlie Puth
Puthinators
musician

[35]

Chris Brown
Team Breezy
musician

[36]

Chris Pine
Pine-Nuts
actor

[21]

Christina Aguilera
Fighters
musician

[4]

Christopher Nolan
Nolanites
director

[37]

Clay Aiken
Claymates
musician

[17]

CNBLUE
Boice
music band

[3]

Community
Human Beings
TV show

[38]

Conan O'Brien
Coconuts
comedian

[36]

Conor Maynard
Mayniacs
musician

[8]

Criss Angel
Loyals
magician

[39]

Cupcakke
Slurpers
musician

[40]

Dan and Phil
Phandom
YouTubers
A pun of the combination of Lester and Howell's names, "Phan", and the word "fandom".
[41]

Delta Goodrem
The Tribe
musician
Derived from Goodrem's appearance as Grizabella in Cats. Previously known as Goodreamers.
[42][better source needed]

Demi Lovato
Lovatics
musician

[43]

Denmark national football team
Roligans
sports team

[44]

Depeche Mode
Modies
music band

[45]

Der Ring des Nibelungen
Ringheads
opera
The other term is Ringnuts.
[46]

Dick Dale
Dickheads
musician

[47]

Divergent
Initiates
book

[48]

Doctor Who
Whovians
TV show

[36]

Drake
Team Drizzy
musician

[43]

Duran Duran
Durannies
music band

[49]

Ed Miliband
Milifans
politician

[21]

Ed Sheeran
Sheerios
musician

[4]

Ellie Goulding
Goulddiggers
musician

[50]

Eminem
Stans
musician
Named after the song "Stan"
[4]

Emmure
Decepticons
music band

[51]

England cricket team
Barmy Army
sports team

[52]

EXO
EXO-L
music band

[53]

Fall Out Boy
Youngbloods
music band

[3]

FC Barcelona
Culés
sports team

[54]

Scuderia Ferrari
Tifosi
sports team

[55]

Feyenoord
Het Legioen
sports team

[56]

Fifth Harmony
Harmonizers
music band

[57]

Firefly
Browncoats
TV show

[28]

Five Finger Death Punch
Knuckleheads
music band

[58]

Frank Sinatra
Bobby soxers
musician

[59]

Frankie Moreno
FMArmy
musician
Abbreviation of Frankie Moreno Army
[60]

Fright Night
Fringies
TV show
Fans of the show or Sinister Seymour, the host
[61]

F.T. Island
Primadonna
music band

[3]

Future
FutureHive
musician

[62]

Game Grumps
Lovelies
Web series

[63]

Game of Thrones
Thronies
TV show

[64]

Gary Numan
Numanoids
musician

[65]

Ghostbusters
Ghostheads
film

[66]

Girl's Day
Dai5y
music band

[3]

Girls' Generation
Sone
music band
Named after the song "소원 (Honey)"
[3]

Glee
Gleeks
TV show

[36]

Gone with the Wind
Windies
book

[67]

GOT7
IGOT7
music band

[3]

Green Bay Packers
Cheeseheads
sports team

[68]

Green Day
Idiots
music band

[69]

Grateful Dead
Deadheads
music band

[70]

Hamilton: An American Musical
Hamilfans
musical
Alternately used: Familtons, Hammies, Alexander Familtons, HamFam or Hamiltrash
[71][72][73][74]

Hannah Hart
Hartosexuals
YouTuber

[75]

Hannibal
Fannibals
TV show

[76]

Hanson
Fansons
music band

[8]

Harry Potter
Potterheads
book
Non-fans are often called Muggles
[38]

Henry Cavill
Cavillry
actor
Mostly for female fans
[77]

Harry Styles
Harries / Stylers
musician

[78]

The Hunger Games
Tributes
book

[79]

Hulk Hogan
Hulkamaniacs
wrestler

[80]

Iggy Azalea
Azaleans
musician

[81]

iKon
IKONIC
music band

[82]

Imagine Dragons
Firebreathers
music band

[4]

Infinite
Inspirit
music band

[3]

Insane Clown Posse
Juggalos
music band
Female fans are called Juggalettes
[83]

Jacksfilms
Famsquad
YouTuber
Also known as Squadfam
[84][better source needed]

Jake Paul
Jake Paulers
YouTuber

[85]

James Dean
Deaners
actor

[86]

James McAvoy
McAvoyeurs
actor

[87]

Jane Austen
Janeites
author

[88]

Janelle Monáe
Fandroids
musician

[3]

Jaws
Finaddicts
film

[89]

JBJ
Joyful
music band

[90]

Jennette McCurdy
McCurdians
actress

[91]

Jennifer Aniston
Fanistons
actress

[92]

Jennifer Lopez
JLovers
musician/actress

[4]

Jensen Ackles
Ackleholics
actor

[93]

Jessie J
Heartbeats
musician

[4]

Jewel
EDAs
Musician
Everyday Angels
[94]

Jimmy Buffett
Parrotheads
musician
Parakeets for younger fans or children of Parrotheads
[17]

John Cena
Cenation
wrestler

[95]

Josh Groban
Grobanites
musician

[17]

Joss Whedon
Whedonites
director

[38]

Justin Bieber
Beliebers
musician

[36]

Justin Timberlake
The TN Kids
musician
Short for The Tennessee Kids
[96]

Kathryn Bernardo & Daniel Padilla
KathNiels
actor
Kath+Niel
[97]

Katy Perry
KatyCats
musician

[1]

Kelly Clarkson
Kellebrities
musician

[98]

Kelly Rowland
Rowland Stones
musician

[4]

Kesha
Animals
musician
Named after the song "Animal"
[4]

The Killers
Victims
music band

[3]

KISS
KISS Army
music band

[36]

Kylie Minogue
Lovers
musician

[99]

Lady Gaga
Little Monsters
musician

Lauren Jauregui
Jaguars
musician

[36]

Led Zeppelin
Zepheads
music band

[1]

Lego
AFOLs
toy
Used for adult fans only; the acronym stands for Adult Fans Of Lego
[100]

Lil' Wayne
Wayniacs
musician

[17]

Linkin Park
Soldiers
music band

[101]

Little Mix
Mixers
music band

[102]

Liverpool F.C.
Kopites
sports team
Name based on The Kop, one of the stands in Anfield, which in turn was named after the Battle of Spion Kop
[103]

The Loud House
Loud Crowd
TV show

[citation needed]

Louis Tomlinson
Louies
musician
Coined by his fans
[104]

Lovelyz
Lovelinus
music band

[citation needed]

Madonna
Madonna wannabes
musician

[105]

Mariah Carey
Lambs
musician

[1]

MattyBRaps
BBoys & BGirls
musician

[106]

The Maze Runner
Gladers
book

[107]

Megadeth
Droogies
music band
Taken from the movie A Clockwork Orange
[108]

Meghan Trainor
Megatronz
musician

[3]

Melanie Martinez
Cry Babies
musician

[109]

The Meteors
Wrecking Crew
music band

[110]

Meryl Streep
Streepers
actress

[111]

Michael Jackson
Moonwalkers
musician
Named after Jackson's signature dance move the Moonwalk
[112]

Middle-Earth
Ringers
book
Also known as “Tolkienites”.
[113]

Miley Cyrus
Smilers
musician
Named after Cyrus' childhood nickname "Smiley"
[43]

Monsta X
Monbebe
music band

[114]

Motörhead
Motörheadbangers
music band

[115]

Muse
Musers
music band

[3]

My Chemical Romance
Killjoys
music band

[17]

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Bronies
TV show
Mostly for older male fans. Female ones are sometimes called Pegasisters.
[93][116]

Mystery Science Theater 3000
MSTies
TV show

[117]

NCT
NCTzens
Music Band

[118]

Neil Diamond
Diamond Heads
musician

[17]

Neon Genesis Evangelion
Evageeks
anime/manga

[119]

New Kids on the Block
Blockheads
music band

[3]

New Orleans Saints
Big Easy Mafia
sports team
Also the Official Fan Club of the New Orleans Saints
[120]

Newcastle United F.C.
Toon Army
sports team

[121]

Neymar
Neymarzetes
athlete

[122]

Nicki Minaj
Barbz
musician
Male fans are called "Boyz" and "Ken Barbz".
[81]

Northern Ireland national football team
Green and White Army
sports team

[123]

The Office
Dunderheads
TV show

[36]

Oh My Girl
Miracle
music band

[citation needed]

Once Upon a Time
Oncers
TV show

[28]

One Direction
Directioners
music band

[1]

Paramore
Parafamily
music band

[3]

Panic! At The Disco
Sinners
music band

[124][better source needed]

PewDiePie
Bros
YouTuber

[125][better source needed]

The Phantom of the Opera
Phans
book

[17]

Phish
Phans
musician

[38]

Pia Wurtzbach
Pianatics
model

[126]

Pixie Lott
Crazy Cats
musician

[127]

Porcelain Black
Trainwrecks
musician

[128]

Psych
Psych-Os
TV show

[93]

Rangers F.C.
Bluenoses
sports team

[129]

Real Madrid
Madridistes
sports team

[130]

Red Rising
Howlers
book

[131]

Rhett And Link
Mythical Beasts
YouTubers

[132][better source needed]

Rick and Morty
Schwiftites
TV show
Term "schwifty" originated from a song within an episode.
[3]

Ricky Gervais
Twonks
comedian
A portmanteau of the words "Twitter" and "gonks", used as a term of affection
[133]

Rihanna
Rihanna Navy
musician

[1]

Rita Ora
Ritabots
musician

[43]

The Room
Roomies
film

[134]

Ryan Higa
Lamps
YouTuber
The term was coined by Higa himself in his video.
[135][better source needed]

Saiko
Saiko adictos
music band

[136]

Sailor Moon
Moonies
anime/manga

[137]

Salman Khan
Salmaniacs
actor

[138]

Sam Callahan
Callafans
musician

[139]

Sam Smith
Little Sailors
musician

[140]

Scotland National Football Team
Tartan Army
sports team

[141]

Scotty McCreery
McCreerians
musician

[142]

Selena Gomez
Selenators
musician

[43]

Seventeen
Carat
music band
The official fanclub name was revealed at a Seventeen concert.
[143]

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlockians
book

[2]

SHINee
Shawols
music band

[3]

Sia
Lovers
musician

[144]

Sistar
Star1
music band

[3]

Skillet
Panheads
music band

[3]

Slayer
Slaytanic Wehrmacht
music band

[145]

Slipknot
Maggots
music band

[3]

Spice
Smurfs
musician
Female fans are sometimes called Smurfettes.
[146]

Sprinkleofglitter
Sprinklerinos
YouTuber
Louis Pentland always opens her YouTube videos saying, "Aloha Sprinklerinos!"
[147]

Star Trek
Trekkies
TV show
The other version is Trekkers.
[38]

Star Wars
Warsies
film

[38]

Stargate
Gaters
film/TV show

[148]

Stef Sanjati
Breadsquad
YouTuber

[149]

Stephen Colbert
Colbert Nation
comedian

[38]

Supernatural
Hunters, SPN Family
TV show

[28]

Swansea City A.F.C.
Jacks
sports team

[150]

T-ARA
Queens
music band

[3]

Take That
Thatters
music band

[151]

Taylor Swift
Swifties
musician

[1]

Texas A&M
12th Man
sports team

[152]

Thirty Seconds to Mars
Echelon
music band

[3]

Thomas Sanders
Fanders
actor, singer, YouTuber
On the early days of his career on Vine, some called themselves "Sanderlings" and some "Foster Children" for his former username "Foster Dawg"
[153][154]

Tokio Hotel
Aliens
music band

[3]

Tom Hiddleston
Hiddlestoners
actor

[21]

Tori Amos
Toriphiles
musician

[155]

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document_title: WNBA records

question_text: who has the most blocks in wnba history

question_tokens: who has the most blocks in wnba history

text: WNBA records

text: Individual[edit]

text: Scoring[edit]

text: Most points, career[edit]

text:
7494 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2004–2014, 2016–present
7488 – Tina Thompson, Houston 1997–2008, Los Angeles 2009–2011, Seattle 2012–2013
7380 – Tamika Catchings, Indiana 2002–2016

tag: ul

text: Highest points per game average, career[edit]

text:
20.98 – Cynthia Cooper, Houston 1997–2000, 2003
20.57 – Elena Delle Donne, Chicago 2013–2016, Washington 2017–present
19.88 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2004–2014, 2016–present

text: Most points, season[edit]

text:
860 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2006
820 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2008
812 – Maya Moore, Minnesota 2014

text: Highest points per game average, season[edit]

text:
25.29 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2006
24.12 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2008
23.88 – Maya Moore, Minnesota 2014

text: Most points, game[edit]

text:
51– Riquna Williams, Tulsa at San Antonio, September 8, 2013 (Regulation)
48– Maya Moore, Minnesota vs. Atlanta, July 22, 2014 (2OT)
47 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Houston, August 10, 2006 (3OT)

text: Most points, half[edit]

text:
35 – Riquna Williams, Tulsa at San Antonio, September 8, 2013
31 – Cynthia Cooper, Houston at Sacramento, July 25, 1997
30 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles vs. San Antonio, June 25, 2006

text: Most points, quarter[edit]

text:
22 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix vs. Los Angeles, July 14, 2006
20 – Deanna Nolan, Detroit vs. Minnesota, June 20, 2008
20 – Matee Ajavon, Washington at New York, August 6, 2010
20 – Maya Moore, Minnesota vs. Tulsa, May 23, 2014
20 – Shoni Schimmel, Atlanta vs. Phoenix, August 13, 2014

text: Most points, overtime period[edit]

text:
12 – Mwadi Mabika, Los Angeles vs. San Antonio, July 2, 2004
12 – Sheryl Swoopes, Houston vs. Indiana, May 29, 2005
12 – Deanna Nolan, Detroit vs. New York, June 3, 2005
12 – Becky Hammon, San Antonio vs. Detroit, August 29, 2009

text: Most points by a reserve, game[edit]

text:
38 – DeWanna Bonner, Phoenix vs. Dallas, June 18, 2016
36 – Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta at Connecticut, July 31, 2011
34 – Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta vs. San Antonio, August 20, 2009

text: Highest points per game average by a reserve, season[edit]

text: Minimum 20 bench appearances

text:
15.8 – Candice Wiggins, Minnesota 2008
15.0 – Chamique Holdsclaw, Los Angeles 2006
12.8 – Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta 2009

text: Shooting percentage[edit]

text: Highest field goal percentage, career[edit]

text: Minimum 400 field goals

text:
.5770 – Sylvia Fowles, Chicago 2008–2014, Minnesota 2015–present
.5624 – Crystal Langhorne, Washington 2008–2013, Seattle 2014–present
.5607 – Brittney Griner, Phoenix 2013–present

text: Highest field goal percentage, season[edit]

text:
.6684 – Tamika Raymond, Minnesota 2003
.6649 – Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles 2016[1]
.6638 – Candice Dupree, Phoenix 2010
.6382 – Sylvia Fowles, Chicago 2012

text: Highest field goal percentage, game[edit]

text: Minimum 10 field goals made

text:
1.000 – Monique Currie, Washington at Indiana, May 6, 2014
1.000 – Candice Dupree, Phoenix vs. Tulsa, June 12, 2010
1.000 – Seimone Augustus, Minnesota at Los Angeles, June 8, 2007

text: Most field goals, none missed, game[edit]

text:
12 – Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles at Dallas, June 11, 2016
11 – Seimone Augustus, Minnesota at Los Angeles, June 8, 2007
9 – Michelle Snow, Houston vs. Indiana, May 29, 2005 (2OT)
9 – Ann Wauters, San Antonio vs. Sacramento, September 13, 2008
9 – Candice Dupree, Phoenix vs. Tulsa, June 12, 2010

text: Most field goal attempts, none made, game[edit]

text:
12 – Tina Thompson, Houston at Phoenix, July 19, 1999
12 – Tangela Smith, Phoenix at Washington, June 13, 2007
11 – Kamila Vodičková, Seattle vs. Portland, August 9, 2002
11 – Slobodanka Tuvic, Phoenix at Seattle, July 25, 2003
11 – Elena Baranova, New York vs. Detroit, August 1, 2003
11 – Monique Currie, Charlotte at New York, June 27, 2006

text: Highest three-point field goal percentage, career[edit]

text: Minimum 100 field goals

text:
.4580 – Jennifer Azzi, Detroit 1999, Utah 2000–2002, San Antonio 2003
.4303 – Laurie Koehn, Washington 2005–2008, Atlanta 2012
.4178 – Sidney Spencer, Los Angeles 2007–2009, New York 2009–2011, Phoenix 2011, Connecticut 2012

text: Highest three-point field goal percentage, season[edit]

text: Minimum 50 attempts

text:
.5313 – Temeka Johnson, Tulsa 2012
.5238 – Laurie Koehn, Washington 2006
.5172 – Jennifer Azzi, Detroit 1999

text: Most three-point field goals, none missed, game[edit]

text:
6 – Tamika Catchings, Indiana at Orlando, July 3, 2002 (OT)
5 – by many

text: Most three-point field goal attempts, none made, game[edit]

text:
8 – Tina Thompson, Houston at Utah, June 30, 1998 (2OT)
8 – Crystal Robinson, New York vs. Detroit, June 21, 2000
8 – Crystal Robinson, New York vs. Cleveland, August 4, 2001
8 – by 6 more

text: Highest free-throw percentage, career[edit]

text: Minimum 200 free throws

text:
.940 – Elena Delle Donne, Chicago 2013–2016, Washington 2017–present
.8969 – Jewell Loyd, Seattle 2015–present
.8968 – Becky Hammon, New York 1999–2006, San Antonio 2007–2014

text: Highest free-throw percentage, season[edit]

text:
1.000 – Becky Hammon, San Antonio 2014
.9841 – Eva Nemcova, Cleveland 1999
.9792 – Nicole Powell, Sacramento 2009

text: Most free throws made, none missed, game[edit]

text:
19 – Elena Delle Donne, Chicago at Atlanta, June 24, 2015
17 – Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta at Chicago, June 2, 2012
16 – Elena Delle Donne, Chicago vs. Los Angeles, June 6, 2014

text: Most free throw attempts, none made, game[edit]

text:
8 – Cheryl Ford, Detroit at Charlotte, August 6, 2005 (OT)
7 – Nakia Sanford, Washington vs. Atlanta, June 20, 2008
6 – by many

text: Shots made[edit]

text: Most field goals, career[edit]

text:
2630 – Tina Thompson, Houston 1997–2008, Los Angeles 2009–2011, Seattle 2012–2013
2399 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2004–2014, 2016–present
2385 – Tamika Catchings, Indiana 2002–2016

text: Most field goals, season[edit]

text:
298 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2006
296 – Seimone Augustus, Minnesota 2007
295 – Maya Moore, Minnesota 2014

text: Most field goals, game[edit]

text:
18 – Lauren Jackson, Seattle at Washington, July 24, 2007 (OT)
17 – Lauren Jackson, Seattle vs. Los Angeles, August 6, 2003
17 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Houston, August 10, 2006 (3OT)
17 – Jia Perkins, Chicago at Sacramento, June 29, 2007 (2OT)
17 – Betty Lennox, Atlanta at Connecticut, June 27, 2008 (OT)
17 – Riquna Williams, Tulsa at San Antonio, September 8, 2013

text: Most field goals, half[edit]

text:
11 – Linda Burgess, Sacramento vs. Utah, August 15, 1998
11 – Lauren Jackson, Seattle vs. Los Angeles, August 6, 2003
11 – Sheryl Swoopes, Houston at Seattle, August 9, 2005
11 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles vs. San Antonio, June 25, 2006

text: Most field goals, quarter[edit]

text:
9 – Sylvia Fowles, Chicago at Phoenix, August 1, 2010
8 – Betty Lennox, Atlanta vs. Minnesota, June 3, 2008
8 – Deanna Nolan, Detroit at Washington, July 18, 2008

text: Most three-point field goals, career[edit]

text:
927 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2004–2014, 2016–present
906 – Katie Smith, Minnesota 1999–2005, Detroit 2005–2009, Washington 2010, Seattle 2011–2012, New York 2013
829 – Becky Hammon, New York 1999–2006, San Antonio 2007–2014

text: Most three-point field goals, season[edit]

text:
121 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2006
96 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2017
95 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2007
89 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2008

text: Most three-point field goals, game[edit]

text:
9 – Kristi Toliver, Washington at New York, September 10, 2017 (regulation, playoffs)
8 – Riquna Williams, Tulsa at San Antonio, September 8, 2013 (regulation)
8 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Houston, August 10, 2006 (3OT)
8 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Tulsa, May 25, 2010

text: Most three-point field goals, half[edit]

text:
6 – Sue Bird, Seattle at Detroit, August 8, 2006
6 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Tulsa, May 25, 2010
6 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Seattle, September 9, 2011
6 – Sami Whitcomb, New York at Seattle, May 26 2017

text: Most three-point field goals, quarter[edit]

text:
5 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Tulsa, May 25, 2010
5 – Maya Moore, Indiana at Minnesota, September 17, 2012
5 – Maya Moore, Los Angeles at Minnesota, June 24, 2016

text: Most free throws, career[edit]

text:
2004 – Tamika Catchings, Indiana 2002–2016
1763 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2004–2014, 2016–present
1480 – Tina Thompson, Houston 1997–2008, Los Angeles 2009–2011, Seattle 2012–2013

text: Most free throws, season[edit]

text:
246 – Katie Smith, Minnesota 2001
223 – Angel McCoughtry Atlanta 2011
215 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2008

text: Most free throws, game[edit]

text:
22 – Cynthia Cooper, Houston vs. Sacramento, July 3, 1998
19 – Tina Charles, Connecticut vs. Phoenix, June 29, 2013
18 – Katie Smith, Minnesota at Los Angeles, July 8, 2001 (OT)

text: Most free throws, half[edit]

text:
15 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix vs. Houston, September 7, 2008
14 – Tina Thompson, Houston vs. Sacramento, June 11, 2007
13 – by many

text: Most free throws, quarter[edit]

text:
11 – Shavonte Zellous, Detroit at Atlanta, June 26, 2009
10 – Tina Thompson, Houston vs. Sacramento, June 11, 2007
10 – Nakia Sanford, Washington at Houston, June 22, 2007

text: Shot attempts[edit]

text: Most attempts, career[edit]

text:
6300 – Tina Thompson, Houston 1997–2008, Los Angeles 2009–2011, Seattle 2012–2013
5744 – Tamika Catchings, Indiana 2002–2016
5509 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2004–2014, 2016–present

text: Most attempts, season[edit]

text:
660 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2006
620 – Seimone Augustus, Minnesota 2006
613 – Maya Moore, Minnesota 2014

text: Most attempts, game[edit]

text:
33 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Houston, August 10, 2006 (3OT)
33 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Seattle, July 14, 2010 (3OT)
32 – Betty Lennox, Atlanta at Connecticut, June 27, 2008 (OT)

text: Most attempts, half[edit]

text:
20 – Wendy Palmer, Utah vs. Los Angeles, August 16, 1997
19 – Sheryl Swoopes, Houston at Los Angeles, August 20, 1999
19 – Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington vs. Los Angeles, June 26, 2000

text: Most attempts, quarter[edit]

text:
12 – Sylvia Fowles, Chicago at Phoenix, August 1, 2010
11 – by many

text: Most three-point attempts, career[edit]

text:
2536 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2004–2014, 2016–present
2466 – Katie Smith, Minnesota 1999–2005, Detroit 2005–2009, Washington 2010, Seattle 2011–2012, New York 2013
2191 – Becky Hammon, New York 1999–2006, San Antonio 2007–2014

text: Most three-point attempts, season[edit]

text:
305 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2006
259 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2007
247 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2008

text: Most three-point attempts, game[edit]

text:
16 – Kristi Toliver, Washington at New York, September 10, 2017 (playoffs)
16 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Houston, August 10, 2006 (3OT)
15 – Ruthie Bolton-Holifield, Sacramento at Cleveland, July 10, 1997
15 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix vs. Washington, July 2, 2006
15 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix vs. Sacramento, August 13, 2006
15 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Sacramento, August 17, 2007
15 – Shanna Crossley, San Antonio at Minnesota, August 19, 2007

text: Most three-point attempts, half[edit]

text:
12 – Shanna Zolman, San Antonio at Minnesota, August 19, 2007
11 – Belinda Snell, Phoenix vs. Houston, June 24, 2007
10 – Cynthia Cooper, Houston vs. Cleveland, July 29, 1997
10 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at San Antonio, August 2, 2007
10 – Renee Montgomery, Connecticut vs. Los Angeles, July 24, 2010

text: Most three-point attempts, quarter[edit]

text:
9 – Amber Jacobs, Minnesota vs. Phoenix, July 3, 2007
8 – Shanna Zolman, San Antonio vs. Phoenix, August 2, 2007
7 – by many

text: Most free throw attempts, career[edit]

text:
2335 – Tamika Catchings, Indiana 2002–present
2125 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles 1997–2009
2049 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2004–2014, 2016–present

text: Most free throw attempts, season[edit]

text:
287 – Angel McCoughtry Atlanta 2011
275 – Katie Smith, Minnesota 2001
247 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2008

text: Most free throw attempts, game[edit]

text:
24 – Cynthia Cooper, Houston vs. Sacramento, July 3, 1998
24 – Tina Charles, Phoenix vs. Connecticut, June 29, 2013
21 – Swin Cash, Detroit vs. Miami, June 28, 2002 (OT)

text: Most free throw attempts, half[edit]

text:
16 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles at New York, June 25, 2000
16 – Kayte Christensen, Phoenix vs. San Antonio, August 22, 2003
16 – Izi Castro Marques, Atlanta vs. Los Angeles, June 27, 2010

text: Most free throw attempts, quarter[edit]

text:
13 – Shavonte Zellous, Detroit at Atlanta, June 26, 2009
12 – Izi Castro Marques, Atlanta vs. Los Angeles, June 27, 2010
11 – Shavonte Zellous, Detroit at Washington, August 11, 2009

text: Rebounds[edit]

text: Most rebounds, career[edit]

text:
3316 – Tamika Catchings, Indiana 2002–2016
3307 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles 1997–2006, 2008–2009
3070 – Tina Thompson, Houston 1997–2008, Los Angeles 2009–2011, Seattle 2012–2013

text: Highest rebounds per game average, career[edit]

text: Minimum 100 games

text:
10.15 – Tina Charles, Connecticut 2010–2013, New York 2014–present
9.73 – Cheryl Ford, Detroit 2003–2009
9.55 – Sylvia Fowles, Chicago 2008–2014, Minnesota 2015–present

text: Most rebounds, season[edit]

text:
403 – Jonquel Jones, Connecticut 2017
398 – Tina Charles, Connecticut 2010
374 – Tina Charles, Connecticut 2011
369 – Sylvia Fowles, Chicago 2013

text: Highest rebounds per game average, season[edit]

text:
11.85 – Jonquel Jones, Connecticut 2017
11.71 – Tina Charles, Connecticut 2010
11.60 – Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington 2002
11.59 – Natalie Williams, Utah 2000

text: Most rebounds, game[edit]

text:
24 – Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington at Charlotte, May 23, 2003
23 – Michelle Snow, Houston at Minnesota, August 4, 2006
23 – Tina Charles, Connecticut vs. Phoenix, June 25, 2010
23 – Tina Charles, Connecticut vs. Los Angeles, June 28, 2011

text: Most rebounds, half[edit]

text:
16 – Janell Burse, Seattle vs. Phoenix, May 23, 2007
15 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles vs. New York, June 19, 1998
15 – Latasha Byears, Los Angeles vs. Houston, August 11, 2001
15 – Michelle Snow, Houston at Minnesota, August 4, 2006
15 – Sancho Lyttle, Houston vs. Minnesota, July 17, 2008
15 – Tina Charles, Connecticut at New York, June 27, 2010

text: Most rebounds, quarter[edit]

text:
11 – Erika de Souza, Atlanta vs. Detroit, May 23, 2008
10 – Janell Burse, Seattle vs. Phoenix, May 23, 2007
9 – by many

text: Most offensive rebounds, career[edit]

text:
1078 – Rebekkah Brunson, Sacramento 2004–2009, Minnesota 2010–present
1062 – Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Orlando 1999–2002, Connecticut 2003–2006, Los Angeles 2007, Washington 2008, Detroit 2008–2009, New York 2010, Minnesota 2011–2012
1049 – Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento 1999–2007, Seattle 2008, Indiana 2009

text: Most offensive rebounds, season[edit]

text:
162 – Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento 2001
148 – Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento 2000
141 – Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento 1999

text: Most offensive rebounds, game[edit]

text:
12 – Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles at Indiana, July 12, 2012
12 – Sancho Lyttle, Seattle at Atlanta, August 10, 2010
12 – Cheryl Ford, Detroit at San Antonio, May 22, 2004

text: Most offensive rebounds, half[edit]

text:
10 – Sancho Lyttle, Atlanta vs. Seattle, August 10, 2010
9 – Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles at Indiana, July 12, 2012
9 – Chasity Melvin, Chicago vs. Phoenix, June 26, 2008

text: Most offensive rebounds, quarter[edit]

text:
6 – Deanna Jackson, Chicago at Indiana, June 21, 2006
6 – Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Connecticut at Indiana, August 9, 2006
6 – Sophia Young, San Antonio vs. Houston, July 27, 2007
6 – Erika de Souza, Atlanta vs. Detroit, May 23, 2008
6 – Sancho Lyttle, Atlanta vs. Seattle, August 10, 2010

text: Most defensive rebounds, career[edit]

text:
2425 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles 1997–2006, 2008–2009
2399 – Tamika Catchings, Indiana 2002–2016
2185 – Tina Thompson, Houston 1997–2008, Los Angeles 2009–2011, Seattle 2012–2013

text: Most defensive rebounds, season[edit]

text:
277 – Breanna Stewart, Seattle 2016
276 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles 2004
269 – Tina Charles, Connecticut 2010
264 – Sylvia Fowles, Chicago 2010

text: Most defensive rebounds, game[edit]

text:
18 – Cindy Brown, Detroit at Utah, August 10, 1998
17 – Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington at Charlotte, May 23, 2003
17 – Cheryl Ford, Detroit at Connecticut, June 22, 2003 (OT)
17 – Elena Baranova, New York at Connecticut, August 20, 2005
17 – Tina Charles, Connecticut at Atlanta, July 7, 2010 (OT)
17 – Sylvia Fowles, Chicago at New York, July 11, 2010

text: Most defensive rebounds, half[edit]

text:
12 – Sylvia Fowles, Chicago vs. Indiana, July 6, 2010
11 – Tari Phillips, New York at Houston, July 26, 2003
11 – Janell Burse, Seattle vs. Phoenix, May 23, 2007

text: Most defensive rebounds, quarter[edit]

text:
9 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles at Charlotte, May 23, 2006
9 – Sylvia Fowles, Chicago vs. Indiana, July 6, 2010
8 – Tina Charles, Connecticut at Atlanta, July 7, 2010

text: Assists[edit]

text: Most assists, career[edit]

text:
2600 – Sue Bird, Seattle 2002–present
2599 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento 1998–2009, Los Angeles 2010–2011, Chicago 2012
2156 – Lindsay Whalen, Connecticut 2004–2009, Minnesota 2010–present

text: Highest assists per game average, career[edit]

text: Minimum 100 games

text:
5.72 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento 1998–2009, Los Angeles 2010–2011, Chicago 2012
5.39 – Sue Bird, Seattle 2002–present
5.27 – Teresa Weatherspoon, New York 1997–2003, Los Angeles 2004

text: Most assists, season[edit]

text:
236 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento 2000
229 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento 2003
226 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento 1999
226 – Layshia Clarendon, Atlanta 2017

text: Highest assists per game average, season[edit]

text:
8.1 – Courtney Vandersloot, Chicago 2017
8.00 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento 2002
7.87 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento 2000

text: Most assists, game[edit]

text:
16 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento at Cleveland, July 29, 1998
16 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento vs. Los Angeles, August 3, 2002
15 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento at Cleveland, July 15, 2003
15 – Cappie Pondexter, Phoenix vs. Sacramento, July 15, 2009
15 – Ticha Penicheiro, Los Angeles vs. Chicago, August 4, 2010

text: Most assists, half[edit]

text:
11 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento at Cleveland, July 29, 1998
11 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento at Utah, June 26, 2000
11 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento vs. Los Angeles, August 3, 2002

text: Most assists, quarter[edit]

text:
8 – Lindsay Whalen, Minnesota vs. Connecticut, August 3, 2010
7 – Shannon Johnson, San Antonio at Los Angeles, July 3, 2006
7 – Nikki Teasley, Washington at San Antonio, July 21, 2006
7 – Sue Bird, Seattle at Chicago, June 12, 2007
7 – Loree Moore, New York at Washington, July 18, 2009
7 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento at Los Angeles, August 14, 2009
7 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento at Atlanta, August 25, 2009
7 – Temeka Johnson, Phoenix at Atlanta, June 29, 2010

text: Most assists, no turnovers, game[edit]

text:
14 – Jennifer Rizzotti, Cleveland vs. New York, June 21, 2002
12 – Michelle Cleary, Phoenix vs. Utah, July 19, 2000
12 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento at Washington, June 23, 2000

text: Steals[edit]

text: Most steals, career[edit]

text:
1074 – Tamika Catchings, Indiana 2002–2016
764 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento 1998–2009, Los Angeles 2010–2011, Chicago 2012
657 – Sheryl Swoopes, Houston 1997–2000, 2002–2007, Seattle 2008, Tulsa 2011

text: Highest steals per game average, career[edit]

text: Minimum 100 games

text:
2.35 – Tamika Catchings, Indiana 2002–2016
2.18 – Angel McCoughtry Atlanta 2009–present
2.03 – Sheryl Swoopes, Houston 1997–2000, 2002–2007, Seattle 2008, Tulsa 2011

text: Most steals, season[edit]

text:
100 – Teresa Weatherspoon, New York 1998
99 – Tamika Catchings, Indiana 2009
94 – Tamika Catchings, Indiana 2002
94 – Tamika Catchings, Indiana 2006

text: Highest steals per game average, season[edit]

text:
3.33 – Teresa Weatherspoon, New York 1998
3.14 – Tamika Catchings, Indiana 2007
3.04 – Teresa Weatherspoon, New York 1997

text: Most steals, game[edit]

text:
10 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento vs. San Antonio, July 10, 2003
9 – Michelle Griffiths, Phoenix at Utah, July 27, 1998
9 – Tamika Catchings, Indiana vs. Minnesota, July 26, 2002

text: Most steals, half[edit]

text:
7 – Cynthia Cooper, Houston at Charlotte, August 11, 1997
7 – Michelle Brogan, Phoenix at Utah, July 27, 1998
7 – Tamika Catchings, Indiana vs. Houston, June 6, 2007
7 – Edwige Lawson-Wade, San Antonio vs. Tulsa, June 11, 2010

text: Most steals, quarter[edit]

text: 5 – by many

text: Blocks[edit]

text: Most blocks, career[edit]

text:
877 – Margo Dydek, Utah 1998–2002, San Antonio 2003–2004, Connecticut 2005–2007, Los Angeles 2008
822 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles 1997–2006, 2008–2009
586 – Lauren Jackson, Seattle 2001–2012

text: Highest blocks per game average, career[edit]

text: Minimum 100 games

text:
3.49 – Brittney Griner, Phoenix 2013–present
2.72 – Margo Dydek, Utah 1998–2002, San Antonio 2003–2004, Connecticut 2005–2007, Los Angeles 2008
2.26 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles 1997–2006, 2008–2009

text: Most blocks, season[edit]

text:
129 – Brittney Griner, Phoenix 2014
114 – Margo Dydek, Utah 1998
113 – Margo Dydek, Utah 2001

text: Highest blocks per game average, season[edit]

text:
4.04 – Brittney Griner, Phoenix 2015
3.80 – Margo Dydek, Utah 1998
3.79 – Brittney Griner, Phoenix 2014

text: Most blocks, game[edit]

text:
11 – Brittney Griner, Phoenix at Tulsa, June 29, 2014
10 – Margo Dydek, Utah vs. Orlando, June 7, 2001
10 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles vs. Detroit, September 9, 2004

text: Most blocks, half[edit]

text:
7 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles vs. Detroit, September 9, 2004
7 – Margo Dydek, Connecticut vs. San Antonio, June 4, 2005
6 – by many

text: Most blocks, quarter[edit]

text:
5 – Brittney Griner, Phoenix vs. Chicago, September 7, 2014
4 – by many

text: Other Statistics[edit]

text: Most turnovers, season[edit]

text:
135 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento 1999
134 – Angel McCoughtry Atlanta 2013
126 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles 2006

text: Most turnovers, game[edit]

text:
14 – Kristi Toliver, Tulsa vs. Los Angeles, May 29, 2012
11 – Michelle Edwards, Cleveland vs. Sacramento, August 2, 1997
11 – Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington vs. Utah, July 8, 1999
11 – Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta at Tulsa July 31, 2014
11 – Betty Lennox, Minnesota at Houston, August 9, 2010
11 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix vs. New York, July 3, 2010
11 – Crystal Langhorne, Washington vs. Tulsa, June 26, 2011

text: Least Team Turnovers, Half

text: • 0 – New York at Minnesota, July 15, 2016

text: Most personal fouls, season[edit]

text:
143 – Cheryl Ford, Detroit 2005
141 – Nakia Sanford, Washington 2007
139 – Janell Burse, Seattle 2005

text: Most personal fouls, game[edit]

text: 6 – by many

text: Most personal fouls, half[edit]

text: 6 – by many

text: Most personal fouls, quarter[edit]

text: 5 – by many

text: Most disqualifications, career[edit]

text:
42 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles 1997–2006, 2008–2009
24 – Tangela Smith, Sacramento 1998–2004, Charlotte 2005–2006, Phoenix 2007–2010, Indiana 2011, San Antonio 2012
21 – Natalie Williams, Utah 1999–2002, Indiana 2003–2005
21 – Ruth Riley, Miami 2001–2002, Detroit 2003–2006, San Antonio 2007–2011, Chicago 2012, Atlanta 2013

text: Most disqualifications, season[edit]

text:
7 – Isabelle Fijalkowski, Cleveland 1997
7 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles 2000
7 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles 2002

text: Fewest minutes before disqualification, game[edit]

text:
5 – Sharon Manning, Miami at Detroit, July 26, 2000
7 – Rushia Brown, Cleveland vs. Utah, July 24, 1999
8 – Asjha Jones, Washington at Portland, June 28, 2002
8 – LaTonya Johnson, Utah vs. Los Angeles, August 9, 2002
8 – Vanessa Hayden, Minnesota vs. Los Angeles, May 31, 2006

text: Team[edit]

text: Scoring[edit]

text:
93.9 – Phoenix 2010
92.8 – Phoenix 2009
89.0 – Phoenix 2007
89.0 – Phoenix 2011

text: Most points, game[edit]

text:
127 – Phoenix at Minnesota, July 24, 2010 (2OT)
124 – Minnesota vs. Phoenix, July 24, 2010 (2OT)
123 – Phoenix at Tulsa, July 22, 2010

text: Most points, half[edit]

text:
72 – Detroit vs. Phoenix, July 8, 2007 (2nd)
70 – Minnesota at Phoenix, September 3, 2008 (2nd)
69 – Phoenix vs. Minnesota, July 29, 2010 (1st)

text: Most points, quarter[edit]

text:
40 – Indiana vs. New York, September 1, 2016 (1st)
40 – Seattle vs. Phoenix, August 4, 2007 (1st)
40 – Detroit vs. Phoenix, July 8, 2007 (3rd)
39 – Phoenix at Minnesota, July 13, 2011 (4th)

text: Most points, overtime period[edit]

text:
21 – San Antonio vs. Tulsa, August 29, 2009
21 – New York vs. Los Angeles, June 3, 2006
20 – Connecticut vs. Atlanta, June 27, 2008

text: Lowest points per game average, season[edit]

text:
56.9 – Seattle 2000
57.2 – Miami 2000
60.0 – Seattle 2001

text: Fewest points, game[edit]

text:
34 – Washington at Cleveland, May 31, 2001
35 – Miami vs. Cleveland, June 24, 2001
36 – Seattle vs. Cleveland, June 14, 2001
36 – Washington vs. Miami, August 8, 2001

text: Fewest points, half[edit]

text:
8 – Detroit at Houston, July 6, 2002
9 – Seattle vs. Cleveland, June 14, 2001
11 – Minnesota vs. Houston, June 30, 2001

text: Fewest points, quarter[edit]

text:
1 – Chicago at New York, August 4, 2011
2 - Atlanta at Minnesota, August 3, 2017
4 – Los Angeles at Connecticut, August 3, 2006
4 – Seattle at Indiana, June 13, 2007
4 – Washington vs. Sacramento, May 22, 2007
4 – Indiana at Atlanta, May 16, 2010
4 – Tulsa vs. Washington, July 3, 2010

text: Largest margin of victory, game[edit]

text:
59 – Minnesota (111) vs. Indiana (52), August 18, 2017
46 – Seattle (111) vs. Tulsa (65), August 7, 2010
45 – Houston (110) at Washington (65), August 17, 1998
43 – New York (88) vs. Washington (45), August 13, 1998
43 – Minnesota (114) vs. Los Angeles (71), May 31, 2006

text: Largest margin of victory, road game[edit]

text:
45 – Houston (110) at Washington (65), August 17, 1998
39 – Sacramento (91) at Minnesota (52), July 3, 2001
38 – Indiana (89) at Minnesota (51), June 6, 2010

text: Largest deficits overcome to win[edit]

text:
25 – Los Angeles at Detroit, June 26, 2005 (Detroit trailed 35–10, won 79–73)
25 – Atlanta at Minnesota, September 7, 2012 (Minnesota trailed 50–25, won 97–93 (2OT))
24 – Washington at Los Angeles, July 17, 2011 (Washington trailed 51–27, won 89–85 (OT))

text: Most points by all reserves, game[edit]

text:
62 – New York vs. Phoenix, June 22, 2008
61 – Los Angeles vs. Utah, June 28, 1999
58 – San Antonio at Atlanta, June 26, 2011

text: Highest points per game average by all reserves, season[edit]

text:
33.9 – Minnesota, 2008 (Wiggins 15.8)
33.4 – Sacramento, 2006 (Buescher 9.7)
29.0 – Los Angeles, 2006 (Holdsclaw 15.0)

text: Field goals and percentage[edit]

text: Most field goals, game[edit]

text:
47 – Phoenix at Minnesota, July 24, 2010 (2OT)
47 – Phoenix vs. Minnesota, July 29, 2010
46 – Phoenix at Tulsa, July 22, 2010

text:
16 – Connecticut at Phoenix, July 6, 2007 (2OT)
16 – Minnesota vs. Sacramento, August 28, 2009
16 – Phoenix at Tulsa, May 25, 2010

text:
.695 – Minnesota vs. Tulsa, July 10, 2012
.655 – Los Angeles vs. Houston, June 15, 2005
.654 – Houston at Washington, July 26, 2005

text: Fewest field goals, game[edit]

text:
9 – Indiana at Charlotte, June 26, 2004
10 – Miami vs. Seattle, July 10, 2001
10 – Miami vs. Cleveland, June 24, 2001
10 – Washington vs. Miami, August 8, 2001

text: Fewest three-point field goals, game[edit]

text: 0 – by many

text: Lowest field goal percentage, game[edit]

text:
.182 – Miami vs. Cleveland, June 24, 2001
.188 – Indiana at Charlotte, June 26, 2004
.196 – Washington vs. Miami, August 8, 2001

text: Most field goal attempts, game[edit]

text:
100 – Seattle at Phoenix, July 14, 2010 (3OT)
98 – Phoenix vs. Seattle, July 14, 2010 (3OT)
97 – Phoenix vs. Atlanta, July 19, 2008

text: Most three-point field goal attempts, game[edit]

text:
36 – New York vs. Los Angeles, June 3, 2006 (OT)
36 – Phoenix at Detroit, July 8, 2007
36 – Phoenix at Tulsa, May 25, 2010

text: Rebounds[edit]

text: Most rebounds, game[edit]

text:
57 – Seattle at Phoenix, July 14, 2010 (3OT)
57 – Seattle vs. Tulsa, August 7, 2010
57 – Tulsa Shock at San Antonio Stars, June 14, 2015

text: Fewest rebounds, game[edit]

text:
13 – Miami at Orlando, August 11, 2001
14 – New York at Charlotte, July 30, 1999
14 – Detroit vs. Utah, August 7, 2001

text: Most offensive rebounds, game[edit]

text:
30 – Tulsa Shock vs. San Antonio Stars, June 14, 2015
25 – Sacramento at Washington, May 22, 2007
25 – Chicago vs. Phoenix, June 26, 2008

text: Fewest offensive rebounds, game[edit]

text:
0 – Houston vs. Phoenix, July 27, 2006
1 – by many

text: Most defensive rebounds, game[edit]

text:
42 – Detroit vs. Phoenix, July 8, 2007
40 – Utah vs. Detroit, July 6, 1999 (2OT)
40 – San Antonio vs. Minnesota, June 16, 2006
40 – Atlanta vs. Connecticut, July 7, 2010 (OT)

text: Fewest defensive rebounds, game[edit]

text:
6 – Houston at Los Angeles, June 15, 2005
8 – Washington at New York, August 13, 1998
8 – Miami vs. Minnesota, May 28, 2002

text: Assists[edit]

text: Most assists, game[edit]

text:
32 – New York at Phoenix, June 21, 2001
32 – Atlanta at Sacramento, September 4, 2009
31 – Charlotte at Washington, August 19, 1998
31 – Cleveland vs. Detroit, June 16, 2000

text: Most assists, team, game[edit]

text:
35 – Minnesota vs. Chicago, September 1, 2017
34 – Seattle Storm at Chicago Sky, August 20, 2017
34 – Los Angeles Sparks at Chicago Sky, August 18, 2017
32 – Atlanta at Sacramento, September 4, 2009
32 – New York at Phoenix, June 21, 2001

text: Fewest assists, game[edit]

text:
3 – Cleveland at Detroit, July 28, 2001
3 – Minnesota at Seattle, August 8, 2003
3 – Tulsa vs. Washington, July 3, 2010

text: Turnovers[edit]

text: Most turnovers, game[edit]

text:
33 – Utah at New York, July 17, 1997
33 – Utah at Phoenix, August 17, 1997 (OT)
33 – Washington at Houston, June 29, 1998

text: Fewest turnovers, game[edit]

text:
4 – Orlando vs. Washington, August 15, 1999
4 – Connecticut at Detroit, July 21, 2004
4 – New York vs. Connecticut, July 7, 2005
4 – Chicago vs. San Antonio, July 14, 2010
4 – Los Angeles at Chicago, July 16, 2010

text: Team miscellaneous[edit]

text:
Highest winning percentage, season – .900, Houston 1998
Highest winning percentage, home games, season – 1.000, Los Angeles 2001; Seattle 2010
Highest winning percentage, road games, season – .867, Houston 1998
Lowest winning percentage, season – .088, Tulsa 2011
Lowest winning percentage, home games, season – .059, Atlanta 2008
Lowest winning percentage, road games, season – .000, Washington 1998
Most wins, season – 29, Phoenix 2014
Most losses, season – 31, Tulsa 2011
Most consecutive games won – 18, Los Angeles 2001
Most consecutive home games won – 28, Los Angeles 2000–2002
Most consecutive road games won – 12, Los Angeles 2000
Most consecutive wins to begin season – 13, Minnesota 2016
Most consecutive losses to begin season – 17, Atlanta 2008
Most consecutive games lost – 20, Tulsa 2011
Most consecutive home games lost – 13, San Antonio 2016–2017
Most consecutive road games lost – 21, Phoenix 2001–2002
Most overtime periods, game – 4, Washington at Seattle, July 3, 2001


document_title: The Jungle Book (2016 film)

question_text: who voiced baloo in the new jungle book

question_tokens: who voiced baloo in the new jungle book

text: The Jungle Book (2016 film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Mowgli is a "man cub" raised by the wolf Raksha and her pack, led by Akela, in an Indian jungle ever since he was brought to them as a baby by the black panther Bagheera. Bagheera trains Mowgli to learn the ways of the wolves, but the boy faces certain challenges and falls behind his wolf siblings while Akela disapproves of him using human tricks like building tools instead of learning the ways of the pack.

text: One day, during the dry season, the jungle animals gather to drink the water that remains as part of a truce during a drought that enables the jungle's wildlife to drink without fear of being eaten by their predators. The truce is disrupted when a scarred tiger named Shere Khan arrives detecting Mowgli's scent in the large crowd. Resentful against man for scarring him, he issues a warning that he will kill Mowgli at the end of the drought. After the drought ends, the wolves debate whether they should keep Mowgli or not. Mowgli decides to leave the jungle for the safety of his pack. Bagheera agrees with the decision and volunteers to guide him to the nearby man village.

text: En route, Shere Khan ambushes them and injures Bagheera, but Mowgli manages to escape. Later, Mowgli meets an enormous python named Kaa who hypnotizes him. While under her influence, Mowgli sees a vision of his father being mauled while protecting him from Shere Khan. The vision also warns of the destructive power of the "red flower" (fire). Kaa attempts to devour Mowgli, but she is attacked by a large brown sloth bear named Baloo, rescuing an unconscious Mowgli. Baloo and Mowgli bond while retrieving some difficult-to-access honey for Baloo and Mowgli agrees to stay with Baloo until the winter season arrives. Upon learning that Mowgli has left the jungle, Shere Khan kills Akela and threatens the pack to lure Mowgli out.

text: Bagheera eventually finds Mowgli and Baloo and is angered that Mowgli has not joined the humans as agreed, but Baloo calms him down and persuades both of them to sleep on it. During the night, Mowgli finds a herd of Indian elephants gathered around a ditch and uses his vines to save a baby elephant from the ditch. Although Baloo and Bagheera are both impressed, Baloo realizes that he cannot guarantee Mowgli's safety after learning that he is being hunted by Shere Khan. Baloo agrees to push Mowgli away to get him to continue onward to the man village.

text: Mowgli is kidnapped by the "Bandar-log" (monkeys) who present him to their leader, a gigantopithecus named King Louie. Assuming that all humans can make fire, King Louie offers Mowgli protection from Shere Khan in exchange for it. Baloo distracts King Louie while Bagheera tries to sneak him out, but their plan is discovered. As King Louie chases Mowgli through his temple, he informs Mowgli of Akela's death. King Louie's rampage eventually causes his temple to collapse on top of him. Furious that Baloo and Bagheera never told him about Akela's death, Mowgli goes to confront Shere Khan alone.

text: Mowgli steals a lit torch at the village to use as a weapon and heads back to the jungle, accidentally starting a wildfire in the process. He confronts Shere Khan, who argues that Mowgli has made himself the enemy of the jungle by causing the wildfire. Mowgli throws the torch into the water, giving Shere Khan the advantage. Baloo, Bagheera, and the wolf pack intervene and hold Shere Khan off, giving Mowgli enough time to set a trap. He lures Shere Khan up a dead tree and onto a branch, which breaks under the tiger's weight and Shere Khan falls into the fire to his death. Mowgli then directs the elephants to divert the river and put out the fire.

text: In the aftermath, Raksha becomes the new leader of the wolf pack. Mowgli decides to utilize his equipment and tricks for his own use, having found his true home and calling with his wolf family, Baloo, and Bagheera.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Neel Sethi as Mowgli, a young boy who was raised by wolves.

Kendrick Reyes as toddler Mowgli

Ritesh Rajan as Mowgli's father

text: Voice cast[edit]

text:
Bill Murray as Baloo, a sloth bear who befriends Mowgli.
Ben Kingsley as Bagheera, a black panther who is Mowgli's mentor and protector.
Idris Elba as Shere Khan, a fearsome, scar-faced tiger with a grudge against Mowgli.
Lupita Nyong'o as Raksha, a female wolf who is Mowgli's adoptive mother.
Scarlett Johansson as Kaa, an enormous python.
Giancarlo Esposito as Akela, a male wolf who leads the pack.
Christopher Walken as King Louie, a gigantopithecus who rules the Bandar-log.
Garry Shandling as Ikki, a porcupine that observes the Water Truce.[1]
Brighton Rose as Grey Brother, a wolf cub that is Mowgli's adoptive brother.[1]
Jon Favreau as Fred, a Pygmy Hog.[1]
Sam Raimi as a giant squirrel.[1]
Russell Peters as Rocky, a rhinoceros.[1]
Madeleine Favreau as Raquel, a rhinoceros.[1]
Sara Arrington as an antelope [1]

text: Emjay Anthony, Max Favreau, Chloe Hechter, Asher Blinkoff, Knox Gagnon, Sasha Schrieber, and Kai Schrieber voice the Young Wolves.[1]

text: Dee Bradley Baker, Artie Esposito, Sean Johnson, and Allan Trautman provide additional animal voices.[1]

text: Production[edit]

text: Development and casting[edit]

text:
"The idea of going out to the jungle and shooting this, it just felt like it wouldn't have the magic that the 1967 film had had. There was a dreamlike quality to it. There was a surreal quality to it. It was a high-water mark for character animation and to me, that's what I remember about it. And so I wanted to make sure we preserved that...But what [Alan] Horn said was: Look at the technology. Look at Life of Pi, Avatar. Why not use the technology to create a whole world that transports you? Let's really embrace this new technology and see what we can do if we push its limit."

— Jon Favreau on approaching the film's technical intent.[10]

tag: div

text: Walt Disney Pictures announced that a live-action adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's short story collection The Jungle Book was in development on July 9, 2013, with Justin Marks set to write the script.[11] The film would be Disney's second live-action adaptation of Kipling's works, following the 1994 film, the 1998 direct-to-video film Mowgli's Story and the studio's fourth overall after the 1967 animated musical.[12] Jon Favreau was confirmed as director on November 5, 2013.[13] Favreau as a child used to watch Disney's 1967 animated musical.[14] He felt the need to strike a balance between the two films by retaining the buoyant spirit of the 1967 film, including some of its memorable songs, while crafting a movie with more realism and peril. He also stressed the importance of nature and realized how things have shifted during Kipling's time and now, "In Kipling's time, nature was something to be overcome. Now nature is something to be protected."[14] He was encouraged by Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn to take advantage of the film's setting and story as an opportunity to use the latest advancements in photorealistic rendering, computer-generated imagery, and motion capture technologies.[15] The story of the film is not independently taken from Kipling's works, but also borrows cinematic inspirations from other films, including the child-mentor relationship in Shane (1953), the establishment of rules in a dangerous world from Goodfellas (1990) and the use of a shadowy jungle figure in Apocalypse Now (1979).[14]

text: The cast was announced between March and August 2014, with Idris Elba being announced to voice Shere Khan during early stages and Bill Murray eventually confirmed as the voice of Baloo in August 2014. Between then, Scarlett Johansson, Ben Kingsley, and Christopher Walken were confirmed to play Kaa, Bagheera, and King Louie.[16][17][18][19] Favreau decided to cast Johansson to play Kaa, originally a male character, as he felt the original film was "a little too male-oriented."[20] Favreau and Marks noticed the lack of female characters in the 1967 film version and wanted to address that by featuring Raksha's character more prominently, as in Kipling's tales.[14] Lupita Nyong'o was cast as Raksha as Favreau believed her voice imbued the emotion required for the role, "Lupita has tremendous depth of emotion in her performance. There's an emotional underpinning she brings, and a strength, and we wanted that for this surrogate mother. Much of that comes from her voice."[21] Favreau also decided to change King Louie from an orangutan to a gigantopithecus due to the fact that orangutans are not native to India, where the story takes place.[7] His character was given a slight alteration from the 1967 film and was partly inspired by Marlon Brando's character Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now,[14] as well as incorporating Walken's own physical mannerisms.[22] In regards to Louie's changes, Favreau stated, "We created this looming figure that was trying to extract the secret of fire from Mowgli. And also this gave Mowgli the idea that if he had fire, he could have power over Shere Khan, whether it was good or bad. So there was a Lord of the Rings aspect to that; the fire was almost like the ring in that was going to give someone ultimate power, but corrupt them as well as create destruction."[23] The film is dedicated to Garry Shandling, who voiced a porcupine in the film and died of a heart attack before the film's release.

text: The search for casting Mowgli was extensive, with thousands of children auditioning from the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Canada. Eventually, newcomer Neel Sethi was confirmed for the role, with casting director Rebecca Williams describing him as embodying "the heart, humor, and daring of the character. He's warm and accessible, yet also has an intelligence well beyond his years and impressed us all with his ability to hold his own in any situation."[24] Sethi underwent parkour training in preparation for the role.[8] Pixar Animation Studios assisted in the development of the story, as well as providing suggestions for the film's end credits sequence.[25]

text: Filming and visual effects[edit]

text: Principal photography took place entirely on sound stages at L.A. Center Studios[23] in downtown Los Angeles.[21][26] The animal characters were created entirely in key frame computer animation, with the assistance of footage of real animal movement, the actors recording their lines, and performance capture for reference.[7] The production team underwent a thorough process to realistically convey the animals' speaking, while still making them perceptually believable to the audience. Favreau researched earlier films featuring anthropomorphic animals—including Walt Disney's animated features, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Bambi, as well as modern films such as Babe—and adopted certain techniques from those films into The Jungle Book.[23] Nearly 70 separate species of animals native to India are featured in the film, with several species being portrayed as "150% larger" than their actual counterparts.[23]

text: Jim Henson's Creature Shop was brought in to provide animal puppet figures for Sethi to act against, although none appear in the finished film.[27] The animal puppets were performed by Artie Esposito, Sean Johnson, Allan Trautman, and April Warren.[1] Favreau utilized motion capture with certain actors, expressing a desire to avoid overusing the technology in order to prevent evoking an uncanny valley effect.[7][20]

text: Moving Picture Company (MPC) and Weta Digital created the film's visual effects.[15] MPC developed new software for animating muscular structure in the animals.[23] Around 1,000 remote jungle locations in India were photographed and used as reference in post-production.[28] Weta was responsible for animating the King Louie sequence, with visual effects supervisor Keith Miller adding that, "It was important for Jon to see Christopher Walken in the creature. So we took some of the distinctive Walken facial features—iconic lines, wrinkles and folds—and integrated them into the animated character."[29] Favreau expressed desire in wanting the film's 3D shots to imbue the abilities of the multiplane camera system utilized in Disney's earlier animated films.[25] At Favreau's behest, the idea was extended into the film's version of the Walt Disney Pictures opening production logo, which was recreated as "a hand-painted, cel-animated multi-plane logo" in homage to the animated films of that era, also incorporating the word "Presents" in the same style as the 1967 film's opening credits.[25] The film's ending also features the original physical book that opened the 1967 film.[25]

text: Sound[edit]

text: Director Jon Favreau and composer John Debney sought to recreate the Fantasound experience Walt Disney, himself, had in mind. When mixing the soundtrack in Dolby Atmos, as Favreau said, "we isolated instruments when we could. And in the sound mix, we created a Fantasound mix. If you see the film in Atmos, you will feel that there are instruments that move around the theater."[30] A mention for Fantasound appears in the film's closing credits.

text: Music[edit]

text: The musical score for The Jungle Book was composed and conducted by frequent Favreau collaborator John Debney,[31] mostly drawing from George Bruns' original music. Though Favreau decided not to make the film a musical, nevertheless, he and Debney incorporated several songs from the 1967 animated film.[32] "The Bare Necessities," written by Terry Gilkyson, is performed by Murray and Sethi,[14] and a cover version by Dr. John is featured in the end credits. "I Wan'na Be Like You" and "Trust in Me"—written by the Sherman Brothers—are performed by Walken and Johansson, respectively; Richard M. Sherman wrote revised lyrics for Walken's version of "I Wan'na Be Like You."[14] Johansson's rendition of "Trust in Me" was produced by Mark Ronson and appears in the end credits only.[14]

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text:
The Jungle Book (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Film score by John Debney

Released
April 15, 2016

Recorded
2015–16

Studio
Sony Pictures Studios (score)
Esplanade Studios, New Orleans
Chalice Recording Studios
Music Shed Studios, New Orleans

Genre
Orchestral, swing jazz

Length
74:17

Label
Walt Disney

Producer
John Debney

John Debney chronology

The Young Messiah
(2016) The Young Messiah2016
The Jungle Book
(2016) The Jungle Book2016
Mother's Day
(2016) Mother's Day2016

text: Walt Disney Records released the film's soundtrack on April 15, 2016.[33]

text: Track listing[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Performer(s)
Length

1.
"The Bare Necessities"
Terry Gilkyson
Dr. John and The Nite Trippers
3:36

2.
"Trust in Me"
Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
Scarlett Johansson
2:55

3.
"Main Titles[Note 1] / Jungle Run"
John Debney & George Bruns

2:27

4.
"Wolves / Law of the Jungle"
John Debney

2:16

5.
"Water Truce"
John Debney

3:40

6.
"Rains Return"
John Debney

1:46

7.
"Mowgli's Leaving / Elephant Theme"
John Debney

3:28

8.
"Shere Khan Attacks / Stampede"
John Debney

2:06

9.
"Kaa / Baloo to the Rescue"

5:21

10.
"Honeycomb Climb"

3:31

11.
"Man Village"

2:59

12.
"Mowgli and the Pit"

3:26

13.
"Monkeys Kidnap Mowgli"

1:52

14.
"Arriving at King Louie's Temple"

4:35

15.
"Cold Lair Chase"

4:03

16.
"Red Flower"

3:15

17.
"To the River"

3:05

18.
"Shere Khan's War Theme"

2:37

19.
"Shere Khan and the Fire"

4:52

20.
"Elephant Waterfall"

3:27

21.
"Mowgli Wins the Race"

0:41

22.
"Jungle Book Closes"

2:16

23.
"I Wan'na Be Like You"
Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
Christopher Walken
3:02

24.
"The Bare Necessities"
Terry Gilkyson
Bill Murray, Kermit Ruffins
3:01

Total length:
74:17

text: Note 1. ^ Original "When You Wish Upon a Star" melody composed by Leigh Harline; Walt Disney Pictures logo melody composed by Mark Mancina.

text: Release[edit]

text: The film was originally scheduled for October 9, 2015, but the film's release date was later postponed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures to April 15, 2016.[34][35] The film was released in the Dolby Vision format in Dolby Cinema in the United States,[36] and is the first film to be released in Dolby Vision 3D (in a few select theaters in New York City and Chicago).[37] The Jungle Book held its world premiere at the El Capitan Theatre on April 4, 2016.[38] It was released in 15 countries, a week ahead of its U.S. debut on April 15, in countries like Argentina, Australia, Russia, Malaysia, and most notably in India on April 8.[39] The release date in India was strategic for the film as it coincided with the Indian New Year and was a holiday in most parts of the country.[40] The film had a special Hindi version with famous actors giving their voices to the main characters, including Irrfan Khan as Baloo, Om Puri as Bagheera, Priyanka Chopra as Ka, Nana Patekar as Sher Khan and Shefali Shah as Raksha, for its Indian audiences as the book and the Disney series based on it had been immensely popular in India in 1990s. Disney India also commissioned a contemporary recording of "Jungle Jungle Baat Chali Hai" (originally used for the popular Indian version of Japanese anime series Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli), overseen by the original Hindi song's composers Vishal Bhardwaj and Gulzar, and released it as part of the film's promotional campaign in India.[41][42]

text: Home media[edit]

text: The film was released digitally on August 23, 2016, and on DVD and Blu-ray on August 30 (August 22 in the UK[43]). A 3D Blu-ray was said to be coming by the end of the year.[44] The film topped the NPD VideoScan overall disc sales chart for two consecutive weeks.[45][46]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: The film became a huge financial success and a surprise hit.[47] It briefly held the record for the biggest remake of all time until the studio's own Beauty and the Beast surpassed it the following year.[48] It grossed $364 million in the United States and Canada and $602.5 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $966.6 million, against a budget of $175 million.[5] Worldwide, the film was released across 28,000 RealD 3D screens[37] and had an IMAX worldwide opening of $20.4 million from 901 IMAX screens, a new record for a PG film.[49] It grossed a total of $39 million in IMAX screens worldwide.[50] On May 13, it became the second film of 2016 (after the studio's own Zootopia) to pass the $800 million mark.[51][52] On June 10, it became the third film of 2016 after Zootopia and Captain America: Civil War to pass the $900 million mark.[53] Deadline.com calculated the net profit of the film to be $258 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film, making it the sixth-most profitable release of 2016.[54]

text: United States and Canada[edit]

text: Projections for its opening weekend in the United States and Canada were continuously revised upwards, starting from $60 million to as high as $88 million, with female and older male quadrants being the prime draw.[3][37][55][56] The Jungle Book was shown across 4,028 theaters of which 3,100 theaters (75%) were in 3D, including 376 IMAX screens, 463 premium large format screens, and 145 D-Box locations.[3][4][57] It opened Friday, April 15, 2016, on around 9,500 screens across 4,028 theaters, and earned $32.4 million, the fourth-biggest April Friday.[37][58] This includes $4.2 million from Thursday previews, the biggest preview number for a Disney live-adaptation film (tied with Maleficent),[59] an almost unheard-of for a PG title which rarely attracts many ticketbuyers later in the night.[60] In total, it earned $103.3 million in its opening weekend, exceeding expectations by 40% and recorded the biggest PG-rated April opening (breaking Hop's record), the second-biggest Disney live-action adaptation opening (behind Alice in Wonderland), and the second-biggest April opening (behind Furious 7).[37][61][62] It also performed exceptionally well in both 3D and IMAX formats, where they both generated an income of $44 million and $10.4 million of the film's opening-weekend gross, respectively, the later broke the record for the biggest April Disney release IMAX opening.[37][49] Notably, it also became the only second PG-rated release to ever open above $100 million (following Alice in Wonderland) and the third film of 2016 overall to open above $100 million (following Deadpool and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice).[37][63] It earned $130.7 million in its first full week, the second-biggest for a Disney live-action adaptation, behind only Alice in Wonderland's $146.6 million seven-day gross.[64]

text: Buoyed by excellent word of mouth and benefiting from spring break, it fell only by 40% in its second weekend earning $61.5 million, still maintaining the top position and far surpassing newcomer The Huntsman: Winter's War.[65] That puts The Jungle Book in the top fifteen second weekends of all time and in terms of films that opened above $100 million, it scored the fourth-smallest drop behind Shrek 2 (−33%), Spider-Man (−39%), and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (−39%).[66][67] Of those numbers, $5.6 million came from IMAX shows for a two weekend cumulative total of $18.4 million which represents about 10% of its entire North American box office gross.[65] It crossed $200 million on its twelfth day of release[68] and managed to hold the top spot for the third consecutive weekend with $43.7 million from 4,041 theaters (an addition of 13 more theaters), a fall of only 29%, outgrossing the next six pictures combined (including the openings of three newcomers)[69] and recorded the sixth-biggest third weekend of all time.[70] Moreover, the 29% drop is the smallest third-weekend drop (from its second weekend) for a $100 million opener ever.[70] Disney added an additional 103 theaters for the film's fourth weekend of release which propelled its theater count to 4,144 theaters,[71] but nevertheless, it was overtaken by Disney's own Captain America: Civil War after experiencing a 50% decline.[72][73] It passed $300 million on its thirtieth day of release, on May 14, as it continued to witness marginal declines in the wake of several new releases weekend after weekend.[74] It made 3.53 times its opening weekend numbers, which is one of the biggest of all time for a film opening above $100 million. It became one of the few surprise hits and one of the highest-grossing films of the year, alongside Finding Dory, The Secret Life of Pets, and Zootopia, centered around talking animals to dominate the year-end chart.[47]

text: Other Countries[edit]

text: The film was released in approximately 70 countries.[75] Outside the US and Canada, it opened across 15 markets and 69 IMAX screens a week ahead of its US debut, and faced notable competition from newcomer The Huntsman: Winter's War and holdover Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the latter of which was entering its third weekend. The reason behind the divided release pattern was because Disney wanted to get some space before Captain America: Civil War releases in early May, as well as availing school holidays and avoiding local competitors.[76] It eventually grossed $31.7 million, debuting at first place in all markets and second overall at the international box office, behind Dawn of Justice, which was playing across 67 markets.[76] In its second weekend, it expanded to an additional 49 countries (88% of its total marketplace) and grossed $138.6 million from 64 countries, easily topping the international box office, a bulk of it came from China.[77] Approximately 63% or $85 million of that came from 3D screenings, with the largest 3D opening haul represented by China (98%), Germany (83%), Brazil (73%), Russia (60%), Mexico (47%), and the UK (39%).[77] $10 million alone came from 525 IMAX screens, a record for a PG and April release.[49] It further continued to hold the top spot in its third weekend after adding another $98.9 million from 53 territories, falling only by a marginal 32%. IMAX generated another $6.1 million from 484 IMAX theaters for a three-weekend total of $20.6 million.[50] After three straight No. 1 runs, it was finally dethroned by the studio's Captain America: Civil War in its fourth weekend.[78]

text: In India, it scored the second-biggest opening day for a Hollywood film, earning $1.51 million (behind Avengers: Age of Ultron) from around 1,500 screens[79] and went on to score the second-biggest Hollywood opening weekend of all time, with $8.4 million from 1,600 screens, behind only Furious 7 in terms of local as well as U.S. currency,[80][81] performing better than expected and its initial $5–6 million opening projection.[79] Its opening weekend in India alone surpassed the entire lifetime total of Disney's other live-fantasy adaptations—Cinderella, Maleficent, Oz the Great and Powerful, and Alice in Wonderland—in the country.[76] It then went on to score the biggest opening and single week for a Hollywood film with $15.1 million.[75][82] In its second weekend, it dropped just by a mere 40% to $4.97 million.[83] In just ten days, it became the fourth-highest-grossing Hollywood film there with $21.2 million.[61] On Wednesday, April 19—its twelfth day of release—it surpassed Furious 7 to become the highest-grossing Hollywood/foreign release of all time there.[84][85] By the end of its theatrical run, the film made an estimated $38.8 million with half of its revenue—58%—coming from local dubbed versions, compared to Avengers: Age of Ultron, which saw 45% of its revenue from dubbed versions.[86]

text: In China, where the film was locally known as Fantasy Forest, expectations were high, with projections going as high $154–200 million or more.[87][88][89][90] Ultimately, it was unable to hit these marks.[74] Before the release of the film in the state, Disney had a very successful run at the box office with Zootopia the previous month, in which anthropomorphic animals were the central figure.[91] Forbes noted that The Jungle Book was precisely the sort of film that Chinese audiences love with its 3D visuals, heartwarming story, and talking animal cast.[88] It earned around $12 million on its opening day, including $300,000 worth of previews from 65,000 screenings.[88] Buoyed by good word of mouth and positive reception (albeit mostly from audiences with polarized reception from Chinese critics),[92] it rose 72% on its second day to $20 million.[90] Through its opening weekend it grossed $48.5 million, including $5.1 million from 279 IMAX screens, a new record for April release.[61][93] Its opening marked the biggest Walt Disney Pictures film opening ever,[94] the second-biggest for a family film (behind Kung Fu Panda 3), the second-biggest April debut (behind Furious 7), and the fourth-biggest Disney opening (behind Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens).[95] It topped the daily box office through the whole opening week and went on to remain at the top of the box office for a second weekend, after dropping by a mere 20% to $29.8 million, despite facing some competitions.[96] It ended its run there with a total of $150.1 million after thirty days of playing in theaters, adding $1.2 million on its last day. Albeit falling just below expectations, it nevertheless emerged as a huge financial success and becoming the fourth-biggest Disney release there.[74][97]

text: In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it had an opening weekend total of £9.9 million ($14.1 million) from 594 theaters[98] and in France with $8.1 million.[77] Elsewhere, the highest openings were recorded in Russia and the CIS ($7.4 million), Germany ($5.1 million), Spain ($3.9 million), Australia ($2.8 million), Argentina ($2.3 million), and in Malaysia, where it scored the biggest opening weekend for a live-action Disney film with $2.3 million.[76][77] In the UK, it became the first film of 2016 to earn over £5 million in three straight weekends and the first film since Jurassic World, Spectre, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (all 2015 films) to achieve such an accomplishment,[99] and the first film of 2016 to earn above £40 million ($58 million).[100] In South Korea, it faced competition with Warcraft, but ended up debuting atop the charts with $6.2 million.[101] It has so far grossed a total of $18 million there.[102]

text: It opened in Japan on August 11, alongside the superhero film X-Men: Apocalypse[94][103] and delivered a four-day opening of $6.2 million from 676 screens ($3 million in two days), debuting at second place behind The Secret Life of Pets. Although the opening figure was considered mediocre, Deadline.com noted that Japan is a market that can see big multiples.[104][105] It fell just 30% in its second weekend earning $2.1 million for an eleven-day total of $13.7 million.[106][107]

text: In total earnings, its biggest markets outside of the US and Canada were China ($150.1 million), the United Kingdom ($66.2 million) and India ($38.8 million).[97] It was the highest-grossing film of 2016 in Europe with a total of $209 million,[108] the United Kingdom and Ireland,[109] and in India (although it was later surpassed by Sultan, in terms of Hollywood/imported films, it is still the biggest).[110]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: The film received praise for its visual effects, vocal performances, direction, musical score, and its faithfulness to the animated film.[115][116][117] On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 95%, based on 296 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "As lovely to behold as it is engrossing to watch, The Jungle Book is the rare remake that actually improves upon its predecessors—all while setting a new standard for CGI."[118] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 77 out of 100, based on 49 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[119] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. Ninety-seven percent of the audience gave the film an A or a B. It got As from both the under- and over-25 crowd and A+ among those under 18 years of age, and also for the over-50 audience.[37]

text: Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Exceptionally beautiful to behold and bolstered by a stellar vocal cast, this umpteenth film rendition of Rudyard Kipling's tales of young Mowgli's adventures amongst the creatures of the Indian jungle proves entirely engaging, even if it's ultimately lacking in subtext and thematic heft."[120] Andrew Barker of Variety felt that this version "can't rival the woolly looseness of Disney's 1967 animated classic, of course, but it succeeds on its own so well that such comparisons are barely necessary."[121] Robbie Collin of The Telegraph gave the film four stars out of five, and deemed it "a sincere and full-hearted adaptation that returns to Kipling for fresh inspiration."[122] Alonso Duralde of The Wrap says "This 'Book' might lack the post-vaudeville razzamatazz of its predecessor, but director Jon Favreau and a team of effects wizards plunge us into one of the big screen's most engrossing artificial worlds since Avatar."[123] Peter Bradshaw, writing for The Guardian, gave the film four out of five stars and felt that the film had a touch of Apocalypto in it, finding the plot elements to be similar to those in The Lion King. He wrote that the film was "spectacular, exciting, funny and fun" and that it "handsomely revives the spirit of Disney's original film."[124] Pete Hammond of Deadline.com wrote that the film had laughs, excitement, an exceptional voice cast and, most importantly, a lot of heart, calling it a cinematic achievement like no other. He particularly praised Murray's performance and the visual effects, deeming it "simply astonishing."[125] Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly graded the film an "A–," calling it one of the biggest surprises of 2016. He, however, felt the two songs were rather unnecessary and distracting, and believed the film to be a little too frightening for children.[126]

text: Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film three-and-a-half stars, pointing out the CGI as the apex achievement of the film. He labelled it "a beautifully rendered, visually arresting take on Rudyard Kipling's oft-filmed tales" but found the musical numbers to be trivial, saying that without the musical numbers, the film might have been a more exhilarating streamlined adventure.[127] Los Angeles Times' Kenneth Turan remarked that "The Jungle Book is the kind of family film calculated to make even those without families wish they had one to take along."[128] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone awarded the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, labeling it scary and thrilling, yet unique and unforgettable, and adding that it "fills us with something rare in movies today—a sense of wonder."[129] The Village Voice's Bilge Ebiri hailed the film as fast and light and that it "manages to be just scary enough to make us feel the danger of solitude in the middle of a massive jungle, but never indulgent or gratuitous."[130] The New York Times' Manohla Dargis was less enthusiastic.[131] Cath Clarke of Time Out compared Elba's character of Shere Khan to Scar from The Lion King, calling him "baddie of the year."[132] Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com also had high praise for Elba's portrayal of Shere Khan stating: "His loping menace is envisioned so powerfully that he'd be scary no matter what, but the character becomes a great villain through imaginative empathy. We understand and appreciate his point-of-view, even though carrying it out would mean the death of Mowgli."[113]

text: The film's visual effects and 3D photography were compared to those of Avatar, Gravity, Hugo, and Life of Pi.[115][123][133] Sarah Ward of Screen International wrote that the level of detail on display in the film "is likely to evoke the same jaw-dropping reaction as James Cameron's box office topper."[134] Entertainment Weekly called it "one of the few 3D movies that actually benefits from being in 3D."[126] The film also had a positive reception from Indian contemporary critics and publications,[135] such as The Times of India,[136] The Hindu,[137] India Today,[138] The Indian Express,[139] and The Economic Times.[140]

text: The film also had its share of negative reviews with most reviewers criticizing the inconsistent tone of the film and the director's indecision to stick to one vision. Sam C. Mac of Slant Magazine wrote, "Jon Favreau draws heavily on his film's animated predecessor for plot, characterizations, songs, and set pieces, but doesn't know how to fit these familiar elements into his own coherent vision".[141] Josh Spiegel of Movie Mezzanine also echoed these feelings, saying that the film "stumbles because the people involved aren't willing to fully commit to either making a near-shot-for-shot remake or going in a completely different direction".[142] Rene Rodriguez of the Miami Herald felt that the movie was soulless, writing that "The better these talking beasts look, the more the film resembles a gorgeous screen saver. You admire The Jungle Book, but you can't lose yourself in it".[143]

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text: Sequel[edit]

text: Following the film's early financial and critical success, the studio has begun working on a sequel. Jon Favreau is reported to return as director and Neel Sethi is reported to reprise his role as Mowgli, while screenwriter Justin Marks is also in negotiations to return.[144] It was announced on April 25, 2016 that Favreau and Marks will return to direct and write, and the sequel could potentially have a release sometime in 2019 and will be shot back-to-back with a live-action remake of The Lion King.[145][146][147] However, it was reported in March 2017 that the sequel was put on hold in order for Favreau to instead focus mainly on The Lion King.[148]