The Jungle Book (1967 film) productions such as "Dumbo". Anderson also decided to make Shere Khan resemble his voice actor, George Sanders. Backgrounds were hand-painted — with exception of the waterfall, mostly consisting of footage of the Angel Falls - and sometimes scenery was used in both foreground and bottom to create a notion of depth. Following one of Reitherman's trademarks of reusing animation of his previous films, the wolf cubs are based on dogs from "101 Dalmatians". Animator Milt Kahl based Bagheera and Shere Khan's movements on live-action felines, which he saw in two Disney productions, "A Tiger Walks" and the "Jungle Cat" episode
The Jungle Book (1967 film) Canada. The film earned over $23.8 million worldwide becoming the most successful animated film released during its initial run. "The Jungle Book" was re-released theatrically in North America three times, 1978, 1984, and 1990, and also in Europe throughout the 1980s. The 1978 re-release increased its North American rentals to $27.3 million, which surpassed "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" making it the highest grossing animated film of all-time in the United States and Canada until "Snow White" was re-released in 1983. The film's total lifetime gross in the U.S. and Canada is $141 million. When adjusted for inflation, it