"Zathura" starts from the end of the book "Jumanji", as the parents of two brothers, Danny and Walter Budwing, are leaving. The two brothers don't get along with each other. Danny wants to play catch, while Walter wants to watch television. Danny tosses Walter a baseball which hits him on the head. Walter then chases Danny through the house and catches him in the park across the street from their house, where they find a board game named "Jumanji". Danny brings the game home, where he then loses interest in playing it.