US Release date: 15 December 1948
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 1 April 1950
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Running time: 71 minutes
Director: William Berke
Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Virginia Grey & George Reeves
Australian Distributor: Columbia
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s Liberty theatre for two weeks from 17 February 1950 with Loaded Pistols as support.
Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 58 | 290 |
| EF PPE | 2.23 | 240 |
| Metres Travelled | 263,456 | 290 |
| Average MT | 10,133 | 186 |
| Engagements | 26 | 287 |
| Slots | 36 | 287 |
| Weeks | 10 | 116 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 38.46% | 118 |
| Saturdays | 2 | 324 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 7.69% | 344 |
| Tuesdays | 14 | 148 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 53.85% | 79 |
| First billed | 3 | 209 |
| Second billed | 23 | 132 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Independent ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 21 |
| Ratio | 80.77% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.90% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 4 |
| Ratio | 15.38% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 7.76% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 1 |
| Ratio | 3.85% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.86% |
| Hoyts eng | 1 |
| Ratio | 3.85% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.01% |
| Independent eng | 20 |
| Ratio | 76.92% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.19% |
| Suburban eng | 5 |
| Ratio | 19.23% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.82% |
Notes: First in the series of twelve Sam Katzman quickies made for Columbia starring Johnny Weissmuller as the titular hero, they all found better positioning as Saturday matinee material than evening, adult entertainment. Only 26 bookings and all bar three as support roles to a range of major features, with The Lovers and the reissue of The Awful Truth being its most regular partners.
Jungle Jim engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| North Carlton | Adelphi | Independent | 1/4/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Untamed Breed |
| Richmond | National | Independent | 1/4/50 | 1 | T | 2 | The Lovers |
| Brunswick | Empire | Independent | 8/4/50 | 2 | T | 2 | The Lovers |
| Elsternwick | Esquire | Independent | 8/4/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Only Angels Have Wings |
| Essendon | Regal | Independent | 15/4/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Only Angels Have Wings |
| Heidelberg | Orient | Independent | 15/4/50 | 3 | W | 2 | My Friend Irma |
| St.Kilda | Memorial | Hoyts | 15/4/50 | 3 | W | 2 | City Across the River |
| Preston West | Rivoli | Independent | 22/4/50 | 4 | T | 1 | The Lovers |
| Caulfield | Camden | Independent | 22/4/50 | 4 | W | 2 | The Awful Truth |
| Preston East | Gowerville | Independent | 22/4/50 | 4 | W | 1 | The Lovers |
| Coburg | Plaza | Independent | 29/4/50 | 5 | T | 2 | The Lovers |
| Glenferrie | Glen | Independent | 29/4/50 | 5 | W | 2 | The Awful Truth |
| Hawthorn | Vogue | Independent | 29/4/50 | 5 | W | 2 | The Awful Truth |
| North Melbourne | Central | Independent | 6/5/50 | 6 | T | 2 | Two Yanks From Trinidad |
| Footscray | Grand | Independent | 6/5/50 | 6 | W | 2 | The Awful Truth |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 6/5/50 | 6 | W | 2 | Neptune’s Daughter |
| Yarraville | Sun | Independent | 13/5/50 | 7 | W | 2 | The Awful Truth |
| Port Melbourne | Port | Independent | 20/5/50 | 8 | W | 2 | The Swordsman |
| Coburg West | Progress | Independent | 27/5/50 | 9 | T | 2 | It Happens Every Spring |
| Preston | Planet | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 10 | T | 2 | The Awful Truth |
| South Melbourne | Empire | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 10 | T | 2 | Repeat Performance |
| Preston | St. James | Suburban | 10/6/50 | 11 | T | 2 | The Awful Truth |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 24/6/50 | 14 | S | 2 | Enchantment |
| Newport | Plaza | Independent | 24/6/50 | 14 | T | 2 | The Lovers |
| Williamstown | Empress | Independent | 24/6/50 | 14 | T | 2 | The Lovers |
| Eltham | Plaza | Suburban | 14/10/50 | 29 | S | 2 | Fighting Man of the Plains |
The 1950 Project 