After a quiet January that saw one horror sequel and the same holiday releases putter out over several weeks, the domestic box office finally has a new leader.
Paramount Pictures’ “Jackass Forever” is projected to earn $20.7 million in its opening, stunting on the weekend’s other wide release, “Moonfall.”“Jackass Forever” earned $9.6 million on Friday across 3,604 locations.
The document-of-bodily-harm-cum-heartwarming-reunion is landing near the top of its box office estimates, which projected the movie to take in around $15 million to $20 million in its opening weekend.“Jackass Forever” sees the return of stuntmen Johnny Knoxville, Steve-o, Wee Man and many other MTV comrades, rounding up the old gang and consigning them to another gauntlet of painful pranks and good fun.
Franchise director Jeff Tremaine also returns to helm the entry.
Since the film only cost around $10 million to produce, opening day profits have practically put it in the black already.The reception
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