Box Office: ‘Jackass Forever’ Eclipsing ‘Moonfall’ With Projected $20 Million Opening

Variety ^ | February 5, 2022 | J. Kim Murphy

[DoodleBob]

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 from general moviegoers has been largely positive, with the film landing a “B+” CinemaScore rating. And, in a reflection of how much a culture’s value system can shift over a 12-year span, “Jackass Forever” is an out-and-out critical darling, drawing a franchise-high 87% score on the critical aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes. In Variety‘s review, chief film critic Owen Gleiberman hailed the outing as “a no-frills serial stunt movie that’s almost cozy in its depravity, even as the feats of dumbbell daring come off as more dangerous than ever.”

Meanwhile, Lionsgate’s “Moonfall” is crash-landing behind its competition. After earning $3.4 million in its opening day from 3,446 locations, the disaster epic could struggle to hit its initial three-day projections of $10 million to $12 million.

[DoodleBob]

This made me smile.

Awaiting the conga line of "I don't care. I haven't seen a movie since 1972. I really, really don't care...and I'm posting to let you know just how much I don't care" posts in 3...2...

[dfwgator]

At least Jackass isn’t a bunch of CGI crap.

[BradyLS]

Last time I saw a movin’ pitcher film, telly-bision hain’t been invented yet.

‘Course, what with the wars’n’all, I hadn’t no time no how to watch such lavish follderoll.

;-)

[glorgau]

Hmmm, saw Moonfall last night. I was the only person in the theater. It wasn’t a bad movie.

[DoodleBob]

Roger that. I read that Johnny Knoxville has had so many injuries that his doctors tell him it's like he had a serious car accident.

Meanwhile, Moonfall cost $140MM and it grossed less than Jackass. Bwahahaha..

[Reddy]

Not in the conga line, but meh/sigh/ugh about this being a sequel to anything Jackass related.

Those men perpetually tarrying in junior high will certainly enjoy it.

[dfwgator]

Life was a carnival! We entertained ourselves! We didn’t need moooovin’ pitchurrrres. In my day, there was only one show in town — it was called ”Stare At the Sun!” … That’s right! You’d sit in the middle of an open field and stare up at the sun till your eyeballs burst into flames! And you thought, “Oh,no! Maybe I shouldn’t have stared directly into the burning sun with my eyes wide open.” But it was too late! Your head was on fire and people were roastin’ chickens over it. … And that’s the way it was and we liked it!

[dfwgator]

I’d rather watch something that has absolutely no redeeming social value whatsoever, like Jackass, than the typical preachy liberal garbage Hollywood spews out.

[Skywise]

Saw a trailer for Moonfall when i went to see The Kings Man.

The trailer was AWFUL - just unwatchably AWFUL and I love disaster movies!

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

“Shut up Lois. We’re being jackasses.” - Peter Griffin

[CMailBag]

I was sure that Hunter Biden would have a starring role.

[logi_cal869]

I love those guys.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wSQMwlqy0s

[UNGN]

I don’t know if I’ll see it in a theatre, but the Jackass movies are the ultimate father-son bonding movie.

If your dad has never seen a Jackass movie, take him to a Jackass movie... just don’t let your mom tag along.

It will bring back memories of all the crap he pulled when he was a kid.

[janetjanet998]

I read that Johnny Knoxville has had so many injuries that his doctors tell him it’s like he had a serious car accident

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no way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB-abA-rbdo

[Georgia Girl 2]

Remember when Johnny Knoxville tried to fight Butter Bean? Oye! 😆

[monkeyshine]

In Moonfall, a mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurdling on a collision course with life as we know it. With mere weeks before impact and the world on the brink of annihilation...

How many different ways can they make the same dumbass movie?

[scott7278]

“Is Butterbean okay?”

[EEGator]

That’s an old one.
Bam is a complete mess right now. (drugs/booze/mental health)
Ryan Dunn died around the way from where I live.

[DoodleBob]

It's not clinically Jackass, but the Bad Grandpa diner scene may be the funniest thing ever...guaranteed to bring together any warring father and son. Utterly gross, tasteless, and it's easily one of the top 5 laughs I had at a movie.

[qam1]

How many different ways can they make the same dumbass movie?

Replace the White male with a black Male

Replace the White male with a female

Replace the White Male with a black Female

Replace the White Male with a black Female lesbian

....