‘Jackass Forever’ Cannonballs to $1.65 Million at Thursday Box Office
thewrap.com“Jackass Forever,” the return of Johnny Knoxville and company’s absurd and R-rated prank and stunt show to the big screen, brought in $1.65 million at the box office in its Thursday box office previews from approximately 2,650 locations and screenings starting at 7:00 p.m.
It opens on approximately 3,590 screens this weekend. “Jackass Forever” kicks off February and what is hopefully the start of signs of more life at the box office, and it also opens alongside another studio film in Lionsgate’s release of “Moonfall,” a disaster epic from Roland Emmerich.
The early total for “Jackass Forever” was hampered when just under 300 locations were closed on Thursday due to the major snow storms that moved through the Midwest and on into the northeast, though most of those theaters, if not all, are expected to be back open for the weekend.“Jackass” is projected by the studio for an opening in the mid-teens, though it could reach the $20 million range, all against a budget of just $10 million.
Meanwhile, “Moonfall” is projected in the $10-12 million range in its opening weekend, which has a massive budget but was independently financed by deals via Emmerich’s Centropolis Entertainment.
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