"Jackass Forever" Brings In $23.5 Million In Box Office Debut

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"Jackass Forever" debuted atop the domestic box office over the weekend.

Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Jackass Forever saw a surprisingly successful debut at the domestic box office, over the weekend. The highly anticipated installment in the Jackass franchise drew in $23.5 million in its opening weekend.

One concern for whether the film would do well at the box office was whether the younger generation would turn out, which it did overwhelmingly. According to The Hollywood Reporter, 67 percent of the audience was between ages 18 and 34. Additionally, 68 percent of the audience was male.

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Chris Aronson, president of domestic distribution for Paramount, told Variety he was happily surprised by the turnout: “In a business that doesn’t surprise all that often, it’s sure nice to know that surprises — good ones — can still happen. I was pretty heartened by the percentage of moviegoers over 35. Who knew?”

Jackass Forever has already covered its production costs, which amounted to $10 million.

Last week, Jackass Forever star Johnny Knoxville spoke with Howard Stern about the new film and admitted that he suffered brain damage as a result of one of the stunts.

“I can’t take any more hits to the head…. My brain was just playing tricks on me," Knoxville said of the injury. "I got really depressed and over-focused on things. I did have to start medication for the first time in my life. It completely turned me around — that and doing therapy. It was a really hard recovery from this last injury but I’m great now. I feel like I’m the healthiest I’ve ever been.” 

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Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.
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