The hit and the flop that knocked âSpider-Manâ off his box office perch

Paramount Picturesâ âJackass Foreverâ and Lionsgateâs âMoonfallâ nabbed the top two spots at the domestic box office this weekend, grossing $23.5 million and $10 million, respectively, while kicking the mighty âSpider-Man: No Way Homeâ to third place.
The low-budget franchise title âJackass Foreverâ exceeded expectations â which forecasted an opening weekend total in the mid-teen millions â while pricey disaster epic âMoonfallâ performed about as poorly as predicted, according to estimates from measurement firm Comscore.
With the exception of Paramount Picturesâ âScreamâ â which briefly unseated âSpider-Manâ upon its debut â the latest installment in the web-slinging franchise has previously dominated the domestic box office since December. No major studio wide releases had even opened in the previous two weeks.
Marvelâs âSpider-Man: No Way Homeâ is on track to be the highest-grossing Spidey of all time. âMatrix Resurrectionsâ and âSing 2â also hit theaters.
The Marvel and Sony blockbuster picked up $9.6 million in its eighth weekend for a North American cumulative of $749 million, while âScreamâ landed at No. 4 in its fourth weekend with $4.7 million for a North American cumulative of $68.9 million. Rounding out the top five is Universal Picturesâ âSing 2,â which collected $4.2 million in its seventh weekend for a North American cumulative of $139.6 million.
Directed by Jeff Tremaine, the grand finale of the âJackassâ saga sees the titular team of pranksters reunite after several years for one last chaotic adventure. The unscripted romp scored a superb 86% on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm B-plus rating from audiences polled by CinemaScore.
Aside from the original âJackass: The Movieâ â which amassed $22.8 million upon its 2002 debut â âJackass Foreverâ posted the lowest opening weekend haul of the entire comedy franchise. âJackass 3Dâ scored the biggest opening weekend for the series with $50.4 million in 2010, followed by 2013âs âJackass Presents: Bad Grandpaâ ($32.1 million) and 2006âs âJackass: Number Twoâ ($29 million).
Twenty years after the first film of over-the-top stunts and boyish pranks, Johnny Knoxville is still risking grievous injury for laughs and friendship in âJackass Foreverâ
Helmed by Roland Emmerich, âMoonfallâ stars Halle Berry and Patrick Wilson as a pair of NASA astronauts on an emergency mission to prevent the moon from colliding with Earth. The space drama received an underwhelming 40% on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as a dismal C-plus grade from audiences polled by CinemaScore. It is arguably targeted more at overseas audiences than domestic, but its international performance remains to be seen.
Itâs also worth noting that Neonâs âThe Worst Person in the Worldâ notched the second-highest opening per-screen average of any limited release since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Directed by Joachim Trier, the Cannes Film Festival darling and international feature Oscar contender raked in $135,042 across just four screens for an impressive PSA of $33,760. (The Norwegian dramedy also earned a near-perfect 99% on Rotten Tomatoes.)
Meanwhile, United Artists Releasingâs indie romance âLicorice Pizzaâ still boasts the highest per-screen average of any post-pandemic film to open in limited release.
Opening in wide release next weekend ahead of the Valentineâs Day holiday are 20th Century Studiosâ Agatha Christie murder mystery âDeath on the Nile,â Universal Picturesâ romantic comedy âMarry Meâ (which will also stream day-and-date on Peacock) and Briarcliff Entertainmentâs action thriller âBlacklight.â
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