Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera and the boys proved that they can still provide huge success on the big screen, as their third installment to the franchise Jackass 3-D dominated its opening weekend. It brought in an estimated $50 million dollars, the highest opening for the series so far and also the highest October opening weekend ever.
It easily beat out the action comedy Red, which had a mildly impressive weekend on its own, earning $22.5 million. The Social Network fell from first to third in its third weekend, bringing in an additional $11 million. It has now grossed just over $63 million.
Clint Eastwood‘Hereafter opened in 6 theaters this weekend, earning $231,000, an average of $38,000 per theater. Expect big gains after the wider release next weekend.
Hereafter‘s expansion will face touted horror sequel Paranormal Activity 2. I expect Hereafter to have a formidable showing and will take most of the cash from the weekend, with the latter in a distant second.
Check out the top 10- (movie- weekend; total)
1. Jackass 3-D– $50,000,000; $50,000,000 (debut)
2. Red– $22,500,000; $22,500,000 (debut)
3. The Social Network– $11,000,000; $63,119,000
4. Secretariat– $9,503,000; $27,517,000
5. Life as We Know It– $8,200,000; $28,865,000
6. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole– $4,235,000; $46,002,000
7. The Town– $4,040,000; $80,574,000
8. My Soul To Take– $3,161,000; $11,907,000
9. Easy A– $2,650,000; $52,334,000
10. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps– $2,350,000; $47,882,000
Which did you see this week? Do you think the Jackass crew should ever stop?