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Box Office: 'Jackass 3D' class clowns trump 'Social Network' geeks
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Shattering expectations, "Jackass 3D" pranked its way to a $50 million opening weekend. Critics wondered if fans would still be interested in watching Johnny Knoxville and Steve-O get shaken up in a port-a-potty 10 years after the TV show debuted on MTV... but the fans were interested, and they flocked to theaters in droves.Given the movie's relatively small $20 million budget, this is a hell of a coup for Paramount and MTV.
Many were also surprised at the success of "Red," given that it's a PG-13 film that skews older, featuring stars like Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, and Helen Mirren. Ticket sales rose significantly from Friday to Saturday, indicating good word-of-mouth.
Those computer geeks from Oscar-buzzed "The Social Network" fell to number three, followed by "Secretariat" and "Life as We Know It" rounding out the top five.
The full top 10 is below.
1. Jackass 3D - $50m - $50m
2. Red - $22.5 m - $22.5m
3. The Social Network - $11m - $63.1m
4. Secretariat - $9.5m - $27.5m
5. Life As We Know It - $9.2m - $28.8m
6. Legend of the Guardians - $4.2m - $46m
7. The Town - $4.0m - $80.5m
8. My Soul To Take - $3.1m - $11.9m
9. Easy A - $2.6m - $52.3m
10. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps - $2.3m - $47.8m
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You know what's even more earth shattering, Carina. Jackass 3d got a B+ rating from Cinemascore. People actually loved the movie and are giving back positive feedback. This Jackass is going to have the strongest legs of any of the three so far. Word of mouth exiting the theaters across the country is very good. I'm guessing it hauls in another 25 million next weekend, but can it hold number one with Paranormal Activity 2 opening next week. I'just saw the newest trailer on MTV (the one with the baby moving backwards inside the crib and standing straight up without bending or pushing off the crib). F r E a K k Yy!!!!!!!!!
Isn't it unfair to say Jackass was #1 just because it made the most money? 3D tickets cost more. So, that doesn't mean the most people went to that movie, right? Likewise, isn't it unfair to compare movies with those from earlier years when tickets were a lot cheaper. If a movie today breaks all box office records of all time, it's because the tickets cost twice as much, not because the most people saw it.