After a successful opening weekend, JackassForever provides hope for the future of comedies at the box office
with a better-than-expected $23.5 million. At the same time, director Roland Emmerich’s big-budget science-fiction spectacle “Moonfall” crash-landed with a disappointing $10 million.
, have the ability to earn money. With that in mind, here are five takeaways from “Jackass’s” latest box office outing:Conventional wisdom would say that audiences don’t feel so inclined to watch the latest funny film in theaters. Netflix, HBO Max or premium video-on-demand rental platforms would suffice, as they have a seemingly endless supply of comedies. In the decade-plus since “Trainwreck” and “Bridesmaids” scored big at the box office, pure comedies have lost much of their luster.
“I was pretty heartened by the percentage of moviegoers over 35. Who knew?” says Chris Aronson, Paramount’s president of domestic distribution.
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