GERMANY: Johnny Knoxville and other pranksters from MTV's reality series "Jackass" hit the Black Carpet in Berlin

Record ID: 220412

  • Title: GERMANY: Johnny Knoxville and other pranksters from MTV's reality series "Jackass" hit the Black Carpet in Berlin
  • Date: 26th October 2010
  • Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (OCTOBER 25, 2010) (REUTERS) (*** FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY ***) VARIOUS OF SCANTILY CLAD WOMEN POSING ON 'JACKASS' BLACK CARPET WOMEN SURROUNDING ACTOR JOHNNY KNOXVILLE WOMAN LICKING KNOXVILLE'S FACE PHOTOGRAPHERS VARIOUS OF ACTOR AND STUNTMAN BAM MARGERA ON CARPET WARNING SIGN KNOXVILLE TALKING TO PRESS CAMERA CREW (SOUNDBITE) (English) 'JACKASS' ACTOR
  • Embargoed: 10th November 2010 12:00
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  • Location: Germany
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment / Showbiz
  • Reuters ID: LVA85YER9BQE6PVTETJ19TO4W3XG
  • Story Text: Blowing stuff up never gets old in movies, as the death-defying pranksters from MTV's reality series "Jackass" proved at the North American box office, hoping to repeat the success as the movie premiered in Germany on Monday (October 25).
    "Jackass 3D," the third instalment in a feature series about a crew of thrill junkies, crushed forecasts by selling an estimated $50 million in tickets during its first three days of release across the United States and Canada, distributor Paramount Pictures said.
    I f projections hold up when final data are issued on Monday, the film will beat 2003's "Scary Movie 3" ($48.1 million) to rank as the biggest October opening of all time.
    Pundits had forecast "Jackass 3" would open in the $30 million range. The actual result ranks as the best opening since the Leonardo DiCaprio thriller "Inception" kicked off with $63 million three months ago.
    The series details the exploits of a crew of daredevils, led by Johnny Knoxville, who withstand grievous bodily harm by performing various gruesome stunts. Genitalia abuse and frequent vomiting are popular favourites. "There is a Roger Miller song in America called 'You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd'. And we thought we'd try to prove him right. And man I tried it, you can't roller skate in a buffalo herd. They knock the hell out of you. Yeah, that would hurt" Knoxville told reporters in Berlin.
    Women accounted for a surprisingly large 40 percent of the audience, Paramount said, up from 34 percent for the first film in October 2002. That one opened at No. 1 with $23 million and finished with $64 million. The 2006 sequel led the field with a $29 million opening, and ended up with $73 million. MTV, which originally aired the "Jackass" TV series between 2000 and 2002, and Paramount are units of Viacom Inc.
    Critics mostly praised the movie, even if they said the new 3D element failed to add much. But Paramount's executive VP for distribution Don Harris said the new movie would have been viewed as a "been there, done that" proposition and opened in the $20 million range had it not been for the extra dimension. "It's perfect for Jackass, 3D and Jackass go hand in hand. Plus it's all real 3D. Not all but most of it is shot in 3D, it worked perfectly. 3D and Jackass go hand in hand" said director Jeff Tremaine.
    Even though it was filmed in 3D -- rather than converted in post-production -- the film cost a modest $19 million to make.
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