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David Cross is a man of discerning cinematic taste, as evidenced by the time he sacrificed a $150,000 bonus just to warn all of America not to see his newest movie, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.

On the latest episode of his podcast, Senses Working Overtime with David Cross, the Arrested Development star chatted with Nick Kroll, and a not insignificant portion of their conversation was about movies.

“I have been in some good movies. I’ve also been in some shit movies,” Cross confessed while somehow resisting the urge to dunk on Chipwrecked again. Although he did admit that most of the films he’s made are actually pretty good. Like how he played Allen Ginsberg in the Bob Dylan-inspired I’m Not There. And also Allen Ginsberg’s father in the Daniel Radcliffe movie Kill Your Darlings.

“I figured you’d played the entire Ginsberg catalog,” Kroll joked. “If...

Netflix’s “One Piece” has a colorful, vibrant cast filled newcomers like Iñaki Godoy, who plays as Monkey D. Luffy, and some more seasoned actors like Vincent Regan, who plays Vice Admiral Garp. Netflix put in the work (seven years to be exact) to craft its live adaption of the bestselling manga series.

When “One Piece” creator Eiichiro Oda first saw Godoy, he knew that was his Luffy. Each of the cast members have created their own connection to their characters, and some loved and grew up watching them on screen as children.

Longtime anime fan Emily Rudd, who plays Nami, described her character as a member of the Staw Hats who sevves “like an older sister surrounded by a group of young brothers.” Mackenyu, who is Japanese, grew up idolizing his character Roronoa Zoro. He was so committed to his character that he even pierced his ears for the show,...

Actor Alexandra McVicker has signed with Fusion Entertainment for management. McVicker, who is transgender, hails from Lexington, Kentucky. Prior to her transition, she was known for her breakout role on the HBO show “Vice Principals,” a dark comedy starring Danny McBride and Walton Goggins as conniving high school vice principals vying to run the school. As a recurring character on the second season, McVicker played a trouble student named Robin Shandrell whom Neal Gamby (McBride) decides to take on as a pet project during the school semester. McVicker also starred in Amazon’s 2019 pilot based on the acclaimed UK show “People Just Do Nothing”; the pilot was directed by “The Bear” creator Christopher Storer and McVicker played a former pro skater in the episode.

McVicker also acted in Paramount’s comedy “Action Point” alongside Johnny Knoxville, who plays a daredevil that designs a theme park alongside his friends. The film...

For many around the United States, summer break is here at last. To some, that means more time spent camping, playing sports, or just enjoying the great outdoors. For others, it’s time to head inside until the heat breaks and ride out the hottest months of the year while enjoying some A/C.

If you belong to the latter category of person, or if you just love watching free movies, Pluto TV has the announcement of the summer for you. Paramount is bringing its Popcorn Summer Movies promotion back to its free streaming service, which means Pluto TV users will be able to watch hundreds of hit movies on the service at zero cost over the next few months.

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Pluto carries more than 350 streaming channels, in addition to its growing library of on-demand films and series. It has hundreds of classic TV episodes from shows...

(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.) The Movie: Class Action Park Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: For an entire generation of Americans raised in the New York and New Jersey area, Action Park was the […]

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Class Action Park is a documentary showcasing the notorious New Jersey water park that operated from 1978 to 1996.

It is part nostalgia, part docudrama, and part horror movie.

I visited Action Park not once, not twice, but many, many times in the 1980s and early 1990s. The rides were wild, and we had a heck of a good time.

But now, as I look back, I realize how lucky we were to have survived it.

That's part of what makes Class Action Park so alluring; it shows all the things visitors remember punctuated by what happened behind the scenes that even a frequent visitor would have never known.

And if you've never visited, Class Action Park is a unique glimpse into New Jersey in the 1980s, a time when regulations were frowned upon, risks were taken for both money and bragging rights, and when it all went wrong, the overall attitude was 'sh*t happens.

On the August 28, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler. Opening Banter: Jacob is off today, but we all wish him a […]

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A strong sense of nostalgia for the freedom of the '80s permeates almost every inch of Class Action Park, a new documentary on HBO Max that chronicles the rise and fall of New Jersey's infamous Action Park, which opened in 1978 and was one of the first modern water parks in America but is now known

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If you were the kind of kid who was always clambering around in trees or ruined buildings, hurtling down steep slopes on improvised plastic bag sleds or fighting your friends using bits of wood that you found and only sometimes remembering to take the nails out first, you may wonder what has happened to today's youngsters, kept at home by worried parents, many of them sliding inexorably into the sort of sedentary existences that will take five to ten years off their life expectancy. Does nobody have any respect for fun any more? Back in the Eighties they knew how to have a good time. Back in the Eighties they had Action Park.

Opened in 1978 and subsequently dubbed 'Class Action Park' by lawyers, this was a place where child-like creativity and disregard for safety reined free. Coated in baking hot asphalt, serving alcohol at knock-down prices and built with a.

We’ve covered the bruising enigma that is Action Park a few times over the year, so it’s safe to say we’re as stoked as the Hutchinson brothers to catch a ride on HBO Max’s new documentary about the perilous New Jersey attraction. We shared the film’s first trailer last fall, and today we’ve got the film’s latest…...

"Build it higher, make it faster." HBO has unveiled the full-length official trailer for Class Action Park, a documentary film about the infamous water park in New Jersey known as Action Park. Have you ever been? "Shirking the trappings of nostalgia, the film uses investigative journalism, newly unearthed and never-before-seen documents and recordings, original animations, and interviews with the people who lived it to reveal the true story for the first time." Action Park opened in Vernon, New Jersey around 1978, setting up as a summer offering on the grounds of the Vernon Valley/Great Gorge ski resort. It featured three separate areas: the Alpine Center, Motorworld, and Waterworld. The latter was one of the first modern American water parks. After multiple deaths and numerous lawsuits, the entire park closed in 1996. The doc features an original score by The Holladay Brothers. This looks wild, totally crazy in every way. I just have to watch.

There was nothing in the world like Action Park. Their ads promised you’d be at the center of the action, but they didn’t mention you’d be pulled out of it in on a gurney. Although they did post pictures of little wounded water warriors at the entrance of some of the rides. Vernon, N.J., the town the world’s most dangerous water park was in, had to buy triple its fleet of ambulances when it opened. Also known as “Traction Park” and “Accident Park” at the time, HBO Max bought the rights to the documentary with the most realistic vintage nickname, Class Action Park. They will stream it beginning in August.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Action Park was a staple for anyone who grew up in New Jersey or ventured in from the city. “Class Action Park brings feelings of nostalgia even if you didn...

Back in 2018, Johnny Knoxville starred in the poorly received comedy Action Point, a movie inspired by Action Park, a real life theme park in New Jersey which was notorious for poorly designed, unsafe rides, and inexperienced and often under-the-influence staff. But now you’ll get to hear the story of Action Park from the people […]

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According to Variety, Hulu is developing a comedy series revolving around Action Park, the New Jersey amusement park which was notorious for poorly designed, unsafe rides, as well as it's under-aged, under-trained, and under-the-influence staff. Known as Accident Park, Class Action Park, and Traction Park, the park opened in the late 1970s before it was finally closed in 1996. The…...

Hulu is developing a comedy series about the notorious New Jersey theme park Action Park, Variety has learned.

The half-hour series is based on the book “Action Park: Fast Times, Wild Rides, and the Untold Story of America’s Most Dangerous Amusement Park” by Andy Mulvihill and Jake Rossen. The book was acquired by 20th Century Fox Television and Hulu in a competitive situation.

The show is described the almost impossible-to-believe story of the legendary, dangerous amusement park where millions were entertained and almost as many bruises were sustained. It will be told through the eyes Andy Mulvihill, the son of the park’s idiosyncratic founder, Gene Mulvihill.

Jason Winer and Jon Radler will executive produce the series via their Small Dog Picture Co. Mulvhill and Rosen will serve as consultants. 20th TV, where Small Dog is under an overall deal, will produce.

Action Park first opened in the late...

Paramount announced on Wednesday evening that it will be reviving the MTV reality series “Jackass” for a new feature film slated for release on March 5, 2021.

Beyond the title and release date, no other details on the film were given by the studio, including whether the show’s original cast would be involved. Created by Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine and Spike Jonze, “Jackass” originally aired on MTV from 2000-2002 and spawned a trilogy of films released in 2003, 2006 and 2010 that were all produced at budgets of under $20 million and combined to gross $335 million at the global box office.

If the new project were to involve the original cast, it would be their first collaboration since the death of cast member Ryan Dunn in a car crash in 2011. Knoxville appeared in a 2013 spinoff film titled “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa,” but the brand has not been used since. In 2018, Knoxville starred in a “Jackass...

Last summer, Jackass star Johnny Knoxville headlined a mid-budget Paramount film called Action Point, which was loosely inspired by a real-life New Jersey amusement park called Action Park where so much insane stuff happened, you’d think most of the stories were made up. The Knoxville movie tanked hard at the box office, but now the real […]

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There’s still a chance that the iconic opening words, “Hello, I’m Johnny Knoxville and welcome to Jackass” may be uttered again on the big screen. That’s according to former cast member Chris Raab (also known as Raab Himself), who says that a lot of the key players are at least interested in doing Jackass 4.

Since their painfully silly times in the limelight ended, each of the death-defying baboons have continued producing cringeworthy content – especially leader Johnny Knoxville, whose latest film Action Point was difficult to watch for other reasons. But Raab has spent a great deal of his time working on his own podcast, Bathroom Break, which launched in 2018.

On it, several members of the Jackass gang, including Bam Margera, Steve-o, Christ Pontius, and Weeman have all been interviewed. And using what he’s gathered from those conversations, Raab spoke to Loudwire about the possibility of Jackass...

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Threequel Bill & Ted Face the Music has found the actresses who will play the daughters of the eponymous time-travelling rockers.

Bill & Ted Face the Music just took a major step, having confirmed the first new cast members for the near 30-years-in-the-making continuation of its film universe. Indeed, the lives of our esteemed history-traveling headbangers will manifest with the concept of respective fatherhood in the form of two young-adult daughters, who have each been cast.

Samara Weaving and Brigette Lundy-Paine will play the new (literal) babes in the lives of Alex Winter’s Bill S. Preston Esq. and Keanu Reeves’s “Ted Theodore” Logan. Indeed, Weaving will portray Thea Preston (Bill’s daughter) and Lundy-Paine will play Billie Logan (Ted’s daughter)*, each of whom will join their fathers in the film for a new time-crossing quest to save the universe. As producer Scott Kroopf lauds of the...

Amazon Prime Video has unveiled everything coming to the streaming service in May, and highlights include new series “Good Omens” on May 31 and the second and final season of “Fleabag” coming May 17.

“Sneaky Pete,” a Prime original series about a con man who pretends to be a family’s long-lost grandson, arrives for its third season on May 10. Prime subscribers can also watch the horrors of 2018’s “Suspiria” unfold in their own home. The Prime original film starring Dakota Johnson comes to the streaming service May 3.

Other highlights include existing films like “Reservoir Dogs,” seven installments of the “Friday the 13th” franchise, and the first “Mission: Impossible” movie. Licensed TV series coming to the streamer include Season 3 of ITV’s British comedy “The Durrells,” and Season 4 of the BBC’s drama “Poldark.”

Also Read: 'Fleabag' Season 2: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Goes to Battle With God in New Trailer (Video...

Even with the massive success of John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” and the latest installment of Tom Cruise’s “Mission Impossible” series, Paramount had a mostly flat 2018 at the box office.

Though it crawled up a spot from 2017 to take sixth place in market share, pulling in just over $700 million in domestic box office to date, the Viacom-owned studio still lagged well ahead the five other majors and showed little sign it would reclaim the No. 1 spot it held as recently as 2011.

“It’s a year where they have to take stock and look forward to creating more franchises like ‘Mission: Impossible’ as well as working with filmmakers like John Krasinksi to come up with unexpected hits like ‘A Quiet Place’ that could be hugely profitable for the studio,” comScore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian said.

Also Read: 2018 Box Office Sets Domestic Annual Record With Over $11.38 Billion

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It’s shaping up to be a pretty bleak holiday season for Steve Carell and Robert Zemeckis after “Welcome to Marwen” flopped last weekend in spectacular fashion. The $40 million drama about a man’s attempts to overcome his Ptsd is one of the biggest bombs of the year, debuting to a disastrous $2.4 million from 1,191 theaters. It stands to lose between $45 million to $50 million when marketing and distribution costs are taken into account, according to rival studio executives, an embarrassing result for both Carell and Zemeckis.

“Welcome to Marwen” is also the worst wide-release major studio debut of 2018 — tying with Johnny Knoxville’s dud “Action Point” for that ignominious distinction — and a career-worst wide-release start for the A-list actor and the director. Compounding the pervasive air of disaster, “Welcome to Marwen” is the second big turkey for Universal Studios in as many weeks. The studio also stands to lose $125 million-plus on “Mortal Engines,...

Universal Pictures is getting nothing but coal when it comes to its new releases at the Christmas box office. Just one week after the disastrous results for the Peter Jackson-produced “Mortal Engines,” the studio’s “Welcome to Marwen” has also become a big financial loss for the company over its first three days in theaters. “Marwen,” directed by Robert Zemeckis, opened to $2.5 million from 1,191 cinemas, tying the comedy “Action Point” as the year’s worst studio opening. The film is now expected to lose Universal at least $50 million, if not more, according to box office analysts (via Deadline).

“Marwen” stars Steve Carell as photographer Mark Hogancamp, who created a town built out of miniatures in his backyard as a way to cope with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder following a violent attack. The supporting cast includes Leslie Mann, Janelle Monae, Merritt Wever, and Diane Kruger. The movie is Zemeckis’ third...

Welcome To Marwen makes disastrous start for Universal-DreamWorks.

December 26 Update: DC Entertainment’s international smash Aquaman roared to the top of the North American charts on a confirmed $72.7m, as box office for the year-to-date overtook the previous mark of $11.383bn set in 2016.

Meanwhile Disney executives announced the studio hit an industry record $3.0015bn, surpassing its own previous best of $3.0009bn set in 2016. In less triumphant news, Universal-DreamWorks’ Steve Carell vehicle Welcome To Marwen directed by Robert Zemeckis flopped in ninth place and tied with Paramount’s Action Point for the lowest debut of any major Hollywood release in 2018.

Aquaman starring Jason Momoa,...

Welcome To Marwen makes disastrous start for Universal-DreamWorks.

DC Entertainment’s international smash Aquaman roared to the top of the North American charts on an estimated $72.1m, as box office for the year-to-date overtook the previous mark of $11.383bn set in 2016.

Meanwhile Disney executives announced the studio hit an industry record $3.0015bn, surpassing its own previous best of $3.0009bn set in 2016. In less triumphant news, Universal-DreamWorks’ Steve Carell vehicle Welcome To Marwen directed by Robert Zemeckis flopped in ninth place and tied with Paramount’s Action Point for the lowest debut of any major Hollywood release in 2018.

Aquaman starring Jason Momoa,...

Universal will be relying on “The Grinch” for good box office news this Christmas, as the studio released a second straight bomb in as many weeks with DreamWorks’ “Welcome to Marwen.”

Made on a reported $40 million budget, “Marwen” opened to just $2.4 million from 1,911 screens this weekend, well below tracker projections of a $7-10 million opening. It’s tied with Paramount’s “Action Point” for the worst wide opening from a major studio this year, and it is the worst career wide opening for lead star Steve Carell and director Robert Zemeckis.

The movie is based on the true story of Mark Hogancamp, who was severely beaten by white supremacists and suffered brain damage and amnesia. To help with his recovery, he created a miniature village and populated it with figures representing people in his life, including his attackers. Critics panned the film with a 25 percent Rotten Tomatoes score, and audience...

Universal isn't having a very merry year-end holiday at the box office, save for The Grinch.

Robert Zemeckis' Welcome to Marwen, starring Steve Carell, got wiped out over the weekend in its domestic box office debut with a scant $2.4 million from 1,191 cinemas, tying with Johnny Knoxville's Action Point (Paramount) to mark the worst opening of 2018 for a major Hollywood studio release.

The dramedy is expected to fade fast and will lose $50 million for Universal, DreamWorks and other partners on the film, according to box office experts. They will essentially forfeit the money they invested in the ...

Universal isn't having a very merry year-end holiday at the box office, save for The Grinch.

Robert Zemeckis' Welcome to Marwen, starring Steve Carell, got wiped out over the weekend in its domestic box office debut with a scant $2.4 million from 1,191 cinemas, tying with Johnny Knoxville's Action Point (Paramount) to mark the worst opening of 2018 for a major Hollywood studio release.

The dramedy is expected to fade fast and will lose $50 million for Universal, DreamWorks and other partners on the film, according to box office experts. They will essentially forfeit the money they invested in the ...

As expected, “Aquaman” is the clear film of choice on this pre-Christmas box office weekend, easily taking the No. 1 spot with an estimated $67.4 million opening from 4,125 screens. When Wednesday and Amazon preview screenings are included, that pushes the film’s domestic launch to $72.1 million.

Though that is well below the $93.8 million made by “Justice League” last year, a lower figure was expected between the sheer amount of competing films released this holiday season and the usual slowdown in movie theater traffic that comes in the days before Christmas. “Aquaman” is already on its way to becoming a big global hit for Warner Bros., having made an estimate $410 million overseas through this weekend and expected to blow past $500 million globally after Christmas Day.

Also Read: How 'Aquaman' Director James Wan Created the Underwater World: Rigs, Wigs and Visual Effects

“Aquaman” and all the other new releases this weekend will...

Mel Gibson has joined Charlie Hunnam in the upcoming action film “Waldo,” foreign sales group Imr International announced on Monday.

Imr will handle foreign sales for the film starting this week at the American Film Market, with CAA Media Finance handling the domestic rights. The film also stars Eiza Gonzalez and is directed by Tim Kirkby, who most recently directed the Johnny Knoxville comedy “Action Point” for Paramount.

Also Read: Mel Gibson Joins Charlie Hunnam Action Film 'Waldo'

Based on the novel “Last Looks” by Howard Gould, “Waldo” stars Hunnam as disgraced Lapd detective Charlie Waldo, whose life off the grid comes to a hard end when he is dragged back into the city as a private detective to investigate the death of an eccentric TV star’s wife. Filming is set to start early next year.

Gibson, who was last seen in theaters in last year’s comedy “Daddy...

Stars: Johnny Knoxville, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Chris Pontius, Dan Bakkedahl, Johnny Pemberton, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Eric Manaka, Joshua Hoover, Conner McVicker, Michael Everson, Matthew Peterson | Written by John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky | Directed by Tim Kirkby

The Johnny Knoxville starring Action Point attempts to once again recalibrate and weave the Jackass level of stunt filmmaking into a structured story narrative in the same vein as Knoxville’s moderately successful 2013 feature Bad Grandpa. The outcome is quite surprisingly successful while remaining ever so childish and formulated yet with a balanced tone of comedy and light-hearted drama.

D.C. is the crackpot owner of Action Point – a low-rent, out-of-control amusement park where the rides are designed with minimum safety for maximum fun. Just as his estranged daughter Boogie comes to visit, a corporate mega-park opens nearby and jeopardizes the future of Action Point. To save his beloved park and his relationship with Boogie, D.C.

The last weekend of the summer holidays was dominated by strong holdovers.

RankFilm / DistributorThree-day gross (Aug 31-Sept 2) Running gross Week 1 Christopher Robin (Disney) £1.2m £10.6m 3 2 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Universal) £963,307 £61.1m 7 3 BlackKklansman (Universal) £921,474 £3.1m 2 4 The Meg (Warner Bros) £881.000 £14m 3 5 Incredibles 2 (Disney) £765,000 £53.3m 8

Source: Screen International

The last weekend of the summer holidays before children in England, Wales and Northern Ireland return to school was dominated by strong holdovers.

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Disney’s Christopher Robin took the UK box office crown for the third week in a row with a weekend gross of £1.2m to take it to a...

Stanley Kubrick's wholly original sci-fi opera, 2001: A Space Odyssey, has been re-released on its 50th Anniversary! The Casual Cinecast revisits the film on the big screen! 

If you don't know by now (then you should listen to The Casual Cinecast more), the show starts out with the What's On Our Minds segment where the guys talk about what film and television they've been watching for the past week! Mike checked out the Rachel McAdams and Rachel Weisz starring drama Disobedience. Justin followed his love of the Jackass franchise into the bizarre film that is Action Point which stars Johnny Knoxville and Chris Pontius, plus binged the new Amazon Prime series All or Nothing: Manchester City which follows the English Premiere League soccer (football) team for an entire season. Chris got around to watching American Animals starring Evan Peters and Ann Dowd, directed by Bart Layton. He also binged...

Will Cold War be one of this year’s foreign language successes?

There’s a variety of new releases on offer in the UK this weekend, from an adult-rated puppet comedy, to Idris Elba’s directorial debut, and a Cannes award-winning Polish drama.

Starting with the latter, Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War rolls out in 63 UK cinemas via Curzon Artificial Eye from today (Aug 30).

The film scooped the best director prize for Pawlikowski at Cannes in May this year, and the filmmaker has hosted a variety of Q&A screenings in the UK prior to the official release, meaning it...

The Jackass star suffers an erratic run through a slew of uneasy skits in Tim Kirkby’s underpowered comedy

Still no sign of that Adventureland sequel, but this week brings us a puzzling film in which 47-year-old Johnny Knoxville, in the guise of a renegade theme-park operator, gets to rag on millennials for their observance of basic health-and-safety codes. Cinema, like life, is rarely fair. If Knoxville’s Jackass movies were, for better and frequently for worse, everything they set out to be, Action Point looks very much like the kind of PG-13 rated compromise – gooey teen coming-of-ager, with stunts attached – which studio Paramount might have imposed on the Jackass doofi had producer-director Spike Jonze not had their back. Watching it is like travelling through a wormhole to a slightly crummier version of 2004.

The sense of a fading star looking over a repeatedly dislocated shoulder is underlined by the new film’s framing.

If Johnny Knoxville and the rest of the guys of Jackass aren't careful, their gonna die doing what made them famous. I loved watching that stupid show and all the movies that have been made under the Jackass brand have been entertaining. It's just fun watching a bunch of guys do stupid-ass things.

According to Knoxville, they may not be done torturing themselves yet. While talking to Entertainment Weekly, the franchise star was asked if there would ever be a Jackass 4, and this was his reply:

"It’s possible, for sure. It’s not like we’re saying no. If we did do a new one, we’d have to bring in some new younger guys— just to bring some fresh blood into it. But it’s possible."

At 47-years-old Knoxville would definitely have to bring in a new generation. Someone's got to carry the torch for him after he...

In its second week of release, Solo: A Star Wars Story managed to take in $29.3 million to remain on top of the weekend box office. This gives the film an impressive two-week total of $148.9 million. And, as it did last week, Deadpool 2 finished in second place, though this time the margin wasn’t nearly as drastic as the Marvel sequel took in $23.3 million (just $6 million behind its Star Wars competition).

Debuting in the third spot of this week’s top ten is the survival tale Adrift, starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin, which earned $11.5 million in its first weekend of release. Adrift thus nudges Avengers: Infinity War—which added $10.4 million to raise its six-week total to $642.9 million—to fourth place. Incidentally, we suspect the studio isn’t sweating the slight dip in this week’s ranking given the film’s overall performance.

Also, dropping down one spot, in its third week of release,...

American Animals opens well in limited space for The Orchard, MoviePass Ventures.

June 4 Update: Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story fell 65.2% in its second weekend as it held on to top spot on $29.4m for $148.9m via Buena Vista.

The tentpole has reached $264.2m worldwide after two sessions – considerably below studio expectations – and ceded its international crown to Deadpool 2, Fox’s R-rated superhero release that ranks second in North America on $254.5m after three weekends.

There were three debutants, led by STXfilms’ survival drama Adrift starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Clafin and directed by Baltasar Kormákur. It opened...

American Animals opens well in limited space for The Orchard, MoviePass Ventures.

Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story fell 65.3% in its second weekend as it held on to top spot on $29.3m for $148.9m via Buena Vista.

The tentpole has reached $264.2m worldwide after two sessions – considerably below studio expectations – and ceded its international crown to Deadpool 2, Fox’s R-rated superhero release that ranks second in North America on $254.7m after three weekends.

There were three debutants, led by STXfilms’ survival drama Adrift starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Clafin and directed by Baltasar Kormákur. It opened at number three on $11.5m in 3,015 theatres.

The weekend could have been worse for “Solo: A Star Wars Story”: It dropped 65 percent at the box office, but the projection going in was closer to 70 percent. Add to this a drop of 46 percent overseas, and we’re looking at a shortfall in the tens of millions at a minimum.

“Solo” likely scared studios off from programming any major new openings this weekend, which was a mistake. Last year saw the first June weekend thrive with “Wonder Woman,” which turned out to be last summer’s biggest domestic hit. This weekend, total box office dropped about $80 million, or 40 percent from last year. Last week the box office was about eight percent ahead of 2017, but this week’s freefall will bring that down to about 6.5 percent. If we can sustain that through the summer, that will be terrific — but that’s a big if.

Through 10 days, “Solo” is just under $150 million domestic.

There were no big surprises this weekend as Disney and Lucasfilms's Solo: A Star Wars Story suffered a steep drop following a disappointing debut and the week's new releases made hardly a dent. STX's Adrift led the way, though fell short of expectations, while BH Tilt's micro-budgeted feature Upgrade delivered solid results based on its budget and expectations. If there was a "big" surprise it came by way of Paramount's Action Point, which wasn't expected to do much to begin with, but flopped to the tune of just $2.3 million from 2,032 theaters. Meanwhile, a couple milestones were reached for both Magnolia and Pantelion on the backs of strong runs for both Rbg and Overboard respectively. With an estimated $29.29 million, Disney and Lucasfilms's Solo: A Star Wars Story dipped 65% this weekend, a result that was to be expected following the film's steady decline during the week after its disappointing debut last weekend.

The numbers for “Solo: A Star Wars Story” barely picked up on its second Saturday in theaters, with it now projected to make $29.3 million this weekend, a 64 percent drop from its $84.7 million launch.

This amount would push the 10-day total for “Solo” up to $148.9 million, which is less than what the last anthology film, “Rogue One,” made in its opening weekend. Released in December 2016, “Rogue One” opened to $155 million and grossed over $1 billion worldwide.

Overseas, “Solo” made $30 million this weekend, and is on pace to become the lowest-grossing “Star Wars” film ever with $425-475 million globally, according to analyst estimates. Worldwide totals are expected to take a hit in the coming weeks, as “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” opens in major European markets next weekend and the upcoming FIFA World Cup provides outside competition to international cinemas.

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Sitting in second is “Deadpool 2,...

5th Update Sunday 7Am: With updated chart as of 9Am A dull weekend at the box office, and Saturday night really didn’t move the needle that much. Disney is calling Solo: A Star Wars Story at $29.3M, -65%, for a running total of $148.9M. This is after a Saturday that was +51% over Friday with $12.4M. That’s the lowest second weekend for any Disney Star Wars title, plus the 20th Century Fox released Episodes I-iii. For any big event title that opened over Memorial Day weekend, a mid 60% drop in weekend 2 is common; it’s just extremely painful for Solo because it didn’t start out so high. In the previous update, we continued to harp on what went wrong. But clearly that A- CinemaScore and overall 87% positive score from PostTrak isn’t triggering word of mouth to hook more people into the theater. There’s still too much...

In another death knell for raunchy comedies at the box office, Paramount’s Johnny Knoxville stunt comedy Action Point is hitting the skids in the worst way this weekend, opening to $2.2M.

That’s the lowest wide release debut of the star’s career, and a major setback for the prankster whose four Jackass films have made the studio close to a half billion dollars worldwide off combined budgets just north of $50M over a 16-year period. That weekend result is even lower than Paramount’s prestige misfires last year, mother! ($7.5M opening) and Suburbicon ($2.8M), even though those catered to different audiences.

Action Point arrives without the Jackass label because it only stars Knoxville and Chris Pontius and not the whole gang, and that’s one of the reasons why the pic’s fans are staying away, even though Paramount earnestly billed the comedy as “From the Star of Jackass” in trailers.

“Solo: A Star Wars Story” is forecasted to earn a disappointing $29 million in its second frame from 4,381 North American locations.

The Disney-Lucasfilm movie brought in $84.4 million in its opening weekend along with $63 million from overseas markets for a total of $147.4 million.

Should the weekend two estimate hold, “Solo” will have declined by 66% into its second frame.

The 12th Star Wars installment’s weekend two total is likely to top the weekend box office, but not by much. “Deadpool 2” is still making a strong showing with an estimated $23.5 million from 4,161 domestic sites for its third weekend, which would bring its domestic total to $254 million.

The lack of traction for “Solo” indicates that Disney was unwise to bring out another “Star Wars” title a mere five months after launching “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” which took in $71 million in its second weekend on the way to a $620 million domestic haul.

I heard Johnny Knoxville say during an interview that throughout his entire career, no production has bruised, battered, or sent him to the hospital more times than Action Point. That, right there, is saying something.

For those who’ve grown up watching Knoxville physically disassemble himself with old pals Steve-o and Bam Margera on the Jackass TV show or any of its subsequent movies know that such a statement, if true, would suggest quite an entertaining (not to mention painful) display. After all, we did see a motorbike crush his…well…most “private” of areas.

Though I’m no doctor, and am not ashamed to admit I would be terrified to do any of the things I saw on the screen, I certainly doubt that Action Point, Knoxville’s first major narrative-stunt hybrid since Bad Grandpa, hurt the industry’s most entertaining maniac as much as he let on. It...

Johnny Knoxville is back on the big screen and is bringing the pain in the new comedy Action Point.

The Hollywood Reporter caught up with the Jackass and Bad Grandpa star to talk about his new film, for which he did all his own stunts. The movie is based on the real-life "world's most dangerous amusement park," Action Park, which operated in Vernon, New Jersey, from 1976-1996.

Knoxville, 47, who has made a career out of bone-crushing, death-defying stunts, spoke about how long he thinks he can continue to push the limits in his films. "You can only take so ...

Johnny Knoxville is back on the big screen and is bringing the pain in the new comedy Action Point.

The Hollywood Reporter caught up with the Jackass and Bad Grandpa star to talk about his new film, for which he did all his own stunts. The movie is based on the real-life "world's most dangerous amusement park," Action Park, which operated in Vernon, New Jersey, from 1976-1996.

Knoxville, 47, who has made a career out of bone-crushing, death-defying stunts, spoke about how long he thinks he can continue to push the limits in his films. "You can only take so ...

It’s a tiny point on the Venn diagram where “based on a true story” and “Jackass” intersect, but Johnny Knoxville manages to find that sweet spot with “Action Point,” a movie that’s clearly inspired by the infamously perilous New Jersey attraction Action Park, whose deadly rides remain the stuff of legend decades after its gates were bolted shut.

Before Disney and Six Flags and other conglomerates put them out of business, there were seedy, shabby and no doubt unsafe amusement parks dotting the nation from coast to coast. “Action Point” would argue, albeit not always successfully, that what we gained in standards of security and safety, we lost in regional flavor and eccentricity as the United States grew more and more corporatized.

As post-“Jackass” movies go, “Action Point” makes more of an effort to sandwich some plot between the literally painful slapstick comedy, but if you love...

Every week in /Answers, we answer a new pop culture-related question. In this edition, tying in with the release of Action Point, we ask, “What are your favorite moments of physical comedy in film?” Ben Pearson – Singin’ in the Rain I’ve already written about how the 1952 classic Singin’ in the Rain is my favorite movie […]

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