Jackass: Best and Last set for franchise low opening

“Jackass: Best and Last” is being pitched as the final chapter of a franchise built on 25 years of stunts—yet early box office projections point to a potentially unwanted milestone: the lowest opening in the series. The film is aiming for a $14 to $19 million

Next weekend, when “Jackass: Best and Last” finally hits theaters, the film’s arrival will carry a particular kind of pressure—because it’s not just wrapping up 25 years of stunts. It’s also chasing an exit with a box office number that many in the franchise have never had to worry about before.

The movie is currently eyeing a debut in the $14 to $19 million range, arriving next weekend. Even at the top end of those projections, it would be an all-time low for the franchise. For context. 2002’s “Jackass: The Movie”—the first to make the leap from MTV to theaters—opened to $22.7 million and went on to just shy of $80 million worldwide.

The gap is even starker when “Jackass Forever” is placed alongside it. That 2022 release won the weekend box office with $23 million and finished with $80.5 million worldwide. It’s the kind of commercial performance that helps explain why Paramount can afford to treat this send-off differently from a typical franchise launch.

Directed by franchise shepherd Jeff Tremaine, “Jackass: Best and Last” is being billed as the final installment. Paramount is presenting it as “one final fling at the big screen. ” built from a mix of “one final fling at the big screen” material: it includes all-new stunts as well as “the greatest hits and biggest laughs from the past.” The pitch leans into celebration—dubbed “a joyously raucous celebration of all the mischievous camaraderie that you’ve come to love and expect from these idiots.”.

But the financial expectations don’t hinge on hope alone. They’re anchored in cost. The article points out that “Jackass Forever” cost just $10 million to make, meaning it was highly profitable. With “Best and Last” not even described as entirely new footage. it’s hard to imagine it costing far more than that.

The tension around this release is simple: “Jackass” has always earned its money through the combination of low budgets and a loyal audience. not through massive openings. This film is being described as effectively a greatest hits package with some new material—exactly the sort of structure that can still work without needing blockbuster momentum.

That’s where the upside for Paramount lives. The movie is framed as a low-risk/high-reward prospect. especially because “Jackass” remains one of the few comedy franchises that has actually worked at the box office in recent years. The comparison offered is “Scary Movie,” which secured a future for that franchise with a bigger-than-expected opening. That opening came despite the competition of “Masters of the Universe.” The same kind of setup is expected here: “Best and Last” will open against DC’s “Supergirl.”.

The release also isn’t landing in a vacuum of direct rivals. “Toy Story 5” is expected to post the biggest box office opening of 2026 so far and then hold well in its second weekend. but it’s also described as going for a different audience. The film also won’t face much of a direct threat from “Minions & Monsters. ” “Evil Dead Burn. ” or the live-action “Moana.”.

Even if “Best and Last” ends up as the lowest-grossing entry in the series by a considerable margin, the article argues it could still prove to be a good investment. Going out on a high note commercially, it says, isn’t necessary for this kind of franchise to win.

For the fans who show up anyway, the date is set: “Jackass: Best and Last” hits theaters on June 26, 2026. For Paramount, the question isn’t whether the film will be a spectacle—it already sells itself that way. The question now is whether the franchise’s loyal crowd can still turn a potentially franchise-low opening into a profitable final bow.

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