Johnny Knoxville's banana ball goodbye is tracking to a franchise low. Jackass: Best and Last is projected to debut in the $14 million to $19 million range, a softer launch than any previous entry as Paramount frames it as "one final fling at the big screen."
That range matters because the series has always made money on relatively modest budgets, but this ending is arriving with less opening-weekend heat than the earlier films. The new installment is still billed as "the greatest hits and biggest laughs from the past" alongside all-new stunts.
Johnny Knoxville ends 25 years
Johnny Knoxville is preparing to say goodbye after 25 years of stunts, and that farewell is landing in a marketplace that has already seen two stronger openings from the franchise. Jackass: The Movie opened to $22.7 million in 2002 and went on to gross just shy of $80 million worldwide, while Jackass Forever opened to $23 million in 2022 and finished at $80.5 million worldwide.
Paramount's framing leans into that long run, calling the film "a joyously raucous celebration of all the mischievous camaraderie that you've come to love and expect from these idiots." Jeff Tremaine directs, and the selling point is a mix of new material and the franchise's old hits rather than a pure reboot of the formula.
Paramount's $10 million precedent
Jackass Forever cost $10 million to make, which is the kind of budget profile that lets a low opening still work as a business proposition. That history is why this forecast feels unusually weak rather than catastrophic: the brand has proven it can turn a relatively small theatrical start into a large worldwide return.
Still, the projected $14 million to $19 million debut would land below both earlier openings and set a franchise low. For Paramount and the Jackass brand, the math now points to a finale that depends more on cost discipline and audience nostalgia than on a big first weekend.
June 26 against DC's Supergirl
Jackass: Best and Last opens in theaters on June 26, 2026, against DC's Supergirl. The box-office question from here is simple: whether the farewell package of new stunts, old footage, and 25 years of brand memory can close the gap between the franchise's past profitability and this projected low opening.
My read: the opening forecast says this is a niche theatrical event, not a wide commercial push, and that is exactly how Paramount appears to be positioning it.
