VIACA - 'Jackass Forever' looks to stunt its way to box-office win

Following some slow weekends at the box office that helped power Sony's (SONY +1%) Spider-Man: No Way Home to historic receipts, a rival movie studio responds - by turning to a jackass. Jackass Forever (VIAC +0.8%, VIACA +0.9%) looks likely to end Sony's run atop highest-grossing domestic films this weekend. The film is the first return in 11 years to the Jackass film franchise, which sports four other films based on the irreverent 20-year-old MTV stunt series, and it brings back nearly everyone from the original cast along with newcomers. Jackass has never been a critical darling, but reviews are surprisingly strong, and the new film drew relatively strong Thursday preview numbers, bringing in $1.7 million - pointing the way to a potential $15 million-range opening. It's not the only wide release hoping to topple Spider-Man, though: Lions Gate (LGF.A -8.5%, LGF.B -8.5%) rolls out Roland Emmerich disaster epic Moonfall

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'Jackass Forever' looks to stunt its way to box-office win