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Movie notes: Why so much love for ‘Jackass 3D’?


How could a seemingly spent franchise such as “Jackass” break box-office records? Critics and movie-biz analysts are scratching their heads at the performance of “Jackass 3D,” which broke the fall box-office record by earning more than $50 million opening weekend and taking in $86 million in 10 days since its Oct. 15 debut. A handful of theories:

It’s all psychology. According to experts interviewed by the New York Daily News, experiencing violence vicariously makes us feel better and superior at the same time. Or maybe it’s like rubbernecking after a wreck on the highway.

It’s the 3-D, stupid: BoxOfficeMojo’s Brandon Gray wrote, “With the promise of outrageous things flying out of the screen at viewers and a more immersive view of the stunts, ‘Jackass’ advertised a lot of 3D bang for the buck, as opposed to the subtle effects of other 3D movies.”

It’s a young-guy thing: Exit polling showed that the audience for “Jackass 3D” was 60 percent male and 67 percent younger than 25. That fall into the “no joke, Sherlock” category.

Find some other theories here.

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Robert Johnson

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