‘Jackass’ sets box office record for Oct. debut

? Johnny Knoxville and his “Jackass” gang are even bigger hits in three dimensions.

“Jackass 3D,” their latest big-screen collection of crazy stunts and antics, opened with a whopping $50 million, soaring past the debuts of their first two movies, according to studio estimates Sunday.

It was the third-straight No. 1 opening for Paramount’s franchise, which launched with a $22.8 million opening for 2002’s “Jackass: The Movie” and continued with a $29 million debut for 2006’s “Jackass Number Two.”

“Jackass 3D” set a record for biggest October debut, topping the $48.1 million opening weekend for “Scary Movie 3” in 2003.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood .com. Final figures will be released today.

  1. “Jackass 3D,” $50 million.
  2. “Red,” $22.5 million.
  3. “The Social Network,” $11 million.
  4. “Secretariat,” $9.5 million.
  5. “Life as We Know It,” $9.2 million.
  6. “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole,” $4.2 million.
  7. “The Town,” $4 million.
  8. “My Soul to Take,” $3.2 million.
  9. “Easy A,” $2.7 million.
  10. “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,” $2.4 million.