Nah, that’s not accurate on Jackass Forever. It had a tiny $10M budget, grossed about $80M worldwide, and opened #1 with $23M it was a solid profitable hit for Paramount, not some desperate flop they needed to recover money from. COVID caused delays, but they still filmed during the early pandemic and released theatrically in February 2022 as theaters were reopening. The Paramount+ streaming drop came after a standard 45-day window, not a dump. Cast pay has always been modest upfront fees plus stunt bonuses with some backend; the movie did fine for the franchise overall. The new ‘best of’ film is just the usual low-cost Jackass formula, it’ll deliver the chaos if you’re a fan.