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Will it be reported that someone died over Jackass's opening weekend trying to 'copycat' a stunt?

On June 29, 2026, this question resolved NO.

83% of users predicted NO โ€” the community got this one right. 48 predictions cast.

No fatality linked to copycat stunts from "Jackass: Best and Last" was reported during or immediately after the film's opening weekend of June 26-29, 2026, resolving the question in the negative. The sixth and final Jackass film opened June 26 in wide theatrical release, reuniting Johnny Knoxville and the core cast for a franchise finale described by reviewers as a nostalgic farewell blending new stunts with archive highlights. The Jackass franchise has carried prominent "do not attempt" warnings since its television origins in the early 2000s, and prior entries in the franchise sparked periodic public debate about imitative behavior โ€” but no opening-weekend deaths tied to the film were documented by any major news outlet. The aging cast, most members now in their 40s and 50s, may have contributed to a comedic register that emphasizes endurance and camaraderie over purely escalating danger. No major news organization reported a copycat-related fatality in connection with the film's opening. The community largely anticipated this outcome, with only 17 percent predicting a death would be reported.

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