Johnny Knoxville and Latest 'Jackass' Movie Are No. 1 at Theaters The vulgarity-loving masses returned to North American multiplexes over the weekend, powering "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa" and its star, Johnny Knoxville, to $32 million in ticket sales, easily enough for first place. This R-rated comedy cost $15 million to make and ended a dry spell for Paramount Pictures, which last released a movie in June. "Bad Grandpa," the fourth film in a franchise that started 13 years ago on MTV, did not deliver the same kind of box-office euphoria as its series predecessor: "Jackass 3D" took in $50.4 million over its first three days in October 2010. For the weekend, the smash hit "Gravity" (Warner Brothers) fell to second place, taking in an estimated $20.3 million, for a four-week domestic total of $199.8 million, according to Rentrak, which compiles box-office data. Sony's "Captain Phillips" continued its solid run in third place, selling about $11.8 million in tickets, for a three-week total of $70.1 million. Despite boasting a cluster of big stars (Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Michael Fassbender), a star director (Ridley Scott) and a star writer (Cormac McCarthy), "The Counselor" managed only $8 million in ticket sales in its first weekend, for fourth place. Poor reviews and competition from other adult dramas probably sunk "The Counselor," with disarray in 20th Century Fox's marketing department not helping; it cost Fox and partners an estimated $25 million to make. "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2" (Sony) was in fifth place, taking in $6.1 million, for a five-week total of $100.6 million.