While reviewers largely embraced the 2010 Kick-Ass, the sequel, independently financed for $28 million, is receiving generally poor reviews. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretzand Christopher Mintz-Plasse return in the roles of Kick-Ass, Hit Girl and Red Mist (newly christened вЂњThe Motherf-erвЂќ), respectively. This time out, Jeff Wadlowdirects the dark superhero pic instead of Matthew Vaughn, although Vaughn returns as a producer alongside Adam Bohling, Tarquin Pack and David Reid. Universal handled the original film in a number of international territories and scooped up worldwideВ rights to the sequel.

The first Kick-Ass, distributed by Lionsgate domestically and quickly transforming into a sleeper hit, debuted to $19.8 million in April 2010. Kick-Ass 2 is given a slight edge over The Butler by most box-office observers since itвЂ™s a sequel and will appeal heavily to younger moviegoers. RELATED: StudiosвЂ™ New Box Office Pain: Homegrown Films Are Beating Tentpoles Overseas That doesnвЂ™t mean they donвЂ™t face competition, as Elysium and WeвЂ™re the Millers head into their second weekend. Two other new films enter the fray this weekend: B iopic Jobs, starring Ashton Kutcher as the iconic Steve Jobs, and corporate thriller Paranoia, starring Liam Hemsworth, Gary Oldman, Amber Heard and Harrison Ford.ДЄll four films were independently financed and waited to open until after the crush of studio summer tentpoles. UniversalвЂ™s fanboy-fueled Kick-Ass 2 scored a promising $1.3 million as it began rolling out in theaters Thursday night, but it could still find itself in a close race with The Weinstein Co.вЂ™s Lee DanielsвЂ™В The Butler for the weekend crown.

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