Box office update: '21 Jump Street'

Box office update: '21 Jump Street' shoots up $13.1 million on Friday

R-rated comedy 21 Jump Street (starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill) topped the box office on Friday with a tremendous $13.1 million in its first 24 hours. The well-reviewed television adaptation–it earned a "B" CinemaScore grade–may pull in about $35 million over the Friday to Sunday period, which is a gross typically reserved for comedic summer tentpoles — not any old springtime release. I'd guess that 21 Jump Street's terrific start will trigger a sequel announcement within a week. Sony could have a new smash franchise on their hands.

Box office update: '21 Jump Street' shoots up $13.1 million on Friday