More than a decade after the last installment, Scary Movie has proven its staying power, landing at the top of the weekend box office with an estimated $55 million in domestic ticket sales for its debut weekend.
Coming in second was the weekend’s other new opening, Masters of the Universe, earning $29.3 million at the domestic box office. Masters was followed by the A24 horror Backrooms, with $25.9 million, and close behind that is Focus Features’ own genre entry, Obsession, with $25.6 million.
Directed by Michael Tiddes, Paramount and Miramax’s Scary Movie sees the return of franchise stars Anna Faris and Regina Hall. The R-rated comedy is the return of the spoof film franchise that sends up horror movie tropes, popular culture and current events. The film, which was made in association with original studio Miramax, is the sixth installment in the franchise but the first in more than two decades to feature the series’ originators, the Wayans brothers.
In addition to its $55 million domestic bow, Scary Movie earned $50.5 million abroad from more than 50 territories, with a total global haul of $105.5 million. The audience was a fairly even split between men and women, 55 percent male to 45 percent female, but heavily leaned younger, with 62 percent of ticket buyers under the age of 30.
