Scary Movie Opens to $55 Million, Pushing Franchise Past $1 Billion
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Updated · Rotten Tomatoes · Jun 8
Scary Movie Opens to $55 Million, Pushing Franchise Past $1 Billion
3 articles · Updated · Rotten Tomatoes · Jun 8
Summary
$55 million gave Paramount's new Scary Movie the No. 1 weekend and the biggest opening in the franchise's history.
$50.5 million from overseas pushed the six-film series past $1 billion worldwide, turning the Wayans brothers' return after 25 years into a milestone weekend.
The result looked stronger against Masters of the Universe, which opened to $29.3 million domestically and $25 million internationally despite a better 66% critics score.
Scary Movie reached the mark on a $30 million budget even as reviews stayed weak at 24%, continuing the franchise's pattern of commercial success without critical support.