The new Scary Movie opened to $55 million domestically this weekend — the best debut in the franchise’s 25-year history, clearing the previous record of $49.7 million set by Scary Movie 4 in 2006. Globally it launched to $105.5 million across 53 markets, all on a $30 million budget.
The film brought back the Wayans brothers alongside Anna Faris and Regina Hall for the first time in years, and took aim at recent horror hits including Get Out, M3GAN, Scream, and Backrooms. On those numbers, it is one of the more efficient returns at the box office in recent memory.
Masters of the Universe had a harder weekend. Directed by Travis Knight and starring Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam — following his journey to becoming He-Man against Skeletor — the film opened to $29.3 million domestically and $25 million overseas, totalling $54 million globally. Against a production budget of nearly $200 million, that is a soft start. The audience breakdown tells part of the story: 66% male, with nearly 40% over the age of 45, meaning the people who showed up were largely fans of the original ’80s toy and cartoon. For the film to become profitable in its theatrical run, it will need to reach considerably beyond that base in the weeks ahead.
Amazon MGM‘s domestic distribution chief Kevin Wilson framed it as a longer game, saying the opening validated their approach of building awareness that extends beyond the theatrical window. Industry analyst Paul Gross was more direct: “Right now, the only fantasy heroes doing strong business are the biggest and most established superheroes — Spider-Man, Deadpool, Wolverine, and Superman.” He-Man, it turns out, is not yet in that company.
Elsewhere in the chart, A24‘s Backrooms took $25.9 million in its second weekend to become the studio’s highest-grossing film worldwide at $212.6 million. Obsession earned $25.6 million in its fourth weekend, sitting at $152.1 million domestic and closing in on $200 million globally. The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act came in fifth with $19.4 million. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu added $10 million in its third weekend for a $293 million global total.
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