Paranormal Smash Opens Box Office With $105 Million Global Kickoff

Paramount/Miramax's Scary Movie led the weekend with a $55 million domestic and $105 million global debut, topping Amazon MGM's Masters of the Universe ($29.3M domestic). The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act opened Thursday and is tracking about $19.5 million over four days. Scary Movie, produced for about $30 million, is an instant mid-budget success with mixed-to-positive early reception (C+ crowds, 71% Rotten Tomatoes audience score), and 90% of opening-goers had seen a prior Scary Movie installment.