Scary Movie Tops Box Office With $56M Opening as Masters of the Universe Flops

Paramount/Miramax’s Scary Movie sixth installment opened to about $56 million domestically—a franchise-high opening pre-inflation—on a reported $30 million budget. In contrast, Amazon MGM’s Masters of the Universe is tracking around $30 million, a pricey flop given a budget of at least $170 million, despite a mixed-to-positive reception (66% critics, 88% audience on Rotten Tomatoes) and roughly a B CinemaScore. The Backrooms sits third with about $25.4 million, while Obsession and The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act are also in the top five, underscoring a weekend that favors nostalgia but signals a tough summer for big-budget tentpoles.