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Anna Faris revealed that a MAGA-coded joke about Melania Trump’s Be Best campaign—Be best, Cindy Campbell—was cut from Scary Movie 6; she described the line as a cheeky wink that would have placed her character in a classic MAGA rabbit hole, and said she enjoyed performing it while noting the franchise’s provocative edge.
Obsession leads Monday’s box office with $4.2M in its fourth week, narrowly ahead of Scary Movie’s $4.1M and bringing domestic total to about $156.1M and global to over $229M; Blair Witch Project’s worldwide $248.6M remains the benchmark for festival acquisitions, a figure Obsession is nearing as Focus Features’ top-grossing title worldwide.
Scary Movie opened with $55M domestic to top the weekend box office, beating Masters of the Universe's $29.3M debut; the horror surge helped push Scary Movie's global launch to about $105.5M, while indie hits Backrooms and Obsession posted strong numbers and The Mandalorian fell to sixth. The weekend was up about 63% from last year, with Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day on tap next weekend.
Scary Movie scores a franchise-record $55 million domestic and $105.5 million worldwide, topping Masters of the Universe’s $29.3 million domestic debut; the weekend’s top five also includes Backrooms ($25.9M), Obsession ($25.6M), and The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act ($12.7M), with The Mandalorian & Grogu at No. 6 with about $10 million.
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.
Paramount’s Scary Movie leads the weekend with a $55M 3-day opening—the biggest post-COVID era opening for an R-rated comedy—as Masters of the Universe arrives at $29.3M and Backrooms ($25.9M) and Obsession ($25.6M) post solid debuts, pushing domestic box office to about $181.1M. The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act also cracks the Top 5, while The Super Mario Galaxy Movie crosses $1B globally. Next week brings Spielberg’s Disclosure Day in theaters.
Actress Anna Faris says that Scary Movie 6 included a Melania Trump joke about her Cindy Campbell character, aiming to push Cindy as a “classic MAGA rabbit hole.” She recalled filming a line like “Be best, Cindy Campbell,” which was cut from the final movie, a detail she shared in an interview with Dexerto.
Masters of the Universe opened to a disappointing $29.3 million domestic and about $54.3 million worldwide on a $200 million budget, signaling tough seas for a potential sequel despite fan enthusiasm, as competition from upcoming titles looms and streaming metrics will come under scrutiny; Scary Movie led the weekend with a $55 million domestic haul and strong overseas numbers, underscoring the gap between hype and box-office performance.
Scary Movie opened to a $55 million domestic debut to lead the weekend box office, followed by Masters of the Universe at $29.3 million, then Backrooms at $25.9 million and Obsession at $25.6 million. Scary Movie also earned about $50.5 million overseas for a global total of roughly $105.5 million, while Masters reached about $54 million globally. Backrooms stands at around $212 million worldwide, and Obsession is closing in on $200 million globally, highlighting a nostalgia-driven, broad audience appeal.
Paramount’s Scary Movie opened to a franchise-best $55 million, topping the weekend as Masters of the Universe debuted to $29.3 million; Backrooms followed in third with $25.9 million, Obsession in fourth with $25.6 million, and The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act in fifth with $19.4 million, signaling a horror-heavy start to summer and underscoring the franchise/nostalgia pull at the box office.
Scary Movie roared to a franchise-best $105.5M global debut (roughly $55M domestic and $50.5M overseas), outpacing Scream 7's $97M bow and marking Paramount's strongest comedy start in many markets; Masters of the Universe fared much worse at $54.3M WW.
Marlon Wayans says Melissa Joan Hart was almost cast as Cindy in Scary Movie, but Keenen Ivory Wayans pushed for Anna Faris after seeing her audition, leading to Faris landing the role.
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.
Paramount/Miramax’s Scary Movie reboot debuts with an estimated $56 million at the domestic box office, the top weekend figure and the strongest opening for the franchise yet (budget around $30 million). Amazon MGM’s Masters of the Universe is tracking roughly $30 million, signaling a costly flop for a film with a budget of at least $170 million. Despite mixed reviews (71% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, CinemaScore C+), Scary Movie is expected to be a mid-budget hit, while Masters of the Universe may struggle to recoup its production spend. The weekend also features Backrooms and Obsession, with others shaping a front-loaded, mixed-reception box office landscape.
Masters of the Universe is tracking to a softer U.S. opening (~$31M) behind Scary Movie’s forecasted $52.7M, and earns a CinemaScore of B. With a reported $200M budget, the reboot faces uncertain legs and profitability, likely leaning on merchandise and streaming for payoff; a sequel appears unlikely unless strong word-of-mouth materializes.