'Scary Movie' Tops North American Box Office with $55M
The sixth installment of the horror-comedy series also earned $50.5 million internationally as horror films continued a strong weekend at North American theaters.
- The sixth installment of the horror-comedy franchise, "Scary Movie," claimed first place at the domestic box office with about $55 million, marking the series' biggest opening weekend ever.
- Despite a widespread marketing campaign, Amazon MGM's "Masters of the Universe" opened in second place with about $29.3 million, falling far behind the Mattel franchise adaptation's performance.
- Horror films dominated the top ranks as "Backrooms" secured third place with $25.9 million in its second weekend, while Focus Features' "Obsession" followed in fourth with $25.6 million.
- Fifth place went to "The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act" with $12.7 million, while Lionsgate's "Michael" grossed $7.7 million, becoming the distributor's highest-grossing worldwide film ever.
- This weekend's total box office haul reached an estimated $183 million, pushing the year-to-date total to $3.966 billion, a 13.4% increase from this time last year, according to Comscore.
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After the success of the first day of premiere, “Scary Movie” closed the weekend raising $55 million in the United States
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Xinhua"Scary Movie" tops North American box office in opening weekend
LOS ANGELES, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Paramount's horror-comedy "Scary Movie" took the top spot at the North American box office in its opening weekend with an estimated three-day cume of 55 million U.S. dollars, figures from measurement firm Comscore showed on Sunday.
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