More than a decade after the last batch, Scary movie It has proven its staying power, reaching the top of the box office that weekend with an estimated $55 million in domestic ticket sales for its first weekend.
In second place was another new opening for the weekend, Masters of the universeearning $29.3 million at the domestic box office. Masters It was followed by A24 Horror Back roomswith $25.9 million, and behind that is Focus Features’ genre entry, maniaWith a value of $25.6 million.
Directed by Michael Tidis, Paramount and Miramax Scary movie It sees the return of franchise stars Anna Faris and Regina Hall. The R-rated comedy is a return to the satirical film series that sends up images of horror films, pop culture and current events. The film, produced in collaboration with original studio Miramax, is the sixth installment in the series but the first in more than two decades to feature the series’ creators, the Wayans Brothers.
In addition to the $55 million local arch, Scary movie It earned $50.5 million overseas from over 50 territories, with a global total of $105.5 million. The audience was fairly split between men and women, 55% male to 45% female, but leaned heavily towards the young, with 62% of ticket buyers under 30 years old.
Internationally, Masters It earned US$25 million in over 80 territories, with a US$54 million global opening weekend.
Amazon and Mattel Films Masters Nicholas Galitzine sees the star as Prince Adam/He-Man, the cartoon character turned beloved toy in the 1980s. Separated from his home world, Adam finds his way back to Eternia, which he needs to save from the evil Skeleton (Jared Leto). Another classic Masters Characters like Teela (Camila Mendes), Duncan/Man-at-Arms (Idris Elba), and Evil-Lyn (Alison Brie) are available for the Travis Knight-directed adventure.
Masterswhich has a Metacritic score of 54 and a B Cinema score, opened in 3,677 screens with a heavily male audience (66 percent to 34 percent female). In reference to nostalgia for the original He is the man and master of the universe The animated series, which ran from 1983 to 1985 and continued for years after syndication, the weekend’s largest age group was 45 to 54, making up 29 percent of the audience.
Speaking about the weekend’s performance, Kevin Wilson, head of domestic theatrical distribution at Amazon MGM Studios, shed light on the film’s future, saying: “Travis Knight, our cast, and the entire filmmaking team have delivered something truly special, and this opening is exactly the kind of critical first moment that validates our overall distribution strategy – building awareness and engagement that will extend far beyond the theatrical window.”
Back roomsthe $10 million horror film based on the viral YouTube short film series by director Ken Parsons maniaThe horror-thriller about a man who wishes for his crush to return his affections, with disastrous consequences, has already broken box office records. In only its second weekend of release, Back rooms It became A24’s highest-grossing film, beating Timothée Chalamet, who played the title role. Marty Supreme. As for Carrie Parker maniaThe film is the first non-Christmas film since 1982 ET: Extraterrestrial The second and third weekends should be larger than the first.
Even with ticket sales for the film down 70% at the domestic box office, Back rooms He continues to be impressed. Globally, it currently stands at $212 million.
For her part, mania It continued to prove its staying power, falling just 7 percent in weekend sales. This brings Obsession The domestic total stands at $152 million, and the film is expected to cross the $200 million mark at the global box office by the end of the weekend. The film is Focus Features’ highest-grossing title of all time.
Fathom Entertainment comes in fifth place The Amazing Digital Circus: The Final Acta theatrical release of the Australian adult web series, which grossed $19.5 million at 2,200 locations.
Includes non-horror box office collectibles star wars entrance The Mandalorian and Groguwhich has grossed $10 million at the domestic box office for a total of $155.8 million and global receipts of $293.6 million to date.
In seventh place comes the biographical film about Michael Jackson Michaelwith an estimated $7.7 million for the weekend, for a domestic total of $354 million. The film, now in its seventh weekend of release, is expected to become Lionsgate’s highest-grossing film of all time.
