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Scary Movie Smashes Records with $105.5 M Global Debut

6/8/2026

Summary

Scary Movie Smashes

The new Scary Movie opened to $55 million domestically and $105.5 million worldwide in its opening weekend.
Overseas it earned $50.5 million in 53 markets, topped the box office in 95 percent of its footprint and posted a 75 percent larger opening than the franchise’s previous international record.
The film set Paramount’s biggest comedy opening, earned about 22 percent more than analysts predicted, and broke opening records in Mexico ($6.7 million), the United Kingdom ($5.5 million) and Brazil ($5.1 million).

Summary

Scary Movie Splits

Scary Movie earned a 71 % audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a C+ CinemaScore, and a 26 % critic rating, while its predecessor received a B-grade CinemaScore, showing a split between viewers and theatergoers.
Masters of the Universe posted a B CinemaScore and a 66 % score on Rotten Tomatoes.
PostTrak polls found 96 % of children under 12 gave Masters of the Universe a recommendation, indicating a generational divide.

History

Historical Context

In 1994 Paramount turned the character The Mask into a $18 million opening comedy, a model later echoed when Warner Bros. launched the 2024 Scary Movie with a $55 million domestic debut. The sequel Son of the Mask, produced on an $84 million budget, flopped in 2005, showing studios that high-budget humor can swing between hit and bomb. Today studios prioritize global marketing to replicate the 1994-2024 success pattern.

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Scary Movie Smashes

The new Scary Movie opened to $55 million domestically and $105.5 million worldwide in its opening weekend.
Overseas it earned $50.5 million in 53 markets, topped the box office in 95 percent of its footprint and posted a 75 percent larger opening than the franchise’s previous international record.
The film set Paramount’s biggest comedy opening, earned about 22 percent more than analysts predicted, and broke opening records in Mexico ($6.7 million), the United Kingdom ($5.5 million) and Brazil ($5.1 million).

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