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Scary Movie 6 Hits $55 M, Faris Returns.

6/9/2026

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Anna Faris Returns

Anna Faris returned as Cindy Campbell, reimagining her as a classic MAGA supporter and quarantine prepper, though a joke referencing First Lady Melania Trump was cut.
Scary Movie 6 opened with a $54 million debut, setting a franchise opening-weekend record with a $55 million domestic total.
Faris credited the return of the Wayans brothers for making the film feel like a genuine comeback.

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Anna Faris Cuts

The cut scene referencing Melania Trump’s 2018 “Be Best” campaign, launched during President Donald Trump’s first term, was removed.
Faris said she uttered “Be best, Cindy Campbell, be best” drunk in a truck, but the line was cut.
In a Dexerto interview Faris said she pushed Cindy into a “classic MAGA rabbit hole” to mock politics, with Cindy claiming, “I’m a Republican now, so I’m supposed to be racist,” adding satire.

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Anna Faris Renegotiates

Scary Movie 6 opened at Los Angeles’ Paramount Theatre on June 3, 2026, began a wide release June 5, holds a 32 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating, and parodies horror titles Ma (2019), M3GAN (2022) and Weapons and Sinners (2025).
Faris told “Happy Sad Confused” podcast she battled imposter syndrome before feeling she could be funny.
She said she and Regina Hall felt financially undervalued on earlier films, prompting her agent to renegotiate talks.

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Anna Faris Returns

Anna Faris returned as Cindy Campbell, reimagining her as a classic MAGA supporter and quarantine prepper, though a joke referencing First Lady Melania Trump was cut.
Scary Movie 6 opened with a $54 million debut, setting a franchise opening-weekend record with a $55 million domestic total.
Faris credited the return of the Wayans brothers for making the film feel like a genuine comeback.

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