Overview
- Scary Movie, which opened the June 5 weekend, earned about $55 million domestically and roughly $105–105.5 million worldwide, marking the biggest opening in the franchise.
- Made on a reported $30 million budget, Scary Movie is effectively profitable after its debut but its poor critic scores and a C+ CinemaScore raise doubts about how long it will hold in theaters.
- Masters of the Universe opened to roughly $29.3 million domestically and about $54.3 million worldwide against reported production costs of $170–200 million, with exit polling showing the audience skewed older and male.
- Paramount’s CinemaCon‑announced 45‑day theatrical‑to‑PVOD window is expected to put Scary Movie on premium VOD around July 14 and move it to Paramount+ afterward, compressing the timeline for studios to cash in on hits.
- The weekend reinforces a wider industry trend: low‑budget horror and nostalgia plays are yielding high returns, prompting studios to weigh cheaper mid‑budget genre films and shortened release windows as a way to reduce risk on costly revivals.