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The film "Scary Movie"« triumphantly took first place at the weekend box office, grossing $55 million in the United States and $105.5 million worldwide.
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This amount collected in the US is almost double that box office receipts for Masters of the Universe« on the premiere weekend and box office film "Behind the Scenes"« in its third weekend in theaters.
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Next weekend, all three films will have to compete with Steven Spielberg's return to the alien genre - «"Disclosure Day"» .
Although the film "Scary Movie"« took first place at the box office this weekend, with the films themselves scoring the biggest win.
The long-awaited sixth installment of the parody horror franchise won by a much larger margin than most box office analysts had predicted. According to Comscore, «Scary Movie» earned $55 million in the US and $105.5 million worldwide, more than any previous film in the franchise and almost double that of its closest competitor.
«Masters of the Universe» , the second feature-length film adaptation of Mattel's multimedia fantasy franchise, is widely expected to compete with «Scary Movie» . However, the film, starring Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, and Idris Elba, confidently took second place at the domestic and international box office, grossing $29.3 million and $54.3 million, respectively. It's a troubling start for MGM and Mattel, who were hoping for a repeat performance. «"Barbie"» at the box office, having invested in «Masters of the Universe» , estimated at between $170 and $200 million.
The film "« Behind the scenes »" 20-year-old director Kain Parsons's film, which grossed $25.9 million in the U.S. and $50.1 million worldwide, earned just three weeks of release. This high-concept, shocking film, based on numerous internet novels, was made on a budget of $10 million (minus A24's substantial marketing and advertising budget) and has now grossed $212.6 million worldwide.
Marlon Waynes in "Scary Movie"; Renate Reinsve in "Behind the Scenes"; Nicholas Galitzine in "Masters of the Universe." Photo: Paramount Pictures; A24; Amazon MGM Studios
Despite Disadvantages of the movie "Masters of the Universe" »In terms of budget, the US box office hasn't been this high in a long time. This week, the top 10 films at the box office grossed a combined $175.4 million. By comparison, last year, the top 10 films grossed $105.9 million during the weekend of June 6-8.
Not only «Scary Movie» , «Masters of the Universe» и «Behind the Scenes» are pouring money back into the film industry. «Obsession» , another original horror film from a strikingly young director (24-year-old Curry Barker), grossed just $300,000 less than «Behind the Scenes» , despite being in theaters for a week longer. This frantic thriller grossed $25.6 million in the US over the weekend and $43.3 million worldwide, bringing its total to $152 million and its final cume to $224.8 million. And the icing on the cake: Barker made the film on a budget of under $1 million, prompting both rave reviews and questionable questions.
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In other countries and countries of the world, following «Behind the Scenes» и «"Obsession"» , two more films demonstrated remarkable resilience at the box office.
The film "Michael"« , Antoine Fuqua's biopic of pop icon Michael Jackson, truly won't stop until it's done. The controversial film continues to lead the box office in its seventh week, earning $7.7 million domestically (for a total of $354.2 million) and $23.1 million worldwide (for a total of $888 million). At this rate, at Michael's« has a good chance of breaking the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office, a rare achievement for a musical biopic.
The Devil Wears Prada 2« also remains in the game, finishing 10th both domestically and internationally, grossing $2.8 million domestically and $11.8 million worldwide. With $214.9 million, the fashion-forward sequel now ranks as the fourth-highest-grossing film of the year in the US, behind «"Ave Maria Project"« , «"To Michael »" and the undefeated champion - «Super Mario: Galaxy» .
Next weekend Scary Movie films« , «Masters of the Universe» и «Behind the Scenes» there is an unearthly danger threatening.
After hits like «"The Extra-Terrestrial"» и «War of the Worlds, Steven Spielberg returns to the alien genre with painting "Day of Revelation"« . The enigmatic epic, starring Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colman Domingo, and Colin Firth, will face some of the toughest competition at the box office this year.
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