Scary Movie 6 Has One of Horror’s Harshest Box Office Drops Despite Big Total

Scary Movie 6 just made box office history for all the wrong reasons. The horror comedy’s second-weekend numbers reveal a stunning decline despite its record-breaking franchise opening weekend.

Scary Movie 6 remains a box office hit despite its second-weekend fall

Scary Movie earned $14.5 million in its second domestic weekend, according to Box Office Mojo. The horror comedy dropped 73.3% from its $54.3 million opening weekend debut. Despite the steep decline, the film has now grossed $84.5 million domestically and $173.1 million worldwide.

The 73.3% fall marks the worst second-weekend drop in the entire Scary Movie franchise by a wide margin. As a result, the film now sits around No. 131 on the list of worst week-two drops of all time, per Box Office Mojo. Meanwhile, the previous franchise low belonged to Scary Movie 4, which fell 58.2% in its sophomore frame back in 2006.

Additionally, Scary Movie landed at No. 3 at the domestic box office this weekend, falling behind the low-budget horror hit Obsession. Notably, Obsession continues to defy genre trends in its fifth weekend of release. The film became the first movie since 1982 to rise week over week two times consecutively.

Critics have not been kind to the latest Scary Movie installment, which holds just a 24% score on Rotten Tomatoes. General audiences rate it higher at 66% on the Popcornmeter, but the film earned only a C+ CinemaScore. The lack of strong word of mouth appears to have contributed to the sharp second-weekend decline.

Nevertheless, the film still qualifies as a financial success for Paramount Pictures. Scary Movie carries a reported production budget of just $30 million against its $173.1 million worldwide gross.

Furthermore, the sequel reunites original cast members Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Regina Hall, and Anna Faris in a new installment that parodies recent horror hits including Get Out, Sinners, and The Substance.

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