Box Office: ‘Scary Movie’ Battles ‘Backrooms’ for No. 1 With $45 Million-Plus Debut, ‘Masters of the Universe’ Targets $33 Million Start

By Rebecca Rubin

Rebecca Rubin

Senior Film and Media Reporter

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“Scary Movie” will contend with another scary movie, A24’s breakout horror hit “Backrooms,” for No. 1 at the domestic box office.

Paramount and Miramax’s R-rated “Scary Movie” is aiming for $45 million to $50 million from 3,400 North American theaters in its opening weekend. Should ticket sales reach the higher end of that range, “Scary Movie” will set a franchise record, a benchmark that currently belongs to 2006’s “Scary Movie 4” with $49.7 million (not adjusted for inflation).

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