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Scary Movie sequel tops box office, outperforming Masters of the Universe

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The comedy sequel "Scary Movie" has unexpectedly topped the weekend box office, earning $55 million and surpassing the much larger budget "Masters of the Universe." This success marks a franchise best for "Scary Movie," which was produced by Miramax and co-written by the Wayans brothers, despite receiving poor reviews. In contrast, "Masters of the Universe," an Amazon MGM release based on Mattel toys, underperformed significantly with only $29.3 million domestically against its nearly $200 million production cost. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on a major box office event where a low-budget film significantly outperformed a high-budget film, impacting industry expectations for genre performance. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Scary Movie sequel tops box office, outperforming Masters of the Universe

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Jake Coyle, The Associated Press ·

    Another low-budget film crushes an expensive action movie at the box office — ‘an outstanding opening for a comedy sequel this far into the series’

    The slasher spoof “Scary Movie” topped ticket sales with $55 million over the weekend, easily besting the far-from-mighty “Masters of the Universe.”

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