Box Office Preview: 'Scary Movie' Revival Eyes $70M Global Opening; 'Masters of the Universe' at $50M; 'Amazing Digital Circus' Could Surprise
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Anthony D'Alessandro
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Summary
The article is a box office preview analyzing the upcoming weekend's film releases. 'Scary Movie' (Paramount/Miramax) is projected to lead with a $40M domestic and $70M global opening, which would be a significant milestone for pure comedies. 'Masters of the Universe' is tracking at $50M worldwide. 'The Amazing Digital Circus' could surprise with $15M-$18M in the U.S., continuing the trend of YouTube-based content succeeding in theaters. The piece notes that a pure comedy opening to $40M would be the biggest in years, excluding hybrid superhero/comedy films like Deadpool & Wolverine and Barbie.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledParamount and Miramax's revival of Scary Movie from the Wayans Brothers looks to be the 'it' pic this weekend
For a pure comedy to open to $40M, that's like, wow, the biggest since God knows when.
You can't count Marvel Studios/Disney's Deadpool & Wolverine even though that's a comedy at $211.4M as that gets by on being a superhero movie.
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