'Scary Movie' leads box office with $55M weekend as indie horror continues summer dominance
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Summary
The summer box office is seeing a shift as indie horror films dominate, with the slasher spoof "Scary Movie" topping the weekend with $55 million and a franchise-best $105.5 million global launch. Gen Z audiences are flocking to horror hits like "Obsession" and "Backrooms," both made by YouTubers-turned-filmmakers. "Backrooms" became A24's highest-grossing release ever after just two weeks, making $212 million worldwide, while "Obsession" grossed $25.6 million in its fourth weekend with only a 7% drop.
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· 5 pulledThe summer box office is booming — but not because of the usual suspects.
After three weeks of indie horror dominance at the box office, the slasher spoof 'Scary Movie' topped ticket sales with $55 million over the weekend, easily besting the far-from-mighty 'Masters of the Universe.'
The sixth 'Scary Movie' notched a franchise-best $105.5 million global launch.
After just two weeks of release, 'Backrooms' became A24's highest grossing release ever. It's made $212 million worldwide.
Not accounting for inflation, no horror movie has ever had a better fourth weekend.
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