Samwise Film & TV Marketing Newsletter
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Scary Movie Revives Franchise With Record $52.7 Million Opening Weekend
Scary Movie, the horror-comedy franchise revival produced by Paramount Pictures and Miramax, opened to an estimated $52.7 million in North America this weekend, surpassing the franchise’s previous record of $49.7 million set by Scary Movie 4 in 2006. Shawn and Marlon Wayans return as key creatives for the first time since 2001’s Scary Movie 2, rejoined by cast members Anna Faris and Regina Hall, whose characters last appeared in that 2006 installment. The R-rated satire opened from 3,490 theaters and collected $7.7 million in Thursday-night previews. Globally, the title is on track for $70 million worldwide, based on early estimates.
Sources: Deadline
Backrooms Becomes A24’s First Film to Cross $100 Million Domestically
Backrooms, director Kane Parsons’ debut horror feature released by A24, crossed $100 million at the North American box office in its first six days, becoming the studio’s first film ever to reach that domestic milestone. The achievement supplants the $96 million total of Marty Supreme as A24’s highest-ever domestic gross. Parsons, 20 years old at the time of release, became the youngest filmmaker ever to open a No. 1 film at the domestic box office. The film opened to $81.4 million domestically and $118 million worldwide, a record opening for A24. Backrooms also ranks as the biggest start in history for an original horror film.
Sources: Deadline
Michael Jackson Biopic Poised to Become Lionsgate’s All-Time Highest-Grossing Film
The Michael Jackson biopic Michael is on the verge of becoming Lionsgate’s highest-grossing film in the studio’s history, surpassing the $865 million worldwide cumulative grossed by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire in 2013. Director Antoine Fuqua’s musical chronicle crossed $888 million globally as of this weekend, per Deadline. The film opened in April to $97.2 million domestically and $217.4 million worldwide — a record for musical biopics — and is now within range of also surpassing Bohemian Rhapsody’s $911 million worldwide total to become the highest-grossing musical biopic ever.
Sources: Deadline
Supergirl Arrives on Tracking With $55 Million-Plus Opening Projection Ahead of June 26 Release
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, the Warner Bros. and DC Studios film directed by Craig Gillespie, arrived on early tracking this week with a projected domestic opening of $55 million-plus for its June 26 theatrical release. Unaided audience awareness already exceeds pre-opening benchmarks recorded for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Thunderbolts*, and Shazam!. Advance tickets went on sale Wednesday. A recent trailer prominently features Jason Momoa as the antihero Lobo, a character the studio is leaning into as a marketing hook. The $175 million net production requires approximately $315 million globally to break even.
Sources: Deadline
Spielberg Hails Obsession and Backrooms as Proof Low-Budget Films Can Win at the Box Office
Steven Spielberg, speaking at a recent screening ahead of his upcoming Disclosure Day, praised the commercial success of Obsession and Backrooms — two horror films made by first-time directors for minimal budgets — as a model worth studying. “Obsession had under $1 million, and the other film had maybe 10 or nine, and they’re doing so well, and I just applaud them,” Spielberg told Deadline. Obsession, from Focus Features, became that distributor’s highest-ever domestic gross. Backrooms crossed $100 million domestically for A24 in six days. Spielberg noted he had not yet seen Backrooms but intended to.
Sources: Deadline
Box Office — Currently in Theatres
| # | Title | Release Date | Weekend | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scary Movie | Jun 5 | $52.7M | $52.7M |
| 2 | Masters of the Universe | Jun 5 | $31.0M | $31.0M |
| 3 | Backrooms | May 29 | $25.7M | $127.1M |
| 4 | Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act | Jun 4 | $13.0M | $20.8M |
| 5 | Obsession | May 15 | $18.5M | $124.2M |
| 6 | Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu | May 22 | $7.5M | $144.3M |
| 7 | Michael | Apr 24 | $6.5M | $346.5M |
| 8 | The Breadwinner | May 29 | $3.5M | $10.9M |
| 9 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | May 1 | $2.5M | $211.8M |
| 10 | Pressure | May 29 | $2.5M | $8.3M |
| 11 | The Sheep Detectives | May 8 | $2.0M | $56.6M |
| 12 | Passenger | May 22 | $0.9M | $16.3M |
| 13 | Mortal Kombat II | May 8 | $0.7M | $78.5M |
| 14 | Tuner | May 22 | $0.5M | $2.4M |
| 15 | The Super Mario Galaxy Movie | Apr 3 | $0.6M | $427.7M |
| 16 | I Love Boosters | May 22 | $0.5M | $7.8M |
| 17 | Project Hail Mary | Mar 13 | $0.4M | $342.7M |
| 18 | Revolutionary America | May 29 | $0.2M | $0.6M |
| 19 | Is God Is | May 15 | $0.1M | $4.9M |
| 20 | Power Ballad | May 29 | $0.1M | $0.3M |
Source: Box Office Mojo · Weekend estimates (June 5–7, 2026)
Curated by JD · samwise.agency
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