On today’s episode, Variety’s Brent Lang breaks down a busy weekend at the turnstiles as “Scary Movie” returned for its first installment in 13 years – and first in 25 years with a Wayans at the helm. And it was a truly scary weekend for Amazon MGM Studios’ “Masters of the Universe,” which stumbled in its opening weekend.

On today&rsquo;s episode, Variety&rsquo;s Brent Lang breaks down a <a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/box-office-scary-movie-franchise-best-opening-masters-of-the-universe-flops-1236765638/">busy weekend at the turnstiles as &ldquo;Scary Movie&rdquo; </a>returned for its first installment in 13 years &ndash; and first in 25 years with a Wayans at the helm. And it was a truly scary weekend for Amazon MGM Studios&rsquo; &ldquo;Masters of the Universe,&rdquo; which stumbled in its opening weekend.

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Industry leaders converse about business deals, strategy and the future of media and entertainment on Variety's weekly interview series.

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Daily Variety -- 'Scary Movie' Tops Box Office as 'Masters of the Universe' Stumbles

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