LOS ANGELES, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Paramount's horror-comedy "Scary Movie" took the top spot at the North American box office in its opening weekend with an estimated three-day cume of 55 million U.S. dollars, figures from measurement firm Comscore showed on Sunday.
The R-rated film is the sixth installment in the "Scary Movie" series, following 2013's "Scary Movie 5."
Internationally, the film grossed an estimated 50.5 million dollars, bringing its global opening-weekend haul to 105.5 million dollars.
Despite its strong commercial debut, "Scary Movie" was poorly received by critics, earning an approval rating of 26 percent based on 94 reviews on review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes. It earned a "C+" grade on CinemaScore's "A+" to "F" scale.
Another newcomer, Amazon MGM's live-action film "Masters of the Universe," opened in second place with an estimated 29.3 million dollars.
Rounding out the top three was A24's horror film "Backrooms," which collected 25.9 million dollars in its second weekend, lifting its North American cume to 135 million dollars.
