Scary Movie

2000 | Comedy, Bawdy Comedy, Erotica, Horror Comedy, Spoof

Synopsis

A year after disposing of the body of a man they accidentally killed, a group of dumb teenagers are stalked by a bumbling serial killer.

Scores

Overall Score
87.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
96.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.1%
Review Aggregate
51.2

Critic Consensus

50.9% Fresh • 112 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 51% of 112 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, scary, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnyscarythin plotsatiricalcoming of agestylizedfamily-friendlypoliticalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jon Abrahams2000$914,000$1,665,000(est)
Carmen Electra2000$563,000$1,025,000(est)
Shannon Elizabeth2000$424,000$772,000(est)
Anna Faris2000$346,000$631,000(est)
Kurt Fuller2000$296,000$540,000(est)
Regina Hall2000$261,000$475,000(est)
Lochlyn Munro2000$234,000$426,000(est)
Cheri Oteri2000$213,000$388,000(est)
Dave Sheridan2000$196,000$358,000(est)
Marlon Wayans2000$5,000,000 source$9,108,595reported
Shawn Wayans2000$171,000$311,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score51.0
RT critic review count117
Rotten Tomatoes audience score43.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes308,559

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$157,019,780$286,045,908
International2000$121,000,000$220,427,992
Worldwide2000$278,019,780$506,473,900

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2000$126,909,890$231,194,151
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$32,699,000$59,568,388
Physical Purchases ?2000$43,610,000$79,445,163
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$43,965,538$80,092,854
Total Revenues2000$247,184,428$450,300,556
Expenses
Budget ?2000$19,000,000$34,612,660
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$23,750,000 (est)$43,265,825 (est)
Participations2000$37,078,000$67,545,695
Residuals ?2000$7,748,000$14,114,678
Interest & Overhead2000$3,800,000$6,922,532
Total Expenses2000$91,376,000$166,461,390
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$155,808,428$283,839,166

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