New Delhi, June 6 -- The summer box office got its first genuine crowd-pleaser of the season on Friday, and it arrived not from a superhero franchise or a legacy IP sequel but from Marlon Wayans doing what he has always done best. "Scary Movie 6" hauled in $24.7 million domestically on its opening day from 3,490 theaters, putting it on course for a $56 million debut weekend that would make it the highest-grossing opening in the franchise's 26-year history.

a figure that barely covers the craft services bill on some studio tentpoles - is the kind of arithmetic that makes Hollywood pay attention.

Paramount Pictures and Miramax co-produced the film, reuniting Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. on screen for the first time sin...