Is Scary Movie 6 the Worst-Rated Movie in the Franchise?

Scary Movie (2026) has opened to negative reviews from critics. The movies in this franchise have always received such low scores from critics. The latest outing has a rotten 31% score on Rotten Tomatoes from 35 reviews, as of writing on June 4, 2026. It also has a score of 35 on Metacritic, indicating generally unfavorable reviews. Fans will want to know if this RT score is the lowest in the franchise.

Critics have always expressed their issues with the offensive and dated jokes in the Scary Movie franchise. The new movie is no different, as Marlon and Shawn Wayans return with the same old crass humor. The Wayans brothers earlier promised the same boundary-pushing humor that the franchise is infamous for. However, people have clear expectations from these silly parody movies.

Scary Movie serves as a spiritual sequel to the first two movies in the franchise and primarily parodies the Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer franchises. The cast of the movie includes Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, Dave Sheridan, Lochlyn Munro, Jon Abrahams, and Anthony Anderson. The characters from the original movies reunite when the same masked killer from the first movie returns after 26 years.

Scary Movie (2026)	Details
Directed by	Michael Tiddes
Written by	Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans, and Rick Alvarez
Distribution	Paramount Pictures
Release Date	June 5, 2026
RT Score (As of June 4, 2026)	31% (from 35 reviews)

Interestingly, Scary Movie 6 is not the worst-rated movie in the franchise, as of writing. The honor goes to another movie in the franchise that did not feature the original cast members.

Which Is The Worst Rated Scary Movie?

The worst-rated movie in the Scary Movie franchise was its fifth movie, which was released in 2013. With an RT score of 4%, Scary Movie V is one of the worst-rated parody movies ever. The movie seriously tests the viewers’ intelligence with its story, making, camera work, and editing. After this movie, you will begin to appreciate the production quality of the first few installments in this franchise.

It was the only installment in the franchise not to feature Anna Faris‘s Cindy Campbell and Regina Hall‘s Brenda Meeks. The movie replaced them with the combo of Ashley Tisdale’s Jody and Erica Ash’s Kendra, who were caught in this trainwreck of a movie. Simon Rex, a franchise regular, was pushed to a smaller role in this movie.

The movie also brought celebrities like Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan, and Snoop Dogg, only to give them embarrassing roles in the movie. The movie mainly parodies the Paranormal Activity franchise, but it failed to bring any laughs at any point. Perhaps it is a huge relief for fans that Scary Movie 6 has better critical ratings than its predecessor.

Scary Movie Franchise Ranked Based on RT Score

The first movie in the franchise is the highest-rated movie, while its fifth movie is the lowest-rated. The new movie, Scary Movie, falls somewhat in the middle with its current RT score. Here are all the movies in the franchise ranked from best to worst, according to Tomatometer score:

1. Scary Movie (2000) – 52%
2. Scary Movie 3 (2003) – 36%
3. Scary Movie 4 (2006) – 34%
4. Scary Movie (2026) – 31%
5. Scary Movie 2 (2001) – 13%
6. Scary Movie V (2013) – 4%

Here are all the movies ranked according to the audience score, aka Popcornmeter, except the new movie.

1. Scary Movie 3 (2003) – 54%
2. Scary Movie 2 (2001) – 52%
3. Scary Movie 4 (2006) – 51%
4. Scary Movie (2000) – 43%
5. Scary Movie V (2013) – 38%

The negative reception is not likely to affect the box office of the new movie, as it is expected to open at $40 million during the weekend. It is a great start for an R-rated horror comedy in theaters. Reports even suggest that the movie might actually beat its competition, Masters of the Universe, despite the latter’s solid reviews.

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Scary Movie is set to be released in theaters on June 5, 2026.