The box-office performance of “Evil Dead” should have brought a smile to the faces of Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen.
The two star in “Scary Movie 5,” which opens Friday, and what better time to launch a spoof than a week after a remake of a classic horror film scares up a $26 million debut?
“We were glad to see it do well,” Erik Lomis, the Weinstein Company’s head of distribution told TheWrap Monday. “The business tends to feed off the success of others, and this sure can’t hurt.”
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The “Scary Movie” franchise has been a solid performer over the years.