Scary Movie 5 (2008 film)

Scary Movie 5 (stylized on-screen as Scary MoVie) is a 2008 American parody film. It is a sequel to Scary Movie 4. It is the second Scary Movie film to be distributed by The Weinstein Company under the Dimension Films brand, and the last before it folded in 2018. The film is written and directed by David Zucker. It was released on September 13, 2008. The film marks the return of the Wayans brothers, although they do not direct but do produce. It premiered on September 8, at the Hollywood’s ArcLight Cinerama Dome. The film parodies the plot of 2007's Transformers, and the Alien franchise, with other films like Halloween (2007), 28 Weeks Later, Trick r' Treat, and Ghost Rider being parodied as well. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. and grossed 1.1 billion worldwide. Becoming the highest grossing film in the franchise.

Trivia

 * The film was originally gonna be a spin-off, similar to Superhero Movie. Under the title of Sci-Fi Movie, but was later turned into a Scary Movie sequel, after feeling the story had too many connections to Scary Movie.