Why Scary Movie is making millions at the box office despite being panned by critics

The $55 million opening for “Scary Movie” is sparking a debate over how Black-oriented spoof film properties — specifically those by the Wayans brothers — are received by film reviewers versus how they ultimately perform at the box office.

“Scary Movie” blew well past its $40 million tracking prediction, and yet received an anemic 25% Tomatometer score...