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Scream 7 has enjoyed a huge box office opening weekend, with nearly $100 million secured from theaters globally.
The slasher flick made $64.1 million domestically and $33.1 million internationally, setting a franchise record for opening weekend box office. In total, Scream 7 brought in $97.2 million, making it likely that the movie will blow past the lifetime box office of each of the previous Scream films, this first of which released 30 years ago in 1996. To put Scream 7’s domestic opening weekend into context, 2023’s Scream 6 previously held the franchise’s domestic opening weekend record with $44.4 million.
Nostalgia has played a big part in Scream 7’s opening weekend success. Neve Campbell, who stars as series protagonist Sidney Prescott, returned for Scream 7 after skipping Scream 6 over a pay dispute. According to Variety, Campbell secured a nearly $7 million deal for Scream 7, whereas Courteney Cox, who plays reporter and veteran murder spree survivor Gale Weathers, was paid $2 million.
IGN’s Scream 7 review returned a 6/10. We said: “Scream 7 packs in plenty of satisfying slasher action, even if it gets a little too comfortable playing the hits (and deep cuts and killer tracks).”
Check out our Scream 7 ending explained to find out what it all means for the future. Speaking of which, this week, Scream 7 writer and director Kevin Williamson revealed Neve Campbell already has a “great” idea for Scream 8, which he promised would be made as long as Scream 7 is a success. Well, it already looks like Scream 7 is a success, so Scream 8 feels like a sure thing.
Away from Ghostface’s stabby shenanigans, the very different Wuthering Heights, starring Margot Robbie as Cathy and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff, is now up to an impressive $192 million globally after another $22.552 million this weekend. And for those still keeping score, Disney said that after 11 weekends, Avatar: Fire and Ash has grossed an estimated $1.48 billion worldwide ($401.2 million domestic / $1.079 billion international), after another $5.4 million was added this weekend. 2009’s Avatar 1 remains the highest-grossing movie of all time (not adjusted for inflation), earning a staggering $2.9 billion across several theatrical runs. 2022’s Avatar: The Way of Water has earned $2.3 billion, meanwhile, cementing its place as the third-highest grossing film of all time. Fire and Ash looks like it will top out at around $1.5 billion. Writer and director James Cameron is yet to signal that Avatar 4 and 5 are definitely going to happen, as box office watchers wonder whether Fire and Ash has done well enough to convince the powers that be at Disney to move ahead.
And finally, Disney’s Zootopia 2 has grossed an estimated $1.86 billion worldwide ($425.8 million domestic / $1.433 billion international) after 14 weekends.
Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures.
Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
