Phillip Faraone / Stringer via Getty Images/Ghostface on the Red Carpet at the Scream 7 Premiere
By Zak Wojnar
0
Share
Newsweek is a Trust Project member
See more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.
The Scream franchise has always managed to sidestep controversy. After the Columbine shooting, "Scream 3" was retooled to be less violent and more overtly satirical and still managed to be a box office success. After Neve Campbell dropped out of "Scream 6" due to a messy pay dispute, the film still managed to become a major box office hit, thanks in part to the ongoing story of its new protagonists, sisters played by Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega.
Now, with "Scream 7," Barrera and Ortega are out, Campbell is back in, and the writer of the original film, Kevin Williamson, is back, not only writing, but making his franchise directorial debut. The road to "Scream 7" has been tumultuous, but it paid off at the box office, to the tune of an opening of $64.1 million, a record for the 30-year-old franchise.
More News: Last Week's Box Office Report: ‘GOAT’ Climbs To #1, Elvis Dominates In IMAX
Read More on Entertainment
Phillip Faraone / Stringer via Getty Images
More News: ‘Avatar: Fire & Ash’ Crosses Box Office Milestone
Globally, "Scream 7" opened to $97.2 million. In three days, it made more than "Scream 4" did in its entire worldwide run ($95.98 million). Unless "Scream 7" crashes and burns next weekend (which is a possibility, given the middling reviews and the historically front-loaded slasher genre), it's sure to become the highest-grossing entry in the entire Ghostface saga. Here's hoping they bring back Barrera and Ortega for the inevitable "Scream 8."
In second and third place, "GOAT" and "Wuthering Heights" continued their unlikely double feature, grossing $12 million and $6.9 million, respectively. After 17 days, "GOAT" has raked in $73.9 million ($130 worldwide) and "Wuthering Heights" stands at $72.3 million ($192 million worldwide)
Next, we have a pair of music documentaries. Fourth place went to the debut of "Twenty One Pilots: More Than We Ever Imagined," which opened to a strong $4.3 million at just 833 theaters, while fifth place went to the second weekend (and wide expansion) of "EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert," which jumped 9% to $3.5 million. After ten days, this bombastic companion piece to Baz Luhrmann's 2022 biopic has grossed $7.8 million ($14.3 million worldwide). Check out my interview with director Baz Luhrmann here.
The rest of the top ten was filled with holdoovers like "Crime 101," which managed a drop of just 37.8% in its third weekend and squeaked past the $30 million mark on Sunday, "Send Help," which continues to be the sleeper hit of the year, bringing its total to $59.9 million in its fifth weekend in the top ten, and "Zootopia 2," which is still in the top 10 after 14 weeks. The animated Disney sequel raked in $1.4 million this weekend, bringing its total to $425 million domestic, and an incredible $1.85 billion worldwide.
Next week sees a slew of newcomers, with Pixar's latest, "Hoppers," looking like a strong contender for a first place finish. Pixar needs the rebound following the box office dud that was their last film, "Elio." There's also Maggie Gyllenhaal's highly anticipated "The Bride!" starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale in an updated remix of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Stay tuned next week to see how they fare.
All numbers come from BoxOfficeMojo's weekend estimates.
View 0 Comments
Submit Correction
View Editorial & AI Guidelines