{"id":508390,"date":"2026-03-02T00:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/508390\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T00:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:23:09","slug":"scream-7-has-the-biggest-opening-of-the-series-to-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/508390\/","title":{"rendered":"Scream 7 has the biggest opening of the series to date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scream 7\u00a0Sets a Franchise Record<\/p>\n<p>Scream fans rejoice! Not only did\u00a0Scream 7\u00a0open about $20 million more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joblo.com\/scream-7-will-easily-take-the-top-spot\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">we predicted earlier this week<\/a>, but it also set a franchise record with a powerful $64.1 million opening. That beats the previous champ,\u00a0Scream VI\u00a0(weird how that one had a Roman numeral), by a wide margin, with it having opened to a then-potent $44.6 million. No wonder Paramount, a studio that\u2019s been starved for consistent hits lately, is keen to keep this franchise going. I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if, by mid-week, a\u00a0Scream 8\u00a0is already greenlit, likely with Neve Campbell and writer-director Kevin Williamson returning.<\/p>\n<p>Holdovers:\u00a0GOAT\u00a0Stays Strong While\u00a0Wuthering Heights\u00a0Slips<\/p>\n<p>As for this week\u2019s holdovers,\u00a0GOAT\u00a0showed real staying power in second place, making another $12 million \u2014 a decline of only 29%. Its domestic gross is at $73.9 million now, although it has major competition for family audiences next weekend with Pixar\u2019s\u00a0Hoppers.<\/p>\n<p>Emerald Fennell\u2019s\u00a0Wuthering Heights\u00a0keeps losing steam, declining another 50% to $6.9 million in third place, with a $72.3 million domestic gross. While that\u2019s a very good number for a literary adaptation, it seems unlikely to cross the century mark domestically, which has to be a disappointment for distributor Warner Bros., who were banking on it becoming more of a phenomenon than it ended up being.<\/p>\n<p>Concert Films Deliver Solid Numbers<\/p>\n<p>Unexpectedly, two concert films took fourth and fifth place, with\u00a0Twenty-One Pilots: More Than We Ever Imagined making a strong $3.72 million, while Baz Luhrmann\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.joblo.com\/epic-elvis-presley-in-concert-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert<\/a>\u00a0has turned out to be a solid hit for NEON, making $3.5 million this weekend for a $7.8 million total.<\/p>\n<p>Big Budget Trouble for\u00a0Crime 101<\/p>\n<p>Amazon\/MGM\u2019s\u00a0Crime 101\u00a0came in sixth, with only about $3.4 million for a $30 million domestic total. That\u2019s a pretty weak gross for a movie that cost at least $90 million, with star Chris Hemsworth untested as a box office attraction outside of the MCU.<\/p>\n<p>The faith-based\u00a0I Can Only Imagine 2\u00a0also took a harder fall than expected in week two, dropping a huge 60% to $3.1 million for a $13 million domestic total. It\u2019s only going to make a fraction of the $83 million its predecessor made. The faith-based business is a lot more crowded now than it was when the first movie came out, with Angel Studios having cornered the market in some ways.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/send-help-trailer-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"In a newly released Send Help featurette, Rachel McAdams promises the horror thriller has all of Sam Raimi's great qualities\" class=\"wp-image-866873\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The Hits, The Duds &amp; The Fade-Outs<\/p>\n<p>Sam Raimi\u2019s\u00a0Send Help\u00a0continued to be the little blockbuster that could, making another $2.8 million for a solid $59.9 million domestic total.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, would-be superstar Glen Powell\u2019s\u00a0How to Make a Killing\u00a0has proved to be a major dud, falling 49% to ninth place with $1.5 million (an embarrassing $905 per-screen average according to Comscore) for a $6.2 million domestic total.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Disney\u2019s\u00a0Zootopia 2\u00a0has started to wrap up its long run with $1.4 million, bringing it to a massive $425 million domestic total. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ERCboxoffice\" rel=\"nofollow\">Exhibitor Relations,<\/a> 20th Century Studios\u2019\u00a0Psycho Killer\u00a0had one of the worst second weekends in history, losing 81% of its audience to gross only $300,000 for a $2.3 million total. Ouch.<\/p>\n<p>Next Weekend: A Three-Way Showdown?<\/p>\n<p>Next weekend should be a good one at the box office, with Pixar\u2019s\u00a0Hoppers,\u00a0Scream 7\u00a0in week two, and WB\u2019s\u00a0The Bride(a Frankenstein reimagining) jockeying for first place. Who will win? 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