"Scream 7" Sets Franchise Record with $64 Million Debut

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Scream 7 Sets Franchise Record with $64 Million Debut
by Rebecca Rubin
March 1, 2026


Ghostface’s still got it. Scream 7, the latest installment in Paramount and Spyglass Media’s long-running slasher series, cemented a franchise record with $64.1 million in its domestic box office debut.

That’s a scary-good start for the 30-year-old property, and one that greatly improves upon the opening of 2023’s Scream VI, which previously held the domestic opening weekend benchmark with $44.4 million.

Scream 7 collected another $33.1 million overseas, bringing its global tally to $97.2 million. Although this entry carries the biggest budget of the series at $45 million, it’ll easily turn a profit in its theatrical run.



Critics were down on the film while moviegoers were mixed, evidenced by the 34% on Rotten Tomatoes and “B-” grade on CinemaScore exit polls.

Horror is known to suffer steep second weekend declines, and with these marks, Scream 7 might not be immune to pitfalls of the genre.






GOAT secured second place with $12 million from 3,707 venues, a decline of just 29% in its third weekend of release.

So far, the animated family film has earned $73.9 million domestically and $130.5 million worldwide.





Third place went to Wuthering Heights with $7 million from 3,221 theaters in its third outing, a 50% drop from the prior weekend.

The film has generated $72.3 million in North America and a bigger-than-expected $119.7 million overseas for a global tally of $192 million.





Neon’s concert film EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert moved up to the No. 5 spot with $3.5 million from 1,940 theaters. After one weekend in limited release, EPiC has generated a solid $7.8 million.

Director Baz Luhrmann crafted the film from never-before-seen footage of the King of Rock and Roll that he discovered while making the 2022 Austin Butler-led Elvis biopic.

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February 27 - March 1, 2026: Weekend Studio Estimates

1. Scream 7 $63,615,172
2. GOAT $12,002,317 / $73,986,831
3. Wuthering Heights $6,700,135 / $72,093,628
4. Twenty One Pilots: More Than We Ever Imagined $4,300,000
5. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert $3,505,586 / $7,825,920
6. Crime 101 $3,472,582 / $30,118,994
7. I Can Only Imagine 2 $3,176,085 / $13,302,041
8. Send Help $2,846,369 / $59,968,098
9. How to Make a Killing $1,562,513 / $6,289,203
10. Zootopia 2 $1,553,965 / $425,958,209

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