Overview
- Paramount and Spyglass reported $7.8 million in Thursday previews, topping the $5.7 million start of 2023’s Scream VI.
- Domestic opening projections range from about $40 million to as high as $50–55 million according to trackers, with Paramount guiding to roughly $40 million.
- Scream 7 set the series’ best first‑day presales on Fandango, and tracking cited 81% of fans as definitely interested in seeing the film.
- The release follows pro‑Palestine protests at the Hollywood premiere and organized spoiler drops by some fans, while Kevin Williamson takes over as writer‑director and Neve Campbell returns to lead.
- Reviews are notably weak on Rotten Tomatoes, but early audience scores skew positive; the $45 million film is rolling out in 3,540 North American theaters, plays in IMAX for the first time in the series, and is targeting roughly $60 million globally at launch.