PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — If you’re a horror fan, this is your weekend at the movies.
The box office is about to get a major jolt as Scream 7 slashes its way into theaters with what could be a franchise-best debut.
According to BoxOffice Pro, Paramount’s Scream 7 was tracking for a $45 to $55 million opening weekend, with $50 million considered the sweet spot. Surpassing all expectations, it brought in $64 million. A debut best for the franchise.
That kind of debut marks a major win for the long-running franchise, especially considering the behind-the-scenes drama the film has faced. Creative shake-ups and delays raised eyebrows leading up to the release. If the movie doesn’t fully satisfy its core audience, the second-week drop could be steep. But for now, all signs point to a strong and scary start.
As for the rest of the podium, Sony Animation’s Goat is expected to take second place. The animated feature continues to serve as solid counterprogramming for families and fans of animation, with projections between $9 and $12 million in its third weekend.
In the third spot, Warner Bros.’ Wuthering Heights is forecast to slide to third with $7 to $10 million. After debuting over Valentine’s Day weekend, the romantic drama has seen momentum cool off, dropping 57 percent since its opening frame.
Bottom line is Scream 7 is the main event this weekend. If you’re looking for that packed-theater energy, the jump scares, the crowd reactions, the collective gasps, this is the movie driving it.
Jack’s Review: Scream 7
This one hurts to say out loud, because I’m a massive fan of this franchise. But for me, this movie was a letdown.
Yes, it’s undeniably cool to see Neve Campbell return as Sidney Prescott and Matthew Lillard as Stu Macher. That nostalgia factor is real. But the film leans so heavily on the past that it forgets to make us invest in the future. We spend very little meaningful time getting to know Sidney’s daughter or her friend group. As a result, many of the new characters feel less like fully developed people and more like placeholders waiting to be picked off by Ghostface.
And when you don’t truly care who’s in danger, the mystery loses its bite.
To be fair, there are some genuinely cool Ghostface moments. A few sequences absolutely deliver on tension and classic Scream energy. But for me, the movie starts to unravel in the third act. The reveals didn’t land, and the emotional payoff just wasn’t there.
It ultimately feels like a film made because the studio needed to continue the franchise, not because there was a must-tell story driving it forward.
As painful as it is to say, I’m giving Scream 7 a disappointing 4/10.
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