'Scream 7' breaks franchise record with best first-day pre-sale

One of the most popular and long-running horror franchises, Screamis preparing for the launch of its seventh installment on the big screen.

In less than three weeks, Scream 7from Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media, will hit theaters around the world, featuring the long-awaited return of Neve Campbell as Scream Queen Sidney Prescott, remembering that she was absent from the sixth film due to a salary dispute.

And the Campbell effect is evident.

According to reports from the digital service Fandango, Scream 7 ha established franchise record with best first day pre-sale.

Fandango partners are major U.S. exhibitors, including AMC Theatres, Regal Cinemas, Cinemark, Marcus Theatres, Harkins Theaters and many other chains, and independent movie theaters.

Fandango did not reveal how many tickets have been sold at the moment, however, projections from other media such as Deadline explain that Scream 7 could have an estimated gross of $30 million dollars in its opening weekend in the United States.

If projections hold, it would rank as the franchise's second-highest opening – in the United States – after the record-breaking $44 million opening of Scream VI (2023).

The slasher saga turns 30 years old in 2026.

The pre-sale started on Monday of this week, after a great TV Spot launched during the broadcast of Super Bowl LX. The projections indicate that Scream 7 will surpass Scream VI, The Conjuring: Last Rites ($84 mdd) y Final Destination: Bloodlines ($51.6 mdd) en First Choice.

In the new sequel, Sidney (Neve Campbell) must face Ghostface once again, after the masked villain threatens what he loves most: his daughter, Tatum (played by Isabel May of 1883), whose name is a nod to Sidney's best friend in the original installment, Tatum Riley (played by Rose McGowan).

The seventh installment of the franchise Scream is directed by Kevin Williamsonscreenwriter of the 1996 original, and the sequels Scream 2 y Scream 4.

Williamson y Guy Busick they co-wrote the script Scream 7 from a story of James Vanderbilt & Guy Busick (Scream 5, Scream 6).

In addition to Campbell, the main cast includes Courteney Cox like Gale Weathers, Mason Gooding y Jasmin Savoy Brown as the twins Chad and Mindy, while the nature of the returns of David Arquette like Dewey, Matthew Lillard (Scream) like Stu Macher and Scott Foley (Scream 3) like Roman Bridger, is kept completely secret.

New additions include Isabel May (1883), Celeste O’Connor (Freaky), Asa Germann (The Boys), Mckenna Grace (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire), Sam Calculator (The Fabelmans), Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect), Mark Consuelos (Live with Kelly & Mark), Ethan Embry (Grace and Fankie), Timothy Simmons (Nobody Wants This), Michelle Randolph (Landman, 1923), Jimmy Tatro (You’re Cordially Invited, Home Economics), y Joel McHale (Community) as Mark Evans, Sidney's husband.

Roger L. Jackson It's Ghostface's voice.

IN SCREAM 7:

“When a new Ghostface killer appears in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) has built a new life, her worst fears come true when her daughter (Isabel May) becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to end the bloodshed once and for all.”

The production of Scream 7 was conducted between January and March 2025 in Atlanta, GA.

Vanderbilt produce Scream 7 along with William Sherak and Paul Neinstein of Project

The slasher saga was launched in 1996 with the original installment Screamto later launch the sequels Scream 2 (1997), Scream 3 (2000) y Scream 4 (2011), all directed by the beloved Wes Craven, who died in August 2015 due to a brain tumor.

The franchise was relaunched in 2022 with a fifth installment titled simply Screamwhich featured the return of the original trio, Campbell, Cox and Arquette, and new directors. Its success ensured a new sequel, and in March 2023 it was released Scream VIwhich broke the record as the franchise's highest-grosser at the domestic box office with $108.1 million and more than $168 million worldwide.

The six films have a combined global box office of more than $908 million.

Paramount is planning the theatrical release of Scream 7 for him February 26, 2026 in Mexicoand the February 27 in the United States.

EYE ON THE DATA: The premiere will include the premium formats: Dolby Cinema 4DX, Large Format and IMAX in the US, and 4DX, IMAX, and Dolby Atmos in Mexico. This marks the first time that a film in the franchise will be released in IMAX theaters.