'Scream 7' Projects Franchise Record Domestic Opening Between $50-60 Million

The pre-sale of Scream 7 shows no signs of stopping.

Expert projections already show a $13 million preview for Thursday, February 26, and $33 million for opening day, Friday, February 27. Opening weekend expected to close between $50 million to $60 million at the domestic box office (USA), making it the biggest premiere of the franchisewhich this year celebrates 30 years of being released (via Boxreport).

He has the record Scream VI (2023) with an opening weekend of $44 million in the United States. This same sequel holds the record as the highest-grossing film of the franchise in the national box office with $108.1 million.

The slasher saga debuted 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, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox y David Arquetteand new directors. Its success ensured a new sequel, and in March 2023 it was released Scream VI.

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

In recent days, Fandango reported that Scream 7 set a franchise record for best first-day pre-sales.

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.

During that stay, there was talk about a opening weekend in the United States estimated at $30 million dollars.

The latest sequel from Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media will hit theaters around the world next week, featuring the long-awaited return of Campbell as Scream Queen Sidney Prescott, remembering that she was absent from the sixth film due to a salary dispute.

In the new sequel, Sidney 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

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.