Neve Campbell in Scream 7
Paramount Eyeing Outsized ‘Scream 7’ Theatrical Weekend Debut Following Record $7.8 Million Thursday Screening Revenue
February 27, 2026
Paramount Pictures has high hopes for its first major theatrical release of 2026: the seventh edition of the venerable “Scream” horror franchise, again starring Courteney Cox and Neve Campbell.
The movie is projected to debut with $51 million in North American ticket sales the weekend ending March 1 according to estimates from BoxOfficeReport.com.
The movie tallied a record $7.8 million in Feb. 26 screenings in select markets. The film features Campbell’s return to the franchise after not appearing in the sixth movie, while Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega are absent after appearing in the previous two installments.
“Critical reviews have been mixed, more so negative than positive, but reviews likely won’t come into play at the box office until after opening weekend,” analyst Daniel Garris wrote in a post.
Sony Pictures Animation’s GOAT should drop back to the No. 2 spot with $11.5 million in projected revenue — down about 32% from last weekend’s $16.9 million. The movie is likely to hold up even better this weekend offering family audiences a big screen option before Pixar Animation’s Hoppers hits theaters on March 6.
Warner Bros.’s Wuthering Heights should round out the weekend box office podium with $6.7 million in third-weekend ticket sales.
The rest of the weekend theatrical slate includes six releases, which are projected to generate just $11.9 million in combined ticket sales. They include Neon’s EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert with a projected $3.2 million in revenue; Lionsgate’s I Can Only Imagine 2 ($3.1 million); Amazon MGM Studios’ Crime 101 ($3 million); 20th Century Studios’ Send Help ($2.4 million); Trafalgar Releasing’s new concert film Twenty One Pilots: More Than We Ever Imagined ($1.8 million); and A24’s How to Make a Killing ($1.6 million).
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