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Paramount Pictures’ seventh installment in the 30-year-old “Scream” horror franchise didn’t disappoint, generating a $97.2 million global box debut through March 1.<\/p>\n

Scream 7<\/em>, featuring returning cast members Courtney Cox, Neve Campbell and David Arquette, bowed at No. 1 across North American screens with $64.1 in estimated ticket sales.<\/p>\n

The opening marks the franchise’s largest international launch and the biggest ever domestic opening for a February horror theatrical release. It’s also Paramount’s first theatrical No. 1 debut in almost 12 months.<\/p>\n

Gary Barber, CEO of Spyglass Media Group, which launched the “Scream” franchise in 1996 before partnering with Paramount in 2020, lauded Paramount, including co-chairs Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg, for being “tremendously supportive since day one” and committed to making Scream 7<\/i> a priority tentpole for the studio.<\/p>\n

“We are truly grateful to audiences around the world who enthusiastically showed up to theaters, ready for another thrilling Ghostface experience,” Barber said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“Even the ‘Alien’ movies, with their blend of science-fiction, creatures and horror, did not open this well at this point in their franchise (the seventh ‘Alien’ movie opened to $51 million in June 2012),” David A. Gross with FranchiseRE<\/em>, wrote in a post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sony Pictures Animation’s GOAT<\/em> was No. 2\u00a0 with $12 million, upping its tally after three weekends to almost $74 million domestically and $130.5 million worldwide. Sony’s animation unit is also responsible for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse <\/i>and Netflix’s hit feature film KPop Demon Hunters<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Warner Bros. Pictures’ Wuthering Heights<\/em>, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, added $7 million in third-weekend ticket sales, upping its tally past $72 in North America and almost $120 million overseas. The worldwide total now stands at $192 million.<\/p>\n

Trafalgar Releasing’s concert film Twenty One Pilots: More Than We Ever Imagined \u2014 Live in Mexico City<\/em>\u00a0was No. 4 over the weekend with $3.7 million in ticket sales.<\/p>\n

Neon\u2019s concert film from Elvis<\/em> director Baz Luhrmann, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert<\/em>, saw another $3.5 million in ticket sales following last weekend’s $4.3 million debut, upping its North American tally to $7.8 million.<\/p>\n

Lionsgate’s I Can Only Imagine 2<\/em> added $3.1 million in second-weekend ticket sales, upping its North American total to $13.3 million.<\/p>\n

Other results saw Amazon MGM Studios’ Crime 101<\/em> add $3.4 million in estimated third-weekend ticket sales to give it $30 million domestically overall since launch, followed by 20th Century Studios’ survival drama Send Help<\/em> with $2.8 million in fifth-weekend revenue to bring its domestic tally to $60 million.<\/p>\n

A24’s How to Make a Killing\u00a0<\/em>added $1.6 million in estimated second-weekend ticket sales to give it a global total of $6.3 million.<\/p>\n

Finally, Disney’s Zootopia 2<\/em>, which hit digital retail platforms Jan. 27, added $1.43 million in ticket sales, upping it North American total to $426 million after 14 weeks. The movie will be released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc March 3.<\/p>\n

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