EXCLUSIVE: Paramount and Spyglass Media’s Scream VI hit tracking today with what looks to be a franchise opening record of $37M stateside.
The previous highest opening for a Scream movie was Scream 3 back in 2000 which debuted to $34.7M stateside. Lots of factors contributing to the heat: You can’t deny the star power of Wednesday‘s Jenna Ortega.
Clearly. But also, fans were pleased with the previous movie which further demonstrated the power of horror at the box office during the pandemic with a $30M 3-day opening last year and final domestic of $81.6M, $140M WW.
Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillet, Scream VI opens on March 10 and takes the Ghostface killings from Woodsboro to New York City.
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