Scream 7 Just Ended its Box Office Run. Definitely a disaster of a production spanning nearly 3 years spawning from one choice that shouldn’t have been made. No matter if you liked or disliked the final film, this NEVER should’ve happened. But without further ado.. I present
THE SCREAM 7 SAGA
November 21st 2023–Ooh Boy..Melissa Barrera, the lead of Scream 5 & 6 gets fired over her comments on Gaza. Starting an Internet boycott over the film.
November 22nd 2023–Jenna Ortega Leaves, Due to “Wednesday Season 2 scheduling”
November 23rd 2023–Scream 7 goes over an entire creative retooling. Neve Campbell and Patrick Dempsey are eyed to return
December 23rd 2023–Christopher Landon Leaves
March 29th 2024–Courteney Cox In talks to return
October 1st 2024–The release date is February 27th 2026
November 20th 2024–Isabel May joins the cast as Sidney’s daughter
December 2nd 2024–Celeste O’Conner joins the cast
December 5th 2024–Asa German joins the cast
December 12th 2024–McKenna Grace joins the cast
December 13th 2024–Sam Rechner joins the cast
December 16th 2024–Mason Gooding will return as Chad
December 17th 2024–Anna Camp joins the cast
December 18th 2024–Courteney Cox will return as Gale Weathers
January 7th 2025–Filming begins
January 16th 2025–Joel McHale joins the cast as Sidney’s husband, Mark Evans., Jasmin Savoy Brown will also return as Mindy
January 28th 2025–Mark Consuelos joins the cast
January 30th 2025–Scott Foley will return..?? But even bigger MATTHEW LILLARD IS BACK????!!!🐐
February 3rd 2025–Ethan Embry joins the cast
March 2nd 2025–Patrick Dempsey says he couldn’t return due to scheduling conflicts
March 4th 2025–David Arquette will return as Dewey
March 10th 2025–Michelle Randolph and Jimmy Tatro join the cast
March 12th 2025–Filming Wraps
April 8th 2025-Christopher Landon reveals he left due to angry fans sending death threats to him and his family
October 30th 2025–Trailer drops to Mixed reactions
December 6th 2025–Skeet Ulrich says he was meant to return in the original version of Scream 7 and Sam would’ve been Ghostface
January 8th 2026–The movie will be officially screened in IMAX, the first for the franchise
January 9th 2026–Box Office Theory forecasts a $28-32M OW
January 13th 2026–Legacy TV Spot
January 16th 2026–Box Office Pro forecasts a $20-40M OW
February 2nd 2026–Super Bowl Spot
February 5th 2026–DEADLINE forecasts a mid 30s OW
February 9th 2026–Tickets Go On Sale, BOT Trackers report “Very good” sales
February 10th 2026–Fandango reports it had the best first day of the franchise
February 12th 2026–Box Office Theory now forecasts a $45M OW
February 23rd 2026–Final Trailer
February 24th 2026–45 Million budget, the highest of the franchise.
February 24th 2026–EmpireBO projects a $60M Domestic opening
February 25th 2026–Box Office Pro forecasts a $45-55M OW. Highest opening of the franchise seems locked
February 25th 2026–Box Office Theory pinpoints a $51.7M OW
February 26th 2026–Reviews drop…debuting with a 48% on RT.. it’s looking pretty bad
February 26th 2026–Audience score debuts with a not bad but not amazing 74%
February 27th 2026–$7.8 Million from Thursday shows, the highest for the franchise
February 27th 2026–DEADLINE projects a $59M OW After a $28M Opening Friday
February 27th 2026–Looking like a $21M Pure Friday, Weekend expected to be $65M
February 27th 2026–CinemaScore is a B- tied with Scream 4 as the lowest score
February 28th 2026–$28.8M Estimated Friday
February 28th 2026–Postrack Scores
February 28th 2026–Demographics
February 28th 2026–Friday estimates looking higher..
February 28th 2026–Early signs showing a $21.5M SAT
March 1st 2026–$64.1M Domestic and $33.1M Overseas for a $97.2M Global debut. The highest of the franchise
March 1st 2026–With Scream 7’s opening. The franchise crosses the Billion dollar mark Worldwide
March 2nd 2026-Actuals come in a little lower with $63.6M. A great opening still but SAT-SUN drop is a bit concerning
March 3rd 2026-$3.3M Monday, Not horrible but still eyebrows are raised
March 4th 2026–$4.4M Tuesday
March 5th 2026–$2.57M Wednesday
March 6th 2026–$2.12M Thursday. Week 1 ends with $76M
March 6th 2026–DEADLINE forecasts a $18M Second Weekend, a 72% drop
March 7th 2026–$5M 2nd Friday, -82.9% from Opening day. Paramount estimates $16.2 Million in its second weekend, a 74% drop
March 8th 2026–Estimated $17.3 Million Second weekend Domestically, a 72.3% drop
March 8th 2026–Overseas has a $15.6 Million Second Weekend, a 52% drop bringing the global total to $149.5M
March 9th 2026–Domestic Actuals come lower with $17 Million, a 73.3% drop
March 12th 2026–Kevin Williamson says he will not direct or write Scream 8
March 13th 2026–Week 2 ends with $22.1 Million, a 71% drop
March 14th 2026–Passes the $100M Domestic mark, the fourth film in the franchise to do so
March 15th 2026–Weekend 3 Estimates is $8.3M. A 51% drop from last weekend
March 15th 2026–Global total after Weekend 3 is $176.9M. Officially the highest grossing movie in the franchise.
March 16th 2026–Actuals come in higher with $8.5M, a 49.9% drop
March 18th 2026–With a $1M 3rd Tuesday, It is now the highest grossing movie in the franchise domestically
March 29th 2026–Surpasses the $200M Global Mark
March 31st 2026–Scream 8 officially announced, Zuckerman Sisters will Pen The Script
April 30th 2026-Scream 7 ends its run with $121.9M Domestically and $213.8M Globally. The highest grossing movie in the series)
Was it worth it in the end? Maybe from a financial perspective, but Goodwill might have been tainted, all that can be hoped for is a Well Received Scream 8 to put back the flow. (Please don’t turn this comment section into a fight)
by SignatureOrdinary456
11 Comments
It was absolutely worth it. It’s a huge success, regardless of it’s reception. Remember, Scream 3 was heavily panned at the time of release. But people have softened on it over the years. Any movie that makes money for the franchise is still worth it. And even this installment, which so many people consider terrible, is still leagues above so many horror movies that are getting released.
I love this “saga” series.
So far, nothing topped “The Flash” saga.
It obviously was worth it. It banked.
Highest grossing in the entire franchise and pushes the story forward. Yes it was.
It had its problems (tripling down on the ridiculous amount of plot armor we also saw in the previous two, the reveal being weak and glossing over what the love interest was doing), but overall it’s nowhere near as bad as people make it out to be.
The only thing I wish it had was a cliffhanger with a killer surviving or escaping at the end. They haven’t done that yet.
I don’t get the lovefest for the Carpenters (especially considering the fact that the original script had Sam as the killer). I liked the movies, but their story was told and it’s over.
It’s the highest grossing film and the only one to pass the original in 30 years. Regardless of the mixed reaction on quality, it was financially worth it. Kept the franchise going, proved their lead star was still a draw, survived losing the Barrera/Ortega duo. Pretty much guaranteed a sequel.
Of course it was worth it in the end, considering the massive success it achieved. It faced online vitriol every step of the way, yet it still became the highest grossing film in the franchise and second highest grossing slasher film in history.
Also, if you’re including Jenna Ortega later revealing why she really left, then you should probably add that Christopher Landon later revealed the real reason he quit was [because Melissa Barrera fans were threatening to murder him, his husband, and their two elementary age children.](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/christopher-landon-drop-scream-arachnophobia?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhtwitter&utm_content=null)
This movie is way too ahead of its time. Just like Scream 3 and 4. That’s why critics and audiences disliked it. People don’t appreciate (or understand) its genius, but they will, in a decade or two.
AI and unhealthy parasocial relationships don’t exist in 2026. But by the time Gen Alpha is in their 20s, people will have a better appreciation for Scream 7.
They made the right decision firing Melissa Barrera for her racist comments. The Scream franchise is much better with Neve Campbell.
I get why people are saying it was worth it, but I think something to keep in mind is that they didn’t want to pay Neve what she felt she was deserved for Scream 6. They walked that back for S7 because of them firing Melissa. So, now Neve has them over a barrel financially. They need and have to have her. She can ask what she wants and they have to pay it because the franchise has no one else as the face.
Dude what planet are you living on. It made a ton of money and fans liked it. What other reason is there to make the SEVENTH movie in a franchise
Wait toss last year’s scream 6 (?), filmed in MTL acting like NYC, was made in parallel?