Scream has officially ended Spider-Man: No Way Home's four-week domestic weekend box office winning streak by earning an impressive $30.6 million in North America.
As reported by Variety, 2022's Scream - which is actually the fifth entry in the slash franchise - earned more than Spider-Man: No Way Home's $20.8 million to secure its victory, and it's projected to bring in a total of $35 million over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Internationally, Scream brought in another $18 million from 50 markets, according to THR.
The first Scream movie since 2011's Scream 4 only cost $25 million to produce, so it will now look to continue its successful exclusive theatrical run without worrying about recouping its costs anymore.
Scream is both a direct sequel to the events of Scream 4 (which itself opened to only $19.3 million) and also a jumping-off point for newcomers that aims to lay the foundation for its future. Alongside various new faces, the fifth Scream film also brought back Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott, Courteney Cox's Gale Weathers/Riley, and David Arquette's Dewey Riley.
In our Scream review, we said, "The 5th entry into the Scream franchise sets up a future for the franchise that some may not have thought possible with a tight story, great performances, and stellar new directions."
Spider-Man: No Way Home still performed well by earning $20.8 million in its fifth weekend domestically, and it is expected to earn around $26 million over the holiday weekend. This brings its domestic total to $703.9 million and makes it the fourth-highest grossing domestic release in history. It only trails Avatar's $760 million, Avengers: Endgame's $858 million, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens $936 million.
Spider-Man: No Way Home has also now earned over $900 million internationally and its global total is sitting right around $1.62 billion.
Sing 2 placed third by earning $8.3 million, and The 355 and The King's Man rounded out the top five.
For more on Scream, check out our explainer of the ending, and our chat with the cast of Scream where we asked them to choose their favorite lines from the series.
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As reported by Variety, 2022's Scream - which is actually the fifth entry in the slash franchise - earned more than Spider-Man: No Way Home's $20.8 million to secure its victory, and it's projected to bring in a total of $35 million over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Internationally, Scream brought in another $18 million from 50 markets, according to THR.
The first Scream movie since 2011's Scream 4 only cost $25 million to produce, so it will now look to continue its successful exclusive theatrical run without worrying about recouping its costs anymore.
Scream is both a direct sequel to the events of Scream 4 (which itself opened to only $19.3 million) and also a jumping-off point for newcomers that aims to lay the foundation for its future. Alongside various new faces, the fifth Scream film also brought back Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott, Courteney Cox's Gale Weathers/Riley, and David Arquette's Dewey Riley.
In our Scream review, we said, "The 5th entry into the Scream franchise sets up a future for the franchise that some may not have thought possible with a tight story, great performances, and stellar new directions."
Spider-Man: No Way Home still performed well by earning $20.8 million in its fifth weekend domestically, and it is expected to earn around $26 million over the holiday weekend. This brings its domestic total to $703.9 million and makes it the fourth-highest grossing domestic release in history. It only trails Avatar's $760 million, Avengers: Endgame's $858 million, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens $936 million.
Spider-Man: No Way Home has also now earned over $900 million internationally and its global total is sitting right around $1.62 billion.
Sing 2 placed third by earning $8.3 million, and The 355 and The King's Man rounded out the top five.
For more on Scream, check out our explainer of the ending, and our chat with the cast of Scream where we asked them to choose their favorite lines from the series.
Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to [email protected].
Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
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