Despite the worst reviews of the franchise, fans still want to “Scream.” Paramount Pictures saw “Scream 7” take in $64 million over the weekend. Worldwide, the horror flick pulled in $97.2 million.
Directed by the first film’s original writer, Kevin Williamson (who has not helmed a movie since 1999’s “Teaching Mrs. Tingle”), the seventh installment was not well received by critics, earning a 36 grade on Metacritic and a 33% Rotten on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences gave it a B- CinemaScore, which would equal 2011’s “Scream 4,” the lowest in the franchise. However, at a reported $45 million production budget, this chapter should be a nice, profitable double down the line for Paramount.
With no other major new releases, Sony Pictures Animation’s “GOAT” dropped just 29% for no. 2 with another $12 million for $73.9 million domestic and $130.4 million worldwide. The family flick is on track to at least break even on its reported $80 million production cost. It also has major markets where it has yet to be released, such as China and Australia.
Dropping to no. 3 was Warner Bros. “Wuthering Heights” down 50% for $6.9 million and $72.3 million in the U.S. Worldwide, the Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi gothic romance has taken in $192 million, and should more than make up for its $80 million production budget.
Surprising in fourth place was“Twenty One Pilots: More Than We Ever Imagined – Live in Mexico City” with $4.3 million in just 833 theaters. Trafalgar Releasing has had significant success with concert films for BTS, Billie Eilish, Pink Floyd, and Jung Kook over the years. This is already a bigger success than 2022’s “Twenty One Pilots: Cinema Experience,” which took in just $875,000 overall. While complete international grosses are not available, IMAX reported the film had earned an additional $1 million overseas in its theaters alone.
After an exclusive one-week IMAX run, Baz Luhrmann’s “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” segued to traditional theaters with less potent results. The Neon release took in $3.5 million in 1,903 theaters and a $1,807 per screen. The gross was up about 9% from its first weekend, but the per-screen was down dramatically. So far, the acclaimed archived concert flick is at $7.8 million domestic and $14.3. million global.
Other notable releases saw A24’s “Pillion” hit $2.5 million in the U.S., surpassing the $1.5 million it earned in the U.K. late last year. Sam Raimi’s “Send Help” has now earned $86.9 million globally, and Best Picture nominee“Hamnet” has taken in $93.1 million worldwide, with $100 million still in its sights. And“Avatar: Fire and Ice” became the fourth 2025 release to cross $400 million domestically at $401.2 million. Its global cume sits at $1.475 billion.
New releases on Friday include Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride” and Pixar’s animated wonder, “Hoppers.”
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