Scream 7 sets a box office record; when does it hit digital?

Despite receiving very mixed reviews from fans and suffering one of the worst second-weekend drop-offs in history, Scream 7 just passed a huge international milestone this weekend. It became the first movie in the franchise to gross over $200 million worldwide. The previous record holder was Wes Craven’s original Scream, which made $173 million worldwide. By comparison, the last movie, Scream 6, made $166 million worldwide. If you happened to miss it in theaters, don’t worry—it hits digital retailers tomorrow.

What’s the catch?

Here’s the thing—$200 million is an amazing result for the franchise, but calling it the highest-grossing movie in the franchise is a bit misleading. While yes, it has grossed more money (both domestically and internationally) than any other movie in the franchise, as far as actual tickets sold, 1996’s Scream leaves it in the dust. After all, it came out thirty years ago, and tickets only cost a fraction of what they do now. In fact, if you adjust for inflation (not even accounting for tickets sold), Scream’s global box office total is somewhere in the $284 million range, which is significantly higher than what Scream 7 made.

When will we get Scream 8?

Even if you adjust for inflation, Scream 7 isn’t quite as big of a record-breaker as it may seem, but no one can deny it made a mint at the box office. Paramount and Spyglass keep the budgets for these movies relatively low, with it reportedly costing about $45 million. That’s a very nice profit. However, it can’t be denied that the 74% week-to-week fall in its second weekend was pretty steep, and it’s been a controversial addition to the franchise (our own Tyler Nichols had it down as the second worst of the series—behind Scream 3).

Whatever the case, a Scream 8 seems all but certain to happen, even if it will likely be without Kevin Williamson, the series’ original writer and director of Scream 7. He said in a recent interview, “I think the next Scream I’ll probably step back. I want to direct another film that I have written that is just waiting for me to find the time to direct.” However, he does sound like he’ll at least work on the screenplay, having earlier said he had a lot of ideas for how the franchise can move forward.

Scream 7 will be available on most digital platforms tomorrow. no news yet on when it makes its Paramount Plus debut but we will keep you posted.

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