Why Scream VI’s Box Office Is So Huge (Even Without Sidney)

warning! This article contains spoilers for Scream 6!scream 6The opening weekend box office success set a record for the series, which is all the more impressive since it’s the first. scream A movie without the main character Sidney Prescott. Starring Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, Courteney Cox, Dermot Mulroney, Mason Gooding and Jasmine Savoy Brown, scream 6The cast includes many returning franchise characters, but lacks the iconic screaming queen Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott. scream 6 With a new location in New York City, it ushers in a new era for the franchise, with more ghost faces than any previous film and new rules for surviving a killer. prove that the new direction is successful, scream 6 Positive reviews and #1 box office spot.

Horror has spooked the box office throughout 2023, with some of the year’s biggest new releases hitting theaters creed 3 And Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Fever Belongs to the horror genre. scream 6 not only continues this optimistic trend, but also improves on already impressive box office scream 5 By 2022, $137.7 million will be accumulated globally. During the opening weekend, scream 6 The film has grossed $44.5 million domestically for a total of $67 million worldwide. scream 6The result is almost half of the opening weekend box office success scream 5A box office success of a lifetime, making it the series’ biggest and most impressive debut to date.

‘Scream 6’ sets franchise record for biggest box office ever

scream 6Opening gross of $44.5 million far exceeds the previous five scream Movie.The previous record for the highest-grossing film in the series was scream 3 In 2000, it debuted with $34.7 million. The third highest opening is scream 2 (1997) grossed $32.9 million domestically and ended with $172.4 million worldwide. scream (2022) a total of $30 million domestically, of which scream 4 (2011) debuted with a modest figure of 18.7 million USD. Worst box office ever scream (1996) grossed $6.4 million, though the box office hit eventually grossed $173 million worldwide.

original scream The film still holds the record as the franchise’s highest-grossing film, despite the initial success of Paramount. scream 6That means the 2023 sequel could exceed that total. scream 6 won’t face major box office competition until john wick 4, Shazam! wrath of the godsAnd Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Rogues, won’t necessarily appeal to the same horror audience. like this, scream 6 The film could have had a longer box office life, grossing over $175 million worldwide, and its opening weekend gross was already a third of that amount. In reality, scream 6 is becoming the highest-grossing film of the series.

‘Scream 6’ largely rivals ‘Creed 3’ at the box office

scream 6The box office success of its opening weekend can also be explained by the fact that it has no major competitors. Horror movie jenna ortega’s biggest rival in the opening scene is creed 3set five box office records last weekend. creed 3 was originally expected to be number 1 at the box office scream 6the horror movie finally broke through and surpassed the boxing movie in the second week after that.compared to scream 6grossed $44.5 million domestically, creed 3The second year’s weekend gross was $27.2 million.

scream 6Other competitors at the box office are sci-fi movies about the adam driver 65earned 12 million dollars, ant man 3adding another $7 million to its nearly $200 million total, while Universal’s cocaine bearearned $6.2 million in the horror comedy’s third week (via Deadline). scream 6 It didn’t go head-to-head with any major films in its opening run, which gives it more of a chance to break box office records. This is not the case scream 5 2022, when the sequel faces stiff competition to hit the box office in January Spider-Man: No Place To Return.

January and February prepare for a huge horror box office comeback

box office success scream 6 It can also be explained by the upbeat trend caused by horror movies coming out in January and February. from Universal Pictures M3GAN January and continue cocaine bear Horror was a reliably successful genre in February, a typical “low month”, with original films laying the groundwork for successful franchise horror films at the box office. M3GAN is the highest-grossing new film of January 2023, in which cocaine bearOpening weekend is higher than the MCU ant man 3 That’s a huge feat comparing the two films’ fan bases and commercial priorities in a second weekend.

The horror genre’s box office success is nothing new for 2023, but the genre’s big wins in January and February were scream 6 Had the best opening weekend in the entire franchise.even Winnie the Pooh: Blood and HoneyIt raked in more than 20 times its budget during its extremely limited run in February, so scream 6Given the genre’s recent success, its box office dominance is not surprising. scream 6The horror box office gross in 2023 is higher than this time in 2022, indicating the genre’s greatest comeback amid the pandemic.

Scream 6’s Jenna Ortega and Other Cast Doubts at the Box Office

scream 6The massive box office success can also be attributed to an all-star cast, most of whom have become mainstays of the horror franchise and genre. The film stars Jenna Ortega, one of Hollywood’s biggest breakout stars of 2022 and one of the most popular actors among younger audiences, making up the vast majority. scream 6Statistics of the opening weekend audience. Even though ortega is the biggest name scream 6The film’s cast also has yellow jacket‘ Brown Savoy Jasmine, Friend star and scream Heritage actress Courteney Cox, scream 4Returning Actress Hayden Panettiere, avatar 2Jack Champion, Screaming Queen Samara Weaving and my best friend’s weddingDermot Mulroney.

Scream 6’s success without Sidney continues the weird franchise box office trend

Despite Neve Campbell’s absence scream 6 Without Sidney Prescott as the main attraction, the sequel made significant changes to the franchise formula, but still topped box office expectations. strangeness, scream 6The series’ lead-free success echoes the series’ unexpected box office trends. March 2023 creed 3 Had the biggest opening weekend of all stone Although it is the first film in the series without Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa. scream 6 And creed 3The commercial success shows that series can grow from their original stars with impunity at the box office, which could inspire more IPs to continue their stories. There are no main heirs.

Neve Campbell’s ‘Scream 7’ Return Could Make It Even Bigger At The Box Office

Similar to How to get fan likes scream 4 The character Kirby Reed is back scream 6 Has significant implications for the 2023 sequel draw, which sees another Sidney Prescott return scream 7 May lead to better box office performance. Although Paramount hasn’t officially announced it yet scream 7, scream 6Box office success and positive reviews confirmed the sequel. So Sidney’s Neve Campbell will be back next time scream Proper compensation tracking will be crucial for the future of the franchise, as her presence needs to be a pivotal moment that has a major impact on the stories of the four core characters.

Sidney’s return could make scream 7 Joining a major event movie is not just another part of Sam Carpenter’s story, and the box office is sure to reflect that importance. scream It is also possible to build on the success of Kirby and Gale’s return by bringing in more big names from the franchise’s past, which could be scream 3Mark Kincaid, screamStu Macher, even scream 3Angelina Taylor, who theoretically survived Roman’s Ghostface massacre. scream 6The box office success is clear proof that the series is still alive and well after more than 25 years, and the potential for Neve Campbell’s return and the emergence of more surprising characters would make up for that. Interesting Saturday.