Scream VI
Horror Paramount R 2h 3m Released Mar 10, 2023 Discussed 2023–2024
Opening weekend
$44.4M
3,675 theaters
Per-theater average
$12,094
opening weekend
Domestic total
$108.4M
2.4× its opening
Worldwide total
$169.1M
64% domestic
Production budget
$33.0M
5.1× worldwide
RT critics
77%
RT audience
90%
+13 vs critics
Metacritic
61
Where it turns up
Friday, March 10, 2023 Oscar weekend 2023
On the chart Scream VI (opening): $44.4M
Expected 'A terrific mid/high 30's' Actual: $44.4M
In the note
So Everything Everywhere’s skewing to the younger part of the Academy Membership is nothing new. Anyway, with the accuracy and dependability normally associated with anything Ponzi Money Crypto, here are some thoughts on the weekend box office. Scream VI - I don’t follow this series so I’m not sure which character VI is, but this is doing great today.
Friday, March 17, 2023 Third weekend of March 2023
On the chart Scream VI (wk 2): $17.3M, -61%
Expected 'Figure the same -60% drop and a weekend in the high teens' Actual: $17.3M, -61%
In the note
We’ll have to see if this improves over the weekend (just like we’ve been seeing lately), but for now it looks like low/mid 30’s. Scream VI - Looks a lot like the drop for the 2nd weekend of Scream, so figure the same -60% drop and a weekend in the high teens. Creed III - Looks down about 40% for a weekend in the mid teens. Champions - Showing some serious playability today, might be down as little as 30% this weekend for a gross in the mid 3’s. Moving On - Went 800 runs and looks like about a $1k psa for a gross of about $800k. Inside - Went 400 runs and looks like a weekend of about $250k. Walk up moviegoers are consumers who go to ’the movies’ instead of a specific movie.
Friday, March 24, 2023 Fourth weekend of March 2023
On the chart Scream VI (wk 3): $8.3M, -52%
In the note
A couple of weeks ago, Scream VI showed us this was now a trend and opened to 47% more than Scream.
Friday, March 8, 2024 Second weekend of March 2024
In the note
We might be as high as 30% ahead of last year (Scream VI, 65 and Champions) and we have a good shot of getting a little more of this year's accumulated deficit back next week as well.
Friday, August 16, 2024 Third weekend of August 2024
In the note
It will be interesting to see the % of PLF tickets sold this weekend, and since they made such a big deal about seeing it in IMAX, will the consumer downgrade to another theater, or just pass? They had a really good Thursday Opening yesterday and it looks a lot like another horror sequel like Scream VI this afternoon, however it will be interesting to see how the older Male audience here vs the younger Female audience for Scream behaves the rest of the weekend.