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1997 • R • 2h 0m • Horror, Mystery • Dimension Films

Someone has taken their love of sequels one step too far.

🍅 83% 59% MC 62 LB 3.27 IMDb 6.4

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$32.90M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$101.40M
Final
Worldwide total
$172.40M
$71.00M international
Domestic legs3.1x
Budget$24M
1997 rank#13
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Cast & crew

Full Craven filmography
Wes Craven Wes Craven Director Neve Campbell Neve Campbell Starring Courteney Cox Courteney Cox Starring David Arquette David Arquette Starring Jada Pinkett Smith Jada Pinkett Smith Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar Sarah Michelle Gellar Starring
ScreenplayKevin Williamson Produced byCathy Konrad, Marianne Maddalena CinematographyPeter Deming Music byMarco Beltrami StudioDimension Films SeriesScream

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 12-14 1 $32.9M — 2,663 $12,364 $32.9M
2 Dec 19-21 3 $13.9M −57.7% 2,638 $5,277 $55.1M
3 Dec 26-28 6 $9.1M −34.7% 2,670 $3,403 $71.1M
4 Jan 2-4 5 $7.3M −19.8% 2,688 $2,710 $85.5M
5 Jan 9-11 9 $3.6M −50.8% 2,332 $1,536 $90.8M
6 Jan 16-18 14 $1.9M −45.9% 1,549 $1,252 $93.6M
7 Jan 23-25 15 $804.6K −58.5% 1,015 $793 $94.7M
8 Jan 30-Feb 1 23 $472.5K −41.3% 649 $728 $95.4M
9 Feb 6-8 29 $237.1K −49.8% 386 $614 $95.7M
10 Feb 13-15 41 $170.5K −28.1% 230 $741 $96.0M
11 Feb 20-22 45 $95.7K −43.8% 166 $577 $96.1M
12 Feb 27-Mar 1 52 $65.5K −31.5% 129 $508 $96.2M
20 Apr 24-26 10 $1.8M — 1,769 $1,012 $98.1M
21 May 1-3 18 $731.4K −59.2% 1,211 $604 $99.3M
22 May 8-10 30 $206.0K −71.8% 515 $400 $99.7M
23 May 15-17 18 $423.2K +105.4% 666 $635 $100.2M
24 May 22-24 23 $347.9K −17.8% 443 $785 $100.7M
25 May 29-31 26 $207.2K −40.4% 347 $597 $101.0M
26 Jun 5-7 35 $97.3K −53.0% 264 $369 $101.2M
27 Jun 12-14 42 $54.6K −43.9% 224 $244 $101.3M
28 Jun 19-21 58 $21.7K −60.2% 161 $135 $101.3M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $170.5K
$32.9M
$13.9M
$9.1M
$7.3M
$3.6M
$1.9M
$804.6K
$472.5K
$237.1K
$170.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −28.1%
−57.7%
W1→2
−34.7%
W2→3
−19.8%
W3→4
−50.8%
W4→5
−45.9%
W5→6
−58.5%
W6→7
−41.3%
W7→8
−49.8%
W8→9
−28.1%
W9→10
Steepest −58.5%Best hold −19.8%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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