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Scream 7 Breaks Franchise Preview Record With $7.5M Start
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Scream 7 Aims for About $60M Global Opening, Keeps Franchise Momentum
Paramount and Spyglass’s Scream 7 is forecast to debut with a roughly $60M+ worldwide opening, including about $40M from the U.S./Canada and $20M from international markets, as it rolls out to 3,500 theaters in North America and 52 offshore markets. The $45M production trek features Neve Campbell returning as Sidney Prescott and Kevin Williamson co-writing (and directing the film’s seventh installment), with a non-3D presentation but new Imax and ScreenX showings. It would rank as the franchise’s second-best opener after Scream VI, which posted $66.4M globally, while some markets like Mexico face headwinds amid regional instability.”,
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Wuthering Heights Surges to $150M Globally, GOAT Hits $100M Worldwide
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Indie Box Office: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Leads Weekend; Pillion Expands
Neon’s Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie is tracking about $1.25 million over the three-day weekend (roughly $1.4 million over four days) on 365 screens, while A24’s Pillion expands to 24 theaters with $350.9k for the 3 days and $408.2k for the four days; both indie titles aid a lively specialty box office, with Nirvanna earning strong Rotten Tomatoes scores (97% critics, 96% audiences).
Wuthering Heights Sees Global Bow, While GOAT Roars in the U.S.
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi’s Wuthering Heights is tracking to an $82 million worldwide launch, with a strong domestic weekend but risk of missing the $40 million four-day target after a Saturday that brought in $14.4 million and a three‑day total of $34.8 million. GOAT, Sony’s animation featuring Stephen Curry, is outperforming expectations with a possible $32 million domestic four‑day debut and a $42 million global start, threatening WH’s U.S. box-office lead. WH’s critics score sits at 63% on Rotten Tomatoes with an 84% audience score, while GOAT earns an A CinemaScore; marketers aimed at older women and younger viewers helped drive the four‑day plan.
Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights Lands $80M Global Opening
Warner Bros/MRC’s Emerald Fennell-directed Wuthering Heights is tracking to an $80 million worldwide opening, with about $40 million from 79 foreign territories and a potential $40 million four-day domestic tally, aided by $3 million in previews. Early sentiment is mixed (CinemaScore B) but strong social reach and premium-format bookings could buoy the weekend, as Valentine’s Day demand supports a sizable debut alongside other holdovers.
Send Help Maintains No. 1 in Ice-Cold Super Bowl Box Office as Melania Slumps
A frigid Super Bowl weekend with few major releases kept the box office sluggish: Send Help stayed No. 1 with about $10 million from 3,475 venues, while Melania plunged to No. 9 with $2.37 million from 2,003 theaters. The weekend’s total hovered near $60 million, well below pre-pandemic levels. Solo Mio opened second ($7.2M), Iron Lung was third ($6.2M), Stray Kids: The Dominate Experience opened fourth ($5.5M), and Dracula rounded out the top five with $4.5M. The Strangers: Chapter 3 debuted later in the week. Amazon MGM’s hefty $40M acquisition plus $35M marketing spend for Melania is under industry scrutiny as the company leans on a longer-tail strategy, including a Prime Video rollout.
Send Help Tops Slow Super Bowl Box Office With About $10M In Second Weekend
Deadline’s Friday PM box-office update shows a slow Super Bowl weekend led by Send Help, estimated to gross about $10 million in its second weekend across 3,475 theaters (roughly a 48% drop) with a ten-day North American total near $35.8 million. Kevin James’ Solo Mio is tracking around $3.1M today for about $7.6M opening, Stray Kids’ The dominATE Experience around $5M for the weekend, Dracula opening around $4.8M, Iron Lung about $4.65M in its second weekend, The Strangers: Chapter 3 around $3.7M, and Melania around $3.5M for its second weekend, with last year’s Super Bowl frame featuring stronger titles like Dog Man.
Send Help Edges Iron Lung in Slow Super Bowl Box Office Duel
With big post-pandemic marketing spends down, this Super Bowl weekend features Send Help (Sam Raimi) vs. Iron Lung for the top spot; Send Help is projected to around $8.6M and Iron Lung about $7.2M over the 3-day frame, while Send Help has about $23M domestic to Iron Lung’s $21.7M so far.
Send Help Dominates Weekend With $18–20M Opening as Iron Lung Follows
Disney/20th Century’s Send Help is projected to lead the weekend with about $18–20 million, followed by Markiplier’s Iron Lung at roughly $17–18 million and Brett Ratner’s Melania at around $7–8 million; the frame’s total is hovering in the low- to mid-$80 millions. Send Help posts a solid B+ CinemaScore, Melania earns an A with strong PostTrak, while Iron Lung has no CinemaScore reported.
Indie Spotlight: Iron Lung Rises With $3.5M Previews as Send Help Opens
Markiplier’s self-financed indie Iron Lung led previews with about $3.5 million (on a budget under $3 million and roughly $6 million in pre-sales), with an anticipated weekend around $9–$10 million. Raimi’s Send Help opened to $2.2 million in previews. Iron Lung’s strong start, plus Send Help, mark notable debuts as Shelter and other titles eye roughly $5M+ for the weekend; top titles for the week include Mercy, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Zootopia 2, The Housemaid and 28 Years Later: Bone Temple.
The Housemaid Surpasses $300 Million, Marking Sydney Sweeney’s Box-Office Peak
The Housemaid has crossed $300 million worldwide ($305M total: $116M domestic and $189.1M international) on a $35M production budget, making Sydney Sweeney’s highest-grossing film to date; the international market drove most of the takings and a sequel is already in development.
Send Help Poised for $25M Global Kickoff as Iron Lung and Melania Enter Weekend Mix
Deadline forecasts a busy January weekend with Sam Raimi’s Send Help leading the domestic box office at about $15M (3,400 sites) and roughly $25M worldwide after international play, potentially dethroning Avatar: Fire and Ash. Youtuber Markiplier’s Iron Lung could open around $9–$10M on about 3,100–3,500 screens, while Black Bear’s Shelter aims for $5–$7M from 2,726 theaters and Amazon MGM’s Melania targets about $5M+ on roughly 1,500 sites. The Paris Hilton documentary Infinite Icon also bows in limited release, adding to a varied slate as Avatar holds the global weekend perch.