Scream 2 (1997)

Scream 2
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $101,363,301Details
International Box Office $71,000,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $172,363,301
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $120,282
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $1,279,634
Total $1,399,916
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$32,926,342 (32.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.08 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:58.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$24,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,663 opening theaters/3,112 max. theaters, 7.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $248,932,127

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 12th, 1997 (Wide) by Miramax
October 9th, 2022 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events (25th Anniversary)
International Releases: October 1st, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: July 22nd, 1998 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for language and strong bloody violence
Running Time: 120 minutes
Franchise: Scream
Cast, crew, or production detail: Prologue
Plot point: News, Revenge, Surprise Twist
Social setting: College
Subgenre: Slasher Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Dimension Films, Konrad Pictures, Craven, Maddalena
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 12, 1997 1 $32,926,342   2,663 $12,364   $32,926,342 1
Dec 19, 1997 3 $13,921,565 -58% 2,638 $5,277   $55,081,458 2
Dec 26, 1997 6 $9,085,992 -35% 2,670 $3,403   $71,100,014 3
Jan 2, 1998 5 $7,284,026 -20% 2,688 $2,710   $85,492,042 4
Jan 9, 1998 9 $3,581,635 -51% 2,332 $1,536   $90,781,396 5
Jan 16, 1998 14 $1,939,119 -46% 1,549 $1,252   $93,597,728 6
Jan 23, 1998 15 $804,576 -59% 1,015 $793   $94,673,427 7
Jan 30, 1998 23 $472,484 -41% 649 $728   $95,386,233 8
Feb 6, 1998 29 $237,105 -50% 386 $614   $95,744,116 9
Feb 13, 1998 41 $170,455 -28% 230 $741   $95,992,506 10
Feb 20, 1998 45 $95,743 -44% 166 $577   $96,127,998 11
Feb 27, 1998 52 $65,547 -32% 129 $508   $96,231,110 12
Apr 24, 1998 10 $1,790,792   1,769 $1,012   $98,104,519 20
May 1, 1998 18 $731,449 -59% 1,211 $604   $99,297,310 21
May 8, 1998 30 $206,004 -72% 515 $400   $99,716,637 22
May 15, 1998 18 $423,204 +105% 666 $635   $100,208,537 23
May 22, 1998 23 $347,914 -18% 443 $785   $100,693,014 24
May 29, 1998 26 $207,226 -40% 347 $597   $100,966,146 25
Jun 5, 1998 35 $97,314 -53% 264 $369   $101,152,687 26
Jun 12, 1998 42 $54,569 -44% 224 $244   $101,273,628 27
Jun 19, 1998 58 $21,695 -60% 161 $135   $101,334,374 28

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 12, 1997 1 $14,380,000     3,112 $4,621   $14,380,000 1
Dec 13, 1997 1 $14,200,000 -1%   3,112 $4,563   $28,580,000 2
Dec 14, 1997 1 $9,005,000 -37%   3,112 $2,894   $39,247,000 3
Dec 15, 1997 1 $2,498,070 -72%   3,112 $803   $41,744,624 4
Dec 16, 1997 1 $2,848,833 +14%   3,112 $915   $44,593,457 5
Dec 17, 1997 1 $2,198,958 -23%   3,112 $707   $46,792,015 6
Dec 19, 1997 3 $4,915,000   -66% 2,638 $1,863   $46,075,000 8
Dec 20, 1997 3 $5,629,000 +15% -60% 2,638 $2,134   $51,704,000 9
Dec 21, 1997 3 $3,377,458 -40% -62% 2,638 $1,280   $55,081,458 10
Dec 22, 1997 3 $2,000,132 -41% -20% 2,638 $758   $57,081,590 11
Dec 23, 1997 3 $1,925,000 -4% -32% 2,663 $723   $58,842,000 12
Dec 24, 1997 4 $735,000 -62% -67% 2,663 $276   $59,577,000 13
Dec 25, 1997 6 $2,740,000 +273%   2,663 $1,029   $62,317,000 14
Dec 29, 1997 5 $1,727,211   -14% 2,670 $647   $72,827,225 18
Dec 30, 1997 6 $1,470,000 -15% -24% 2,670 $551   $73,990,000 19
Dec 31, 1997 8 $950,000 -35% +29% 2,670 $356   $74,940,000 20
Jan 1, 1998 6 $2,230,000 +135% -19% 2,670 $835   $77,170,000 21
Jan 2, 1998 6 $2,415,000 +8%   2,688 $898   $79,585,000 22
Jan 3, 1998 6 $2,780,000 +15%   2,688 $1,034   $82,365,000 23
Jan 4, 1998 6 $1,429,000 -49%   2,688 $532   $85,492,042 24
Jan 5, 1998 5 $498,017 -65% -71% 2,688 $185   $85,990,059 25
Jan 6, 1998 5 $524,436 +5% -64% 2,688 $195   $86,514,495 26
Jan 7, 1998 5 $413,585 -21% -56% 2,688 $154   $86,928,080 27
Jan 8, 1998 5 $389,230 -6% -83% 2,688 $145   $87,317,310 28
Jan 9, 1998 8 $980,000 +152% -59% 2,332 $420   $88,180,000 29
Jan 10, 1998 8 $1,715,000 +75% -38% 2,332 $735   $89,995,000 30
Jan 11, 1998 9 $736,000 -57% -48% 2,332 $316   $90,781,396 31
Jan 12, 1998 8 $227,198 -69% -54% 2,332 $97   $91,008,594 32
Jan 13, 1998 8 $256,146 +13% -51% 2,332 $110   $91,264,710 33
Jan 14, 1998 9 $206,278 -19% -50% 2,332 $88   $91,471,015 34
Jan 15, 1998 7 $234,999 +14% -40% 2,332 $101   $91,706,017 35
Apr 24, 1998 8 $575,000     1,769 $325   $96,889,000 134
Apr 25, 1998 10 $785,000 +37%   1,775 $442   $97,674,000 135
Apr 26, 1998 11 $432,000 -45%   1,769 $244   $98,105,000 136

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 12, 1997 1 $41,159,893   2,663 $15,456   $41,159,893 1
Dec 19, 1997 3 $20,854,129 -49% 2,638 $7,905   $62,014,022 2
Dec 26, 1997 6 $16,193,994 -22% 2,670 $6,065   $78,208,016 3
Jan 2, 1998 8 $8,991,745 -44% 2,688 $3,345   $87,199,761 4
Jan 9, 1998 9 $4,458,848 -50% 2,332 $1,912   $91,658,609 5
Jan 16, 1998 15 $2,210,242 -50% 1,549 $1,427   $93,868,851 6
Jan 23, 1998 16 $1,044,898 -53% 1,015 $1,029   $94,913,749 7
Jan 30, 1998 25 $593,262 -43% 649 $914   $95,507,011 8
Feb 6, 1998 30 $315,040 -47% 386 $816   $95,822,051 9
Feb 13, 1998 41 $210,204 -33% 230 $914   $96,032,255 10
Feb 20, 1998 45 $133,308 -37% 166 $803   $96,165,563 11
Apr 24, 1998 10 $2,252,134   1,769 $1,273   $98,565,861 20
May 1, 1998 19 $944,772 -58% 1,211 $780   $99,510,633 21
May 8, 1998 30 $274,700 -71% 515 $533   $99,785,333 22
May 15, 1998 19 $559,767 +104% 666 $840   $100,345,100 23
May 22, 1998 23 $413,820 -26% 443 $934   $100,758,920 24
May 29, 1998 26 $296,453 -28% 347 $854   $101,055,373 25
Jun 5, 1998 32 $163,686 -45% 264 $620   $101,219,059 26
Jun 12, 1998 42 $93,620 -43% 224 $418   $101,312,679 27

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
New Zealand 10/1/2020 $502 1 1 1 $502 10/19/2022
  
Rest of World $70,999,498
  
International Total $71,000,000 10/19/2022

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Lead Ensemble Member

David Arquette    Dewey Riley
Neve Campbell    Sidney Prescott
Courteney Cox    Gale Weathers
Sarah Michelle Gellar    Casey "Cici" Cooper
Jamie Kennedy    Randy
Jerry O'Connell    Derek
Jada Pinkett Smith    Maureen Evans

Supporting

Liev Schreiber    Cotton Weary
Laurie Metcalf    Debbie Salt
Heather Graham    Casey Becker in 'Stab'
Joshua Jackson    Film Class Student
Omar Epps    Phil Stevens
Rebecca Gayheart    Sorority Sister Lois
Luke Wilson    Billy in 'Stab'
Timothy Olyphant    Mickey
David Warner    Drama Teacher Gus Gold
Portia de Rossi    Sorority Sister Murphy
Selma Blair    Cici's Friend on Phone
Lewis Arquette    Chief Lewis Hartley

Production and Technical Credits

Wes Craven    Director
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Danny Elfman    Composer
Marco Beltrami    Composer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.


Metrics

Opening Weekend:$32,926,342 (32.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.08 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:58.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$24,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,663 opening theaters/3,112 max. theaters, 7.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $248,932,127

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 12th, 1997 (Wide) by Miramax
October 9th, 2022 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events (25th Anniversary)
International Releases: October 1st, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: July 22nd, 1998 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for language and strong bloody violence
Running Time: 120 minutes
Franchise: Scream
Cast, crew, or production detail: Prologue
Plot point: News, Revenge, Surprise Twist
Social setting: College
Subgenre: Slasher Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Dimension Films, Konrad Pictures, Craven, Maddalena
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 12, 1997 1 $32,926,342   2,663 $12,364   $32,926,342 1
Dec 19, 1997 3 $13,921,565 -58% 2,638 $5,277   $55,081,458 2
Dec 26, 1997 6 $9,085,992 -35% 2,670 $3,403   $71,100,014 3
Jan 2, 1998 5 $7,284,026 -20% 2,688 $2,710   $85,492,042 4
Jan 9, 1998 9 $3,581,635 -51% 2,332 $1,536   $90,781,396 5
Jan 16, 1998 14 $1,939,119 -46% 1,549 $1,252   $93,597,728 6
Jan 23, 1998 15 $804,576 -59% 1,015 $793   $94,673,427 7
Jan 30, 1998 23 $472,484 -41% 649 $728   $95,386,233 8
Feb 6, 1998 29 $237,105 -50% 386 $614   $95,744,116 9
Feb 13, 1998 41 $170,455 -28% 230 $741   $95,992,506 10
Feb 20, 1998 45 $95,743 -44% 166 $577   $96,127,998 11
Feb 27, 1998 52 $65,547 -32% 129 $508   $96,231,110 12
Apr 24, 1998 10 $1,790,792   1,769 $1,012   $98,104,519 20
May 1, 1998 18 $731,449 -59% 1,211 $604   $99,297,310 21
May 8, 1998 30 $206,004 -72% 515 $400   $99,716,637 22
May 15, 1998 18 $423,204 +105% 666 $635   $100,208,537 23
May 22, 1998 23 $347,914 -18% 443 $785   $100,693,014 24
May 29, 1998 26 $207,226 -40% 347 $597   $100,966,146 25
Jun 5, 1998 35 $97,314 -53% 264 $369   $101,152,687 26
Jun 12, 1998 42 $54,569 -44% 224 $244   $101,273,628 27
Jun 19, 1998 58 $21,695 -60% 161 $135   $101,334,374 28

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 12, 1997 1 $14,380,000     3,112 $4,621   $14,380,000 1
Dec 13, 1997 1 $14,200,000 -1%   3,112 $4,563   $28,580,000 2
Dec 14, 1997 1 $9,005,000 -37%   3,112 $2,894   $39,247,000 3
Dec 15, 1997 1 $2,498,070 -72%   3,112 $803   $41,744,624 4
Dec 16, 1997 1 $2,848,833 +14%   3,112 $915   $44,593,457 5
Dec 17, 1997 1 $2,198,958 -23%   3,112 $707   $46,792,015 6
Dec 19, 1997 3 $4,915,000   -66% 2,638 $1,863   $46,075,000 8
Dec 20, 1997 3 $5,629,000 +15% -60% 2,638 $2,134   $51,704,000 9
Dec 21, 1997 3 $3,377,458 -40% -62% 2,638 $1,280   $55,081,458 10
Dec 22, 1997 3 $2,000,132 -41% -20% 2,638 $758   $57,081,590 11
Dec 23, 1997 3 $1,925,000 -4% -32% 2,663 $723   $58,842,000 12
Dec 24, 1997 4 $735,000 -62% -67% 2,663 $276   $59,577,000 13
Dec 25, 1997 6 $2,740,000 +273%   2,663 $1,029   $62,317,000 14
Dec 29, 1997 5 $1,727,211   -14% 2,670 $647   $72,827,225 18
Dec 30, 1997 6 $1,470,000 -15% -24% 2,670 $551   $73,990,000 19
Dec 31, 1997 8 $950,000 -35% +29% 2,670 $356   $74,940,000 20
Jan 1, 1998 6 $2,230,000 +135% -19% 2,670 $835   $77,170,000 21
Jan 2, 1998 6 $2,415,000 +8%   2,688 $898   $79,585,000 22
Jan 3, 1998 6 $2,780,000 +15%   2,688 $1,034   $82,365,000 23
Jan 4, 1998 6 $1,429,000 -49%   2,688 $532   $85,492,042 24
Jan 5, 1998 5 $498,017 -65% -71% 2,688 $185   $85,990,059 25
Jan 6, 1998 5 $524,436 +5% -64% 2,688 $195   $86,514,495 26
Jan 7, 1998 5 $413,585 -21% -56% 2,688 $154   $86,928,080 27
Jan 8, 1998 5 $389,230 -6% -83% 2,688 $145   $87,317,310 28
Jan 9, 1998 8 $980,000 +152% -59% 2,332 $420   $88,180,000 29
Jan 10, 1998 8 $1,715,000 +75% -38% 2,332 $735   $89,995,000 30
Jan 11, 1998 9 $736,000 -57% -48% 2,332 $316   $90,781,396 31
Jan 12, 1998 8 $227,198 -69% -54% 2,332 $97   $91,008,594 32
Jan 13, 1998 8 $256,146 +13% -51% 2,332 $110   $91,264,710 33
Jan 14, 1998 9 $206,278 -19% -50% 2,332 $88   $91,471,015 34
Jan 15, 1998 7 $234,999 +14% -40% 2,332 $101   $91,706,017 35
Apr 24, 1998 8 $575,000     1,769 $325   $96,889,000 134
Apr 25, 1998 10 $785,000 +37%   1,775 $442   $97,674,000 135
Apr 26, 1998 11 $432,000 -45%   1,769 $244   $98,105,000 136

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 12, 1997 1 $41,159,893   2,663 $15,456   $41,159,893 1
Dec 19, 1997 3 $20,854,129 -49% 2,638 $7,905   $62,014,022 2
Dec 26, 1997 6 $16,193,994 -22% 2,670 $6,065   $78,208,016 3
Jan 2, 1998 8 $8,991,745 -44% 2,688 $3,345   $87,199,761 4
Jan 9, 1998 9 $4,458,848 -50% 2,332 $1,912   $91,658,609 5
Jan 16, 1998 15 $2,210,242 -50% 1,549 $1,427   $93,868,851 6
Jan 23, 1998 16 $1,044,898 -53% 1,015 $1,029   $94,913,749 7
Jan 30, 1998 25 $593,262 -43% 649 $914   $95,507,011 8
Feb 6, 1998 30 $315,040 -47% 386 $816   $95,822,051 9
Feb 13, 1998 41 $210,204 -33% 230 $914   $96,032,255 10
Feb 20, 1998 45 $133,308 -37% 166 $803   $96,165,563 11
Apr 24, 1998 10 $2,252,134   1,769 $1,273   $98,565,861 20
May 1, 1998 19 $944,772 -58% 1,211 $780   $99,510,633 21
May 8, 1998 30 $274,700 -71% 515 $533   $99,785,333 22
May 15, 1998 19 $559,767 +104% 666 $840   $100,345,100 23
May 22, 1998 23 $413,820 -26% 443 $934   $100,758,920 24
May 29, 1998 26 $296,453 -28% 347 $854   $101,055,373 25
Jun 5, 1998 32 $163,686 -45% 264 $620   $101,219,059 26
Jun 12, 1998 42 $93,620 -43% 224 $418   $101,312,679 27

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
New Zealand 10/1/2020 $502 1 1 1 $502 10/19/2022
  
Rest of World $70,999,498
  
International Total $71,000,000 10/19/2022

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Lead Ensemble Member

David Arquette    Dewey Riley
Neve Campbell    Sidney Prescott
Courteney Cox    Gale Weathers
Sarah Michelle Gellar    Casey "Cici" Cooper
Jamie Kennedy    Randy
Jerry O'Connell    Derek
Jada Pinkett Smith    Maureen Evans

Supporting

Liev Schreiber    Cotton Weary
Laurie Metcalf    Debbie Salt
Heather Graham    Casey Becker in 'Stab'
Joshua Jackson    Film Class Student
Omar Epps    Phil Stevens
Rebecca Gayheart    Sorority Sister Lois
Luke Wilson    Billy in 'Stab'
Timothy Olyphant    Mickey
David Warner    Drama Teacher Gus Gold
Portia de Rossi    Sorority Sister Murphy
Selma Blair    Cici's Friend on Phone
Lewis Arquette    Chief Lewis Hartley

Production and Technical Credits

Wes Craven    Director
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Danny Elfman    Composer
Marco Beltrami    Composer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.