Scream 4 (2011)

Scream 4 poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $38,180,928Details
International Box Office $57,808,662Details
Worldwide Box Office $95,989,590
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $6,612,645 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $3,593,571 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $10,206,216
Further financial details...

Synopsis

In Scream 4, Sidney Prescott, now the author of a self-help book, returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour. There she reconnects with Sheriff Dewey and Gale, who are now married, as well as her cousin Jill and her Aunt Kate. Unfortunately Sidney's appearance also brings about the return of Ghostface, putting Sidney, Gale, and Dewey, along with Jill, her friends, and the whole town of Woodsboro in danger.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,692,090 (49.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.04 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:39.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,305 opening theaters/3,314 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,902,951

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 15th, 2011 (Wide) by Weinstein/Dimension
International Releases: November 1st, 2012 (Wide) (Ecuador)
Video Release: October 4th, 2011 by Weinstein Co./Anchor Bay
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, language and some teen drinking.
(Rating bulletin 2161, 3/2/2011)
Running Time: 110 minutes
Franchise: Scream
Comparisons: vs. Scream
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Keywords: Delayed Sequel, Slasher Horror, Ensemble, Surprise Twist, Writing and Writers
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Corvus Corax Productions, Dimension Films, Outerbanks Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 132 $7,030,747 Apr 22, 2011 10
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 198 $9,980,838 Apr 22, 2011 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 15, 2011 2 $18,692,090   3,305 $5,656   $18,692,090 1
Apr 22, 2011 5 $7,030,747 -62% 3,314 $2,122   $31,035,010 2
Apr 29, 2011 13 $2,179,521 -69% 2,221 $981   $35,496,200 3
May 6, 2011 16 $701,100 -68% 1,333 $526   $36,920,190 4
May 13, 2011 27 $277,103 -60% 426 $650   $37,509,315 5
May 20, 2011 40 $91,261 -67% 205 $445   $37,717,659 6
May 27, 2011 33 $124,908 +37% 261 $479   $37,883,262 7
Jun 3, 2011 35 $77,908 -38% 201 $388   $38,042,485 8
Jun 10, 2011 46 $37,465 -52% 80 $468   $38,127,339 9
Jun 17, 2011 60 $14,104 -62% 39 $362   $38,160,377 10
Jun 24, 2011 75 $6,406 -55% 18 $356   $38,176,882 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 15, 2011 2 $8,241,236     3,305 $2,494   $8,241,236 1
Apr 16, 2011 2 $6,680,156 -19%   3,305 $2,021   $14,921,392 2
Apr 17, 2011 2 $3,770,698 -44%   3,305 $1,141   $18,692,090 3
Apr 18, 2011 2 $1,349,658 -64%   3,305 $408   $20,041,748 4
Apr 19, 2011 3 $1,462,032 +8%   3,305 $442   $21,503,780 5
Apr 20, 2011 3 $1,131,960 -23%   3,305 $342   $22,635,740 6
Apr 21, 2011 3 $1,368,523 +21%   3,305 $414   $24,004,263 7
Apr 22, 2011 6 $2,770,090 +102% -66% 3,314 $836   $26,774,353 8
Apr 23, 2011 5 $2,740,521 -1% -59% 3,314 $827   $29,514,874 9
Apr 24, 2011 5 $1,520,136 -45% -60% 3,314 $459   $31,035,010 10
Apr 25, 2011 5 $741,907 -51% -45% 3,314 $224   $31,776,917 11
Apr 26, 2011 4 $604,077 -19% -59% 3,314 $182   $32,380,994 12
Apr 27, 2011 5 $477,047 -21% -58% 3,314 $144   $32,858,041 13
Apr 28, 2011 5 $458,638 -4% -66% 3,314 $138   $33,316,679 14
Apr 29, 2011 11 $794,976 +73% -71% 2,221 $358   $34,111,655 15
Apr 30, 2011 12 $890,417 +12% -68% 2,221 $401   $35,002,072 16
May 1, 2011 13 $494,128 -45% -67% 2,221 $222   $35,496,200 17
May 2, 2011 9 $174,858 -65% -76% 2,221 $79   $35,671,058 18
May 3, 2011 8 $225,417 +29% -63% 2,221 $101   $35,896,475 19
May 4, 2011 10 $171,492 -24% -64% 2,221 $77   $36,067,967 20
May 5, 2011 11 $151,123 -12% -67% 2,221 $68   $36,219,090 21
May 6, 2011 - $256,079 +69% -68% 1,333 $192   $36,475,169 22
May 7, 2011 - $298,001 +16% -67% 1,333 $224   $36,773,170 23
May 8, 2011 - $147,020 -51% -70% 1,333 $110   $36,920,190 24
May 9, 2011 15 $74,505 -49% -57% 1,333 $56   $36,994,695 25
May 10, 2011 - $88,894 +19% -61% 1,333 $67   $37,083,589 26
May 11, 2011 - $72,882 -18% -58% 1,333 $55   $37,156,471 27
May 12, 2011 - $75,741 +4% -50% 1,333 $57   $37,232,212 28
May 13, 2011 - $91,466 +21% -64% 426 $215   $37,323,678 29
May 14, 2011 - $121,654 +33% -59% 426 $286   $37,445,332 30
May 15, 2011 - $63,983 -47% -56% 426 $150   $37,509,315 31
May 16, 2011 - $28,731 -55% -61% 426 $67   $37,538,046 32
May 17, 2011 - $33,820 +18% -62% 426 $79   $37,571,866 33
May 18, 2011 - $27,021 -20% -63% 426 $63   $37,598,887 34
May 19, 2011 - $27,511 +2% -64% 426 $65   $37,626,398 35
May 20, 2011 - $28,156 +2% -69% 426 $66   $37,654,554 36
May 21, 2011 - $36,233 +29% -70% 426 $85   $37,690,787 37
May 22, 2011 - $26,872 -26% -58% 426 $63   $37,717,659 38
May 23, 2011 - $12,854 -52% -55% 426 $30   $37,730,513 39
May 24, 2011 - $11,017 -14% -67% 426 $26   $37,741,530 40
May 25, 2011 - $9,175 -17% -66% 426 $22   $37,750,705 41
May 26, 2011 - $7,649 -17% -72% 426 $18   $37,758,354 42
May 27, 2011 - $32,859 +330% +17% 261 $126   $37,791,213 43
May 28, 2011 - $46,658 +42% +29% 261 $179   $37,837,871 44
May 29, 2011 - $45,391 -3% +69% 261 $174   $37,883,262 45
May 30, 2011 32 $29,609 -35% +130% 261 $113   $37,912,871 46
May 31, 2011 - $16,357 -45% +48% 261 $63   $37,929,228 47
Jun 1, 2011 - $17,891 +9% +95% 261 $69   $37,947,119 48
Jun 2, 2011 - $17,458 -2% +128% 261 $67   $37,964,577 49
Jun 3, 2011 - $23,234 +33% -29% 201 $116   $37,987,811 50
Jun 4, 2011 - $32,894 +42% -29% 201 $164   $38,020,705 51
Jun 5, 2011 - $21,780 -34% -52% 201 $108   $38,042,485 52
Jun 6, 2011 30 $11,705 -46% -60% 201 $58   $38,054,190 53
Jun 7, 2011 - $11,689 n/c -29% 201 $58   $38,065,879 54
Jun 8, 2011 - $11,983 +3% -33% 201 $60   $38,077,862 55
Jun 9, 2011 - $12,012 n/c -31% 201 $60   $38,089,874 56
Jun 10, 2011 - $13,182 +10% -43% 80 $165   $38,103,056 57
Jun 11, 2011 - $14,625 +11% -56% 80 $183   $38,117,681 58
Jun 12, 2011 - $9,658 -34% -56% 80 $121   $38,127,339 59
Jun 13, 2011 - $4,392 -55% -62% 80 $55   $38,131,731 60
Jun 14, 2011 - $5,183 +18% -56% 80 $65   $38,136,914 61
Jun 15, 2011 - $4,439 -14% -63% 80 $55   $38,141,353 62
Jun 16, 2011 - $4,920 +11% -59% 80 $62   $38,146,273 63
Jun 17, 2011 - $4,319 -12% -67% 39 $111   $38,150,592 64
Jun 18, 2011 - $5,377 +24% -63% 39 $138   $38,155,969 65
Jun 19, 2011 - $4,408 -18% -54% 39 $113   $38,160,377 66
Jun 20, 2011 - $2,393 -46% -46% 39 $61   $38,162,770 67
Jun 21, 2011 - $2,541 +6% -51% 39 $65   $38,165,311 68
Jun 22, 2011 - $2,581 +2% -42% 39 $66   $38,167,892 69
Jun 23, 2011 - $2,594 +1% -47% 39 $67   $38,170,486 70
Jun 24, 2011 - $2,044 -21% -53% 18 $114   $38,172,530 71
Jun 25, 2011 - $2,411 +18% -55% 18 $134   $38,174,941 72
Jun 26, 2011 - $1,951 -19% -56% 18 $108   $38,176,892 73
Jun 27, 2011 - $1,027 -47% -57% 18 $57   $38,177,919 74
Jun 28, 2011 - $1,021 -1% -60% 18 $57   $38,178,940 75
Jun 29, 2011 - $985 -4% -62% 18 $55   $38,179,925 76
Jun 30, 2011 - $1,003 +2% -61% 18 $56   $38,180,928 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 15, 2011 2 $24,004,263   3,305 $7,263   $24,004,263 1
Apr 22, 2011 5 $9,312,416 -61% 3,314 $2,810   $33,316,679 2
Apr 29, 2011 13 $2,902,411 -69% 2,221 $1,307   $36,219,090 3
May 6, 2011 15 $1,013,122 -65% 1,333 $760   $37,232,212 4
May 13, 2011 26 $394,186 -61% 426 $925   $37,626,398 5
May 20, 2011 44 $131,956 -67% 205 $644   $37,758,354 6
May 27, 2011 32 $206,223 +56% 261 $790   $37,964,577 7
Jun 3, 2011 37 $125,297 -39% 201 $623   $38,089,874 8
Jun 10, 2011 48 $56,399 -55% 80 $705   $38,146,273 9
Jun 17, 2011 63 $24,203 -57% 39 $621   $38,170,476 10
Jun 24, 2011 78 $10,442 -57% 18 $580   $38,180,928 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Ecuador 11/1/2012 $38,710 24 24 85 $97,774 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $57,710,888
 
International Total$57,808,662 12/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 9, 20115108,832 108,832$1,735,870$1,735,8701
Oct 16, 20111240,629-63% 149,461$629,343$2,365,2132
Oct 23, 20112124,425-40% 173,886$385,426$2,750,6393
Oct 30, 20112615,304-37% 189,190$231,550$2,982,1894

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 9, 2011748,255 48,255$1,094,911$1,094,9111
Oct 16, 20111613,175-73% 61,430$263,367$1,358,2782

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Leading Cast

Neve Campbell    Sidney Prescott

Supporting Cast

Courteney Cox-Arquette*    Gale Weathers
David Arquette    Sheriff Dwight "Dewey" Riley
Emma Roberts    Jill Roberts
Hayden Panettiere    Kirby Reed
Rory Culkin    Charlie Walker
Anthony Anderson    Deputy Anthony Perkins
Adam Brody    Deputy Ross Hoss
Mary McDonnell    Kate Roberts
Marley Shelton    Deputy Judy Hicks
Nico Tortorella    Trevor Sheldon
Marielle Jaffe    Olivia Morris
Kristen Bell    Chloe
Anna Paquin    Rachel
Lucy Hale    Sherrie
Shanae Grimes    Trudie
Aimee Teegarden    Jenny Randall
Britt Robertson    Marnie Cooper

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Wes Craven    Director
Wes Craven    Producer
Iya Labunka    Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Kevin Williamson    Screenwriter
Kevin Williamson    Character Creator
Marco Beltrami    Composer
Peter Deming    Cinematographer
Peter McNulty    Editor

Blu-ray Sales: King Begins Reign of the Century

October 19th, 2011

A pair of powerful new releases helped push the Blu-ray sales chart to record levels. The Lion King led the way with 1.57 million units sold, earning $46.46 million. If you add in The Trilogy Box Set, which sold 44,000 units / $3.33 million, the film earned nearly $50 million in opening week sales. I wasn't expecting it to sell this well. More...

DVD Sales: Fast Five Takes Checkered Flag

October 18th, 2011

The list of new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's DVD sales chart was short with only two such DVDs. This does include a new number one film, Fast Five, which sold 851,000 units while generating $13.92 million during its first week of release. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 4th, 2011

October 5th, 2011

It's a maddening week on the home market. There were more than a dozen featured reviews this week, and what seems like an equal number that are late. (And that's not mentioning the more than a dozen Blu-rays and DVDs that arrived late last week that I still haven't gotten to. At least I don't have to worry about not having enough to do for the next few weeks.) There were a number of contenders for Pick of the Week, including The Walking Dead: Season One on DVD or Blu-ray. But in the end I choose The Lion King Blu-ray Combo Pack. More...

International Box Office: Rio Dominates While Reaching A New Milestone

April 27th, 2011

Rio is the first film of 2011 to top $200 million on the international chart, reaching that milestone late in the weekend. It earned $44.27 million on 12,901 screens in 67 markets for a three-week total of $206.01 million internationally and $286.82 million worldwide. The film didn't open in any major markets this past weekend, but that clearly didn't hurt too badly, as the holds were excellent. For instance, the film was down just 10% in Brazil, earning $6.65 million on 971 screens for a total of $31.19 million. To put this into perspective, Avatar made less than $60 million in that market in total, and only had just over $20 million after three weeks of release. At this pace, $300 million internationally and $400 million worldwide is easily within reach. More...

Easter Sweetens Box Office Results

April 25th, 2011

That's two wins in a row. This weekend pulled in $136 million, which was 5% higher than last weekend and an impressive 37% higher than the same weekend last year. Granted, Easter landed on a different weekend last year, but this is still an impressive win. Also, it helped 2011 close the gap on 2010 to 17% at $2.84 billion to $3.41 billion. It still going to take a lot just to catch up by the end of the year, but at least there's some reason to be optimistic going into the summer. More...

Weekend Estimates: Rio and Madea Neck-and-Neck for Top Spot

April 24th, 2011

After a typically topsy-turvy Easter weekend, with Friday the best day at the box office, it looks as though Rio will top the chart with an estimated $26.8 million 3-day weekend. Madea's Big Happy Family still stands a small chance of finishing first, but is currently projected to end the weekend about $1 million back with $25.75 million. Both those figures are about in line with expectations, but Water for Elephants did slightly better than expected with $17.5 million for third place. More...

Weekend Preview: Can Madea Keep the Box Office Healthy?

April 21st, 2011

The box office is looking to extend its winning streak to two this weekend. There is some great news regarding that goal, as this time last year was really poor, with the three new releases earning less than $30 million combined. I would be shocked if Madea's Big Happy Family opened with less than that. With the Easter holiday, Rio and Hop should hold on well and 2011 should finally start digging itself out of the huge hole it is in. More...

International Box Office: Rio's Reaching for the Top

April 20th, 2011

Rio has become the biggest hit on the international box office so far this year after just two weeks of release. This past weekend it made $56.34 million on 13,754 screens in 63 markets to lift its total to $131.78 million. This is just a couple of million above The Green Hornet, although it is extending that lead very rapidly. The film was aided by a pair of first place openings in major markets, scoring $4.92 million on 667 screens in France and $2.38 million on 626 screens in Italy. It really shone in a number of holdover markets as well, including Brazil, where it was down a mere 14% to $7.22 million on 1,025 screens over the weekend for a total of $18.75 million after two. At this pace, it will top the final box office of Toy Story 3, Harry Potter and Tangled by next weekend. It added $5.70 million on 1,297 screens in Russia to lift its running tally to $18.94 million. It did drop by 39% from its opening weekend, which was higher than in most major markets, but still very strong for Russia. It grew by 33% in Australia to $3.22 million on 467 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.97 million after two. It was up 12% in the U.K. to $2.76 million on 531 screens over the weekend for a total of $8.97 million. Rio doesn't have a lot of markets left to expand into, but even so, at this pace it should hit $200 million internationally and $300 million worldwide with relative ease. More...

Contest: Scream for Joy: Winning Announcement

April 19th, 2011

The winners of our Scream for Joy contest were determined and they are... More...

The Slump is Dead

April 19th, 2011

Woo hoo! 2011 finally won a week without having to rely on a misaligned holiday. Granted, the overall box office was about $20 million lower than expected, but I don't care. At this point I will take any win we can get. The overall box office was $130 million, which is 12% higher than last weekend and 8% higher from the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 is still down by a tragic amount, 19% to be precise at $2.65 billion to $3.29 billion, but at least we are moving in the right direction and if we can add a couple more wins before summer starts, it would be great. More...

Weekend Estimates: Rio Opens With $40 Million to Break Box Office Slump

April 17th, 2011

At the 19th attempt, 2011 finally has a legitimate winning weekend at the box office, thanks to a better-than-expected opening for Rio (and, to be fair, a weak comparison weekend last year). With a $40 million estimated debut, Rio lays claim to having the best opening of the year so far, and the fifth-best April weekend of all time (nudging out Hop debut two weeks ago). While that's undoubtedly good news, the rest of the chart is something of a mixed bag. More...

Weekend Preview: Studios Look to Start Summer Early

April 14th, 2011

While 2011 has been a year to forget, we could see that turn around this weekend with two potentially massive hits, at least compared to the average April release. Historically, April has the fewest $100 million hits over the past several years, but this year should buck that trend with Hop well on its way to that milestone, and both wide releases this weekend could also get there. Scream 4 and Rio are both tracking head of Hop's opening and by Monday could both be in the top five April openings of all time. Will that be enough to help 2011 finally earn an uncontested win in the year-over-year comparison? The total box office this time last year was $120 million, while the top two films should earn more than $40 million each. If the rest of the box office can't at least earn another $40 million, we are in serious trouble. More...

Box Office Suffers as Most New Releases Miss Their Mark

April 11th, 2011

Ugh. It's time to break out the thesaurus to look up different ways of saying, "disappointing". This past weekend three of the four new releases missed expectations, while the holdovers were not able to compensate. This led to a 7% drop-off from last weekend to $116 million, which was 9% lower than the same weekend last year. 2011 continues its depressing pace and is now behind 2010 by 21% at $2.49 billion to $3.13 billion. Hopefully things will turn around next weekend. We need at least one win going into summer, or we could be in desperate trouble. More...

Contest: Scream for Joy

April 8th, 2011

Next weekend there are two wide releases, both of which are opening at saturation level theater counts and both of which could be monster hits. At least monster hits in comparison to the average April release. I think Rio will be the bigger hit in the end, but Scream 4 will probably open faster and it is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Scream 4. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of American Dad!: Volume 6 on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of American Dad!: Volume 6 on DVD. Finally, one additional entrant will be chosen and they will win the final copy of American Dad!: Volume 6 on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: April

April 1st, 2011

Another month has gone by and 2011 has slipped further behind 2010's pace. March was a bit of an improvement over the first two months, but only in the most generous of terms. It still lost ground to 2010, but not at the same disastrous pace as January and February did. There is some good news, as last April was rather weak and there's a chance 2011 could actually gain ground. After all, only Clash of the Titans earned $100 million last year (although Date Night came awfully close). This year, there are three or four films that could hit the century mark. That would be welcome news indeed. On a side note, April is usually a bit of a dumping ground as studios fear going head-to-head with summer blockbusters opening in May. However, I get the feeling that this year they are hoping to extend summer by having it open a couple of weeks early. Maybe they'll succeed. More...


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  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Synopsis

In Scream 4, Sidney Prescott, now the author of a self-help book, returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour. There she reconnects with Sheriff Dewey and Gale, who are now married, as well as her cousin Jill and her Aunt Kate. Unfortunately Sidney's appearance also brings about the return of Ghostface, putting Sidney, Gale, and Dewey, along with Jill, her friends, and the whole town of Woodsboro in danger.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,692,090 (49.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.04 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:39.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,305 opening theaters/3,314 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,902,951

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 15th, 2011 (Wide) by Weinstein/Dimension
International Releases: November 1st, 2012 (Wide) (Ecuador)
Video Release: October 4th, 2011 by Weinstein Co./Anchor Bay
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, language and some teen drinking.
(Rating bulletin 2161, 3/2/2011)
Running Time: 110 minutes
Franchise: Scream
Comparisons: vs. Scream
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Delayed Sequel, Slasher Horror, Ensemble, Surprise Twist, Writing and Writers
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Corvus Corax Productions, Dimension Films, Outerbanks Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 132 $7,030,747 Apr 22, 2011 10
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 198 $9,980,838 Apr 22, 2011 10

Leading Cast

Neve Campbell    Sidney Prescott

Supporting Cast

Courteney Cox-Arquette*    Gale Weathers
David Arquette    Sheriff Dwight "Dewey" Riley
Emma Roberts    Jill Roberts
Hayden Panettiere    Kirby Reed
Rory Culkin    Charlie Walker
Anthony Anderson    Deputy Anthony Perkins
Adam Brody    Deputy Ross Hoss
Mary McDonnell    Kate Roberts
Marley Shelton    Deputy Judy Hicks
Nico Tortorella    Trevor Sheldon
Marielle Jaffe    Olivia Morris
Kristen Bell    Chloe
Anna Paquin    Rachel
Lucy Hale    Sherrie
Shanae Grimes    Trudie
Aimee Teegarden    Jenny Randall
Britt Robertson    Marnie Cooper

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Wes Craven    Director
Wes Craven    Producer
Iya Labunka    Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Kevin Williamson    Screenwriter
Kevin Williamson    Character Creator
Marco Beltrami    Composer
Peter Deming    Cinematographer
Peter McNulty    Editor

Blu-ray Sales: King Begins Reign of the Century

October 19th, 2011

A pair of powerful new releases helped push the Blu-ray sales chart to record levels. The Lion King led the way with 1.57 million units sold, earning $46.46 million. If you add in The Trilogy Box Set, which sold 44,000 units / $3.33 million, the film earned nearly $50 million in opening week sales. I wasn't expecting it to sell this well. More...

DVD Sales: Fast Five Takes Checkered Flag

October 18th, 2011

The list of new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's DVD sales chart was short with only two such DVDs. This does include a new number one film, Fast Five, which sold 851,000 units while generating $13.92 million during its first week of release. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 4th, 2011

October 5th, 2011

It's a maddening week on the home market. There were more than a dozen featured reviews this week, and what seems like an equal number that are late. (And that's not mentioning the more than a dozen Blu-rays and DVDs that arrived late last week that I still haven't gotten to. At least I don't have to worry about not having enough to do for the next few weeks.) There were a number of contenders for Pick of the Week, including The Walking Dead: Season One on DVD or Blu-ray. But in the end I choose The Lion King Blu-ray Combo Pack. More...

International Box Office: Rio Dominates While Reaching A New Milestone

April 27th, 2011

Rio is the first film of 2011 to top $200 million on the international chart, reaching that milestone late in the weekend. It earned $44.27 million on 12,901 screens in 67 markets for a three-week total of $206.01 million internationally and $286.82 million worldwide. The film didn't open in any major markets this past weekend, but that clearly didn't hurt too badly, as the holds were excellent. For instance, the film was down just 10% in Brazil, earning $6.65 million on 971 screens for a total of $31.19 million. To put this into perspective, Avatar made less than $60 million in that market in total, and only had just over $20 million after three weeks of release. At this pace, $300 million internationally and $400 million worldwide is easily within reach. More...

Easter Sweetens Box Office Results

April 25th, 2011

That's two wins in a row. This weekend pulled in $136 million, which was 5% higher than last weekend and an impressive 37% higher than the same weekend last year. Granted, Easter landed on a different weekend last year, but this is still an impressive win. Also, it helped 2011 close the gap on 2010 to 17% at $2.84 billion to $3.41 billion. It still going to take a lot just to catch up by the end of the year, but at least there's some reason to be optimistic going into the summer. More...

Weekend Estimates: Rio and Madea Neck-and-Neck for Top Spot

April 24th, 2011

After a typically topsy-turvy Easter weekend, with Friday the best day at the box office, it looks as though Rio will top the chart with an estimated $26.8 million 3-day weekend. Madea's Big Happy Family still stands a small chance of finishing first, but is currently projected to end the weekend about $1 million back with $25.75 million. Both those figures are about in line with expectations, but Water for Elephants did slightly better than expected with $17.5 million for third place. More...

Weekend Preview: Can Madea Keep the Box Office Healthy?

April 21st, 2011

The box office is looking to extend its winning streak to two this weekend. There is some great news regarding that goal, as this time last year was really poor, with the three new releases earning less than $30 million combined. I would be shocked if Madea's Big Happy Family opened with less than that. With the Easter holiday, Rio and Hop should hold on well and 2011 should finally start digging itself out of the huge hole it is in. More...

International Box Office: Rio's Reaching for the Top

April 20th, 2011

Rio has become the biggest hit on the international box office so far this year after just two weeks of release. This past weekend it made $56.34 million on 13,754 screens in 63 markets to lift its total to $131.78 million. This is just a couple of million above The Green Hornet, although it is extending that lead very rapidly. The film was aided by a pair of first place openings in major markets, scoring $4.92 million on 667 screens in France and $2.38 million on 626 screens in Italy. It really shone in a number of holdover markets as well, including Brazil, where it was down a mere 14% to $7.22 million on 1,025 screens over the weekend for a total of $18.75 million after two. At this pace, it will top the final box office of Toy Story 3, Harry Potter and Tangled by next weekend. It added $5.70 million on 1,297 screens in Russia to lift its running tally to $18.94 million. It did drop by 39% from its opening weekend, which was higher than in most major markets, but still very strong for Russia. It grew by 33% in Australia to $3.22 million on 467 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.97 million after two. It was up 12% in the U.K. to $2.76 million on 531 screens over the weekend for a total of $8.97 million. Rio doesn't have a lot of markets left to expand into, but even so, at this pace it should hit $200 million internationally and $300 million worldwide with relative ease. More...

Contest: Scream for Joy: Winning Announcement

April 19th, 2011

The winners of our Scream for Joy contest were determined and they are... More...

The Slump is Dead

April 19th, 2011

Woo hoo! 2011 finally won a week without having to rely on a misaligned holiday. Granted, the overall box office was about $20 million lower than expected, but I don't care. At this point I will take any win we can get. The overall box office was $130 million, which is 12% higher than last weekend and 8% higher from the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 is still down by a tragic amount, 19% to be precise at $2.65 billion to $3.29 billion, but at least we are moving in the right direction and if we can add a couple more wins before summer starts, it would be great. More...

Weekend Estimates: Rio Opens With $40 Million to Break Box Office Slump

April 17th, 2011

At the 19th attempt, 2011 finally has a legitimate winning weekend at the box office, thanks to a better-than-expected opening for Rio (and, to be fair, a weak comparison weekend last year). With a $40 million estimated debut, Rio lays claim to having the best opening of the year so far, and the fifth-best April weekend of all time (nudging out Hop debut two weeks ago). While that's undoubtedly good news, the rest of the chart is something of a mixed bag. More...

Weekend Preview: Studios Look to Start Summer Early

April 14th, 2011

While 2011 has been a year to forget, we could see that turn around this weekend with two potentially massive hits, at least compared to the average April release. Historically, April has the fewest $100 million hits over the past several years, but this year should buck that trend with Hop well on its way to that milestone, and both wide releases this weekend could also get there. Scream 4 and Rio are both tracking head of Hop's opening and by Monday could both be in the top five April openings of all time. Will that be enough to help 2011 finally earn an uncontested win in the year-over-year comparison? The total box office this time last year was $120 million, while the top two films should earn more than $40 million each. If the rest of the box office can't at least earn another $40 million, we are in serious trouble. More...

Box Office Suffers as Most New Releases Miss Their Mark

April 11th, 2011

Ugh. It's time to break out the thesaurus to look up different ways of saying, "disappointing". This past weekend three of the four new releases missed expectations, while the holdovers were not able to compensate. This led to a 7% drop-off from last weekend to $116 million, which was 9% lower than the same weekend last year. 2011 continues its depressing pace and is now behind 2010 by 21% at $2.49 billion to $3.13 billion. Hopefully things will turn around next weekend. We need at least one win going into summer, or we could be in desperate trouble. More...

Contest: Scream for Joy

April 8th, 2011

Next weekend there are two wide releases, both of which are opening at saturation level theater counts and both of which could be monster hits. At least monster hits in comparison to the average April release. I think Rio will be the bigger hit in the end, but Scream 4 will probably open faster and it is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Scream 4. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of American Dad!: Volume 6 on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of American Dad!: Volume 6 on DVD. Finally, one additional entrant will be chosen and they will win the final copy of American Dad!: Volume 6 on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: April

April 1st, 2011

Another month has gone by and 2011 has slipped further behind 2010's pace. March was a bit of an improvement over the first two months, but only in the most generous of terms. It still lost ground to 2010, but not at the same disastrous pace as January and February did. There is some good news, as last April was rather weak and there's a chance 2011 could actually gain ground. After all, only Clash of the Titans earned $100 million last year (although Date Night came awfully close). This year, there are three or four films that could hit the century mark. That would be welcome news indeed. On a side note, April is usually a bit of a dumping ground as studios fear going head-to-head with summer blockbusters opening in May. However, I get the feeling that this year they are hoping to extend summer by having it open a couple of weeks early. Maybe they'll succeed. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 15, 2011 2 $18,692,090   3,305 $5,656   $18,692,090 1
Apr 22, 2011 5 $7,030,747 -62% 3,314 $2,122   $31,035,010 2
Apr 29, 2011 13 $2,179,521 -69% 2,221 $981   $35,496,200 3
May 6, 2011 16 $701,100 -68% 1,333 $526   $36,920,190 4
May 13, 2011 27 $277,103 -60% 426 $650   $37,509,315 5
May 20, 2011 40 $91,261 -67% 205 $445   $37,717,659 6
May 27, 2011 33 $124,908 +37% 261 $479   $37,883,262 7
Jun 3, 2011 35 $77,908 -38% 201 $388   $38,042,485 8
Jun 10, 2011 46 $37,465 -52% 80 $468   $38,127,339 9
Jun 17, 2011 60 $14,104 -62% 39 $362   $38,160,377 10
Jun 24, 2011 75 $6,406 -55% 18 $356   $38,176,882 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 15, 2011 2 $8,241,236     3,305 $2,494   $8,241,236 1
Apr 16, 2011 2 $6,680,156 -19%   3,305 $2,021   $14,921,392 2
Apr 17, 2011 2 $3,770,698 -44%   3,305 $1,141   $18,692,090 3
Apr 18, 2011 2 $1,349,658 -64%   3,305 $408   $20,041,748 4
Apr 19, 2011 3 $1,462,032 +8%   3,305 $442   $21,503,780 5
Apr 20, 2011 3 $1,131,960 -23%   3,305 $342   $22,635,740 6
Apr 21, 2011 3 $1,368,523 +21%   3,305 $414   $24,004,263 7
Apr 22, 2011 6 $2,770,090 +102% -66% 3,314 $836   $26,774,353 8
Apr 23, 2011 5 $2,740,521 -1% -59% 3,314 $827   $29,514,874 9
Apr 24, 2011 5 $1,520,136 -45% -60% 3,314 $459   $31,035,010 10
Apr 25, 2011 5 $741,907 -51% -45% 3,314 $224   $31,776,917 11
Apr 26, 2011 4 $604,077 -19% -59% 3,314 $182   $32,380,994 12
Apr 27, 2011 5 $477,047 -21% -58% 3,314 $144   $32,858,041 13
Apr 28, 2011 5 $458,638 -4% -66% 3,314 $138   $33,316,679 14
Apr 29, 2011 11 $794,976 +73% -71% 2,221 $358   $34,111,655 15
Apr 30, 2011 12 $890,417 +12% -68% 2,221 $401   $35,002,072 16
May 1, 2011 13 $494,128 -45% -67% 2,221 $222   $35,496,200 17
May 2, 2011 9 $174,858 -65% -76% 2,221 $79   $35,671,058 18
May 3, 2011 8 $225,417 +29% -63% 2,221 $101   $35,896,475 19
May 4, 2011 10 $171,492 -24% -64% 2,221 $77   $36,067,967 20
May 5, 2011 11 $151,123 -12% -67% 2,221 $68   $36,219,090 21
May 6, 2011 - $256,079 +69% -68% 1,333 $192   $36,475,169 22
May 7, 2011 - $298,001 +16% -67% 1,333 $224   $36,773,170 23
May 8, 2011 - $147,020 -51% -70% 1,333 $110   $36,920,190 24
May 9, 2011 15 $74,505 -49% -57% 1,333 $56   $36,994,695 25
May 10, 2011 - $88,894 +19% -61% 1,333 $67   $37,083,589 26
May 11, 2011 - $72,882 -18% -58% 1,333 $55   $37,156,471 27
May 12, 2011 - $75,741 +4% -50% 1,333 $57   $37,232,212 28
May 13, 2011 - $91,466 +21% -64% 426 $215   $37,323,678 29
May 14, 2011 - $121,654 +33% -59% 426 $286   $37,445,332 30
May 15, 2011 - $63,983 -47% -56% 426 $150   $37,509,315 31
May 16, 2011 - $28,731 -55% -61% 426 $67   $37,538,046 32
May 17, 2011 - $33,820 +18% -62% 426 $79   $37,571,866 33
May 18, 2011 - $27,021 -20% -63% 426 $63   $37,598,887 34
May 19, 2011 - $27,511 +2% -64% 426 $65   $37,626,398 35
May 20, 2011 - $28,156 +2% -69% 426 $66   $37,654,554 36
May 21, 2011 - $36,233 +29% -70% 426 $85   $37,690,787 37
May 22, 2011 - $26,872 -26% -58% 426 $63   $37,717,659 38
May 23, 2011 - $12,854 -52% -55% 426 $30   $37,730,513 39
May 24, 2011 - $11,017 -14% -67% 426 $26   $37,741,530 40
May 25, 2011 - $9,175 -17% -66% 426 $22   $37,750,705 41
May 26, 2011 - $7,649 -17% -72% 426 $18   $37,758,354 42
May 27, 2011 - $32,859 +330% +17% 261 $126   $37,791,213 43
May 28, 2011 - $46,658 +42% +29% 261 $179   $37,837,871 44
May 29, 2011 - $45,391 -3% +69% 261 $174   $37,883,262 45
May 30, 2011 32 $29,609 -35% +130% 261 $113   $37,912,871 46
May 31, 2011 - $16,357 -45% +48% 261 $63   $37,929,228 47
Jun 1, 2011 - $17,891 +9% +95% 261 $69   $37,947,119 48
Jun 2, 2011 - $17,458 -2% +128% 261 $67   $37,964,577 49
Jun 3, 2011 - $23,234 +33% -29% 201 $116   $37,987,811 50
Jun 4, 2011 - $32,894 +42% -29% 201 $164   $38,020,705 51
Jun 5, 2011 - $21,780 -34% -52% 201 $108   $38,042,485 52
Jun 6, 2011 30 $11,705 -46% -60% 201 $58   $38,054,190 53
Jun 7, 2011 - $11,689 n/c -29% 201 $58   $38,065,879 54
Jun 8, 2011 - $11,983 +3% -33% 201 $60   $38,077,862 55
Jun 9, 2011 - $12,012 n/c -31% 201 $60   $38,089,874 56
Jun 10, 2011 - $13,182 +10% -43% 80 $165   $38,103,056 57
Jun 11, 2011 - $14,625 +11% -56% 80 $183   $38,117,681 58
Jun 12, 2011 - $9,658 -34% -56% 80 $121   $38,127,339 59
Jun 13, 2011 - $4,392 -55% -62% 80 $55   $38,131,731 60
Jun 14, 2011 - $5,183 +18% -56% 80 $65   $38,136,914 61
Jun 15, 2011 - $4,439 -14% -63% 80 $55   $38,141,353 62
Jun 16, 2011 - $4,920 +11% -59% 80 $62   $38,146,273 63
Jun 17, 2011 - $4,319 -12% -67% 39 $111   $38,150,592 64
Jun 18, 2011 - $5,377 +24% -63% 39 $138   $38,155,969 65
Jun 19, 2011 - $4,408 -18% -54% 39 $113   $38,160,377 66
Jun 20, 2011 - $2,393 -46% -46% 39 $61   $38,162,770 67
Jun 21, 2011 - $2,541 +6% -51% 39 $65   $38,165,311 68
Jun 22, 2011 - $2,581 +2% -42% 39 $66   $38,167,892 69
Jun 23, 2011 - $2,594 +1% -47% 39 $67   $38,170,486 70
Jun 24, 2011 - $2,044 -21% -53% 18 $114   $38,172,530 71
Jun 25, 2011 - $2,411 +18% -55% 18 $134   $38,174,941 72
Jun 26, 2011 - $1,951 -19% -56% 18 $108   $38,176,892 73
Jun 27, 2011 - $1,027 -47% -57% 18 $57   $38,177,919 74
Jun 28, 2011 - $1,021 -1% -60% 18 $57   $38,178,940 75
Jun 29, 2011 - $985 -4% -62% 18 $55   $38,179,925 76
Jun 30, 2011 - $1,003 +2% -61% 18 $56   $38,180,928 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 15, 2011 2 $24,004,263   3,305 $7,263   $24,004,263 1
Apr 22, 2011 5 $9,312,416 -61% 3,314 $2,810   $33,316,679 2
Apr 29, 2011 13 $2,902,411 -69% 2,221 $1,307   $36,219,090 3
May 6, 2011 15 $1,013,122 -65% 1,333 $760   $37,232,212 4
May 13, 2011 26 $394,186 -61% 426 $925   $37,626,398 5
May 20, 2011 44 $131,956 -67% 205 $644   $37,758,354 6
May 27, 2011 32 $206,223 +56% 261 $790   $37,964,577 7
Jun 3, 2011 37 $125,297 -39% 201 $623   $38,089,874 8
Jun 10, 2011 48 $56,399 -55% 80 $705   $38,146,273 9
Jun 17, 2011 63 $24,203 -57% 39 $621   $38,170,476 10
Jun 24, 2011 78 $10,442 -57% 18 $580   $38,180,928 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Ecuador 11/1/2012 $38,710 24 24 85 $97,774 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $57,710,888
 
International Total$57,808,662 12/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 9, 20115108,832 108,832$1,735,870$1,735,8701
Oct 16, 20111240,629-63% 149,461$629,343$2,365,2132
Oct 23, 20112124,425-40% 173,886$385,426$2,750,6393
Oct 30, 20112615,304-37% 189,190$231,550$2,982,1894

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 9, 2011748,255 48,255$1,094,911$1,094,9111
Oct 16, 20111613,175-73% 61,430$263,367$1,358,2782

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