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It's also close to double the opening of Wuthering Heights two weeks ago, which had been the best weekend start of 2026.
Paramount Pictures has a lot to scream about this weekend.
The company appears to have won its hostile takeover bid to acquire Warner Brothers, a rival Hollywood studio.
And Ghostface, Paramount's masked villain in the Scream movies, is scaring up some serious ticket dollars.
I'm gonna make everyone you love suffer.
Industry estimates have Scream 7 bringing in nearly $60 million by Sunday night.
That easily tops the opening of every previous Scream movie.
It's also close to double the opening of Wuthering Heights two weeks ago.
which had been the best weekend start of 2026.
With lackluster reviews, the comedy How to Make a Killing will not be making a killing this weekend, and the steamy romance Wuthering Heights is losing steam, so North American cinemas will have seats available.
Not so in China, where Chinese New Year celebrations have been in full swing since Tuesday.
The film business news site Deadline Hollywood reports that Chinese films, led by the race car action flick Pegasus 3, are expected to pull in more than $800 million between Tuesday and Sunday.
That dwarfs Hollywood's biggest week back in 2019, when Avengers Endgame boosted American cinemas to a best-ever $536 million.
With lower ticket prices in China, it also represents many more moviegoers.
Ticket sales of about $900 million since January 1st have cinemas riding high at what's usually a slack time for the film industry.
Holiday hits like Avatar Fire and Ash and Marty Supreme are still doing well.