‘_Scream VI_’ broke a franchise opening record with an impressive box office debut.

The sixth installment in the iconic slasher franchise opened in theaters in Europe and the US on Friday, March 10, and has grossed a notable $44.5 million (approximately €41.7 million) in North America alone as of Sunday, March 12.

The latest in the series easily broke the previous record for the biggest opening in the series – 2000’s ‘_Scream 3_’ grossed $34.7 million (approximately €32.5 million) during its US box office release.

The fifth installment – “_Scream_” in 2022 – grossed over $100 million (about €93.6 million) at the international box office worldwide, and “_Scream VI_” is likely to do the same.

Horror picture beat both easily Cliffinspired by the sports drama ‘_Creed III_’ and the sci-fi dinosaur movie ‘_65_’, which grossed much less on the same opening weekend.

‘_Scream VI_’ is about Tara (Jenna Ortega) and Sam (Melissa Barrera) living in New York City with the series villain Ghostface.

Courteney Cox, who has appeared in all six films since her 1996 original, is the only original actress to return after former co-star Neve Campbell’s decision not to return.

Explaining her reasons, Campbell claimed that she wasn’t offered as much as a man for the lead role in the long-running franchise, adding, “I’ve had to work extremely hard to establish my value in my career as a woman. , especially when it comes to Scream. I felt that the offer that was made to me did not equal the value I brought to the franchise.”