March Madness continues — are we seeing the most significant rebound since theaters reopened?On Thursday, “Scream-6-2023-movie-posters/”>Scream 6” (Paramount) took in $5.7 million.
That stemmed from a combination of 5 p.m.
fan events and regular initial previews, but no matter how Ghostface sliced it: That’s big.How big? That beats the impressive “Creed III” (MGM) performance last week of $5.45 million and it’s much bigger than last year’s initial “Scream” reboot, which generated $3.5 million.
However, this one has “Wednesday” star Jenna Ortega in the lead.Last weekend, “Creed III” flew to $58.4 million; in January 2022, “Scream” opened to $30 million.
The strong preview for “Scream 6” is even more impressive when industry expectations placed the horror film last among the four highly touted sequels that will be released this month.
(“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” from Warner Bros.
Discovery and “John Wick: Chapter 4 are still to come.)Horror sequels tend to
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