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‘Scream VI’ Finishes Box Office Run With Right Around the Same Total as the Original Classic

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The Radio Silence-directed Scream VI has now been playing in theaters for well over a month, but with the film now available to watch at home, its box office run is coming to an end.

The good news? Scream VI surpassed the impressive box office totals for last year’s franchise relaunch. In fact, Scream VI came THIS CLOSE to even beating the original classic.

As of this writing, Scream VI has a domestic box office total of $107.8 million, with a worldwide total of $168.6 million. For the sake of comparison, the domestic total for Scream 2022 was $81.6 million, while the worldwide total was $137.7 million. And if those numbers were high enough to spawn another sequel, well, it’s probably safe to say Scream VII is a guarantee.

But let’s hold that thought for now, as nothing has been officially announced.

How does the box office total for Scream VI compare to Wes Craven’s original Scream? Keeping in mind that Scream‘s 1996 numbers are unadjusted for inflation, the original classic still has the highest worldwide total of the entire franchise. Back in 1996, Scream finished its run with $103 million domestically and $173 million worldwide, and again those numbers have not been adjusted for 25+ years worth of inflation. So while it’s somewhat deceiving to say Scream VI has made as much money as the original classic, the official numbers on the books do show that Scream VI‘s domestic total passed Scream‘s domestic total ($107 million vs. $103 million), while Scream (1996) still has the highest worldwide total ($173 million vs. $168 million).

As of this week, Scream VI is still playing on around 600 screens across the United States, and it’s been roughly pulling in an additional $40,000 per day throughout this week.

When can we expect Scream VII to be announced? Stay tuned…

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‘The Exorcism’ Trailer – Russell Crowe Gets Possessed in Meta Horror Movie from Producer Kevin Williamson

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Russell Crowe (The Pope’s Exorcist) is starring in a brand new meta possession horror movie titled The Exorcism, and Vertical has unleashed the official trailer this afternoon.

Vertical has picked up the North American rights to The Exorcism, which they’ll be bringing to theaters on June 7. Shudder is also on board to bring the film home later this year.

Joshua John Miller, who wrote 2015’s The Final Girls and also starred in films including Near Dark and And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird, directed The Exorcism.

Joshua John Miller also wrote the script with M.A. Fortin (The Final Girls). This one is personal for Miller, as his late father was the star of the best possession movie ever made.

Miller said in a statement this week, “The origins of the film stem from my childhood spent watching my father, Jason Miller, playing the doomed Father Karras flinging himself out a window at the climax of The Exorcist. If that wasn’t haunting enough on its own, my dad never shied away from telling me stories of just how “cursed” the movie was: the mysterious fires that plagued the production, the strange deaths, the lifelong injuries— the list went on and on. The lore of any “cursed film” has captivated me ever since.”

“With The Exorcism, we wanted to update the possession movie formula (“Heroic man rescues woman from forces she’s too weak and simple to battle herself!”) for a world where no one group owns goodness and decency over another,” he adds. “We were gifted with an extraordinary cast and creative team to tell a story about how we’re all vulnerable to darkness, to perpetuating it, if we fail to face our demons. The devil may retaliate, but what other choice do we have?”

The film had previously been announced under the title The Georgetown Project.

“The Exorcism follows Anthony Miller (Crowe), a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter (Ryan Simpkins) wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play.”

Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water), Chloe Bailey (Praise This), Adam Goldberg (The Equalizer) and David Hyde Pierce (Frasier) also star.

Of particular note, Kevin Williamson (Scream, Sick) produced The Exorcism.

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