Scream

1996 | Horror, Mystery, Slasher

Synopsis

A masked killer targets a past victim's daughter.

Scores

Overall Score
93.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
98.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
95.4%
Review Aggregate
77.3

Critic Consensus

77.2% Fresh • 127 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 77% of 127 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, scary, suspenseful. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnyscarysuspensefulmacabresatiricalchristmascoming of agecharacter-drivenstylizedthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
David Arquette1996$842,000$1,684,000(est)
Neve Campbell1996$1,500,000 source$2,999,044reported
Courteney Cox1996$1,000,000 source$1,999,363reported
Matthew Lillard1996$319,000$638,000(est)
Rose McGowan1996$273,000$546,000(est)
Skeet Ulrich1996$240,000$481,000(est)
Drew Barrymore1996$216,000$431,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score77.0
RT critic review count128
Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes424,797

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1996$103,046,664$206,027,655
International1996$42,467$84,907
Worldwide1996$103,089,130$206,112,560

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1996$51,540,319$103,047,790
Digital Rentals ?1996N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1996N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1996$42,589,000$85,150,857
Physical Purchases ?1996$50,457,000$100,881,843
TV & Streaming Revenue1996$28,853,066$57,687,743
Total Revenues1996$173,439,385$346,768,234
Expenses
Budget ?1996$14,000,000$27,991,078
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1996$17,179,000 (est)$34,347,052 (est)
Participations1996$26,016,000$52,015,420
Residuals ?1996$8,261,000$16,516,735
Interest & Overhead1996$2,800,000$5,598,216
Total Expenses1996$68,256,000$136,468,500
Movie Net Profit or Loss1996$105,183,385$210,299,735

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