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Hello! Welcome to TheBox Office Report for the weekend of Feb. 27-March 1, 2026.
1. Scream 7
Weekend gross: $64.1M Total domestic gross: $64.1M Last weekend: 1st Percent drop: New release
Scream 7 had trouble scaring up positive reviews, but that didn’t stop moviegoers from sending the film to the biggest opening weekend in franchise history. The Scream series has been on the uptick since returning to theaters in 2022, with the confusingly named Scream (the fifth movie in the series) opening with $30 million and Scream VI following a year later with a $44.4 million first weekend.
Scream 7 (I guess we’re dropping the roman numerals, huh?) obliterated Scream VI’s previous record debut, upping it by almost $20 million for a $64.1 million first frame. The seventh Scream movie has already passed Scream 4’s entire $38.2 million domestic haul.
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2. GOAT
Weekend gross: $12M Total domestic gross: $74M Last weekend: 1st Percent drop: 29
GOAT has shown impressive staying power, dropping only 29 percent this weekend after a respectable 38 percent drop last weekend. The animated film’s consistency has allowed it to pass the $72.3 million North American total amassed by “Wuthering Heights.”
It’ll be interesting to see if GOAT’s status as the latest animated movie in theaters (Zootopia 2 is still kicking around too) translates into a solid debut for Hoppers next weekend.
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Weekend gross: $7M Total domestic gross: $72.3M Last weekend: 2nd Percent drop: 50
“Wuthering Heights” has played a bit like an event movie, taking advantage of fans of the novel and Emerald Fennell’s work to score a $32.8 million opening weekend last month before going on to suffer weekend-to-weekend drops of 57 percent and 50 percent.
4. Twenty One Pilots: More Than We Ever Imagined
Weekend gross: $4.3M Total domestic gross: $4.3M Last weekend: NA Percent increase: New release
Speaking of event movies ... there’s a Twenty One Pilots concert film? I had no idea this one existed, but here it is at No. 4. Twenty One Pilots: More Than We Ever Imagined was shot during the duo’s The Clancy World Tour and played across 833 screens this weekend.
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Weekend gross: $3.5M Total domestic gross: $7.8M Last weekend: 7th Percent increase: 9
It turns out Baz Luhrmann wasn’t done making movies about Elvis Presley. The director, who previously helmed the Austin Butler-starring Elvis, transformed a bunch of footage from the musician’s estate into a documentary.
Oh wait, I just got that “EPiC” stands for “Elvis Presley in Concert.”
Box office numbers via The Numbers based on Sunday estimates.
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