Worldwide unadjusted, Scream (1996) leads at $173.0M, followed by Scream 2 at $172.3M and Scream VI near $166.5–$169M. Scream 3 follows at $161.8M, then Scream (2022) near $138.8M and Scream 4 near $96–$97M, with original runs separated from reissues.
Scream is a horror film series centered on a masked killer. Box office means paid ticket sales, usually split into domestic and international totals. A reissue means a later theatrical return after the original run ends.
Table of Contents
- How do the six films rank worldwide?
- What counts as original versus reissue?
- Why did the first Scream grow slowly?
- When did Scream VI pass the original at home?
- How should readers compare totals fairly?
How do the six films rank worldwide?
Collider reports the unadjusted worldwide order as Scream 1996, Scream 2, Scream VI, Scream 3, Scream 2022, then Scream 4 on Collider's Scream box-office ranking. That order gives readers a fast answer without mixing in inflation or reissue math. It also shows how close the top two films remain.
Use this list for bragging-rights order only. It does not adjust for ticket-price change. It also does not tell which dollars came from first release versus later returns.
- Scream (1996) — $173.0M worldwide
- Scream 2 — $172.3M worldwide
- Scream VI — about $166.5–$169M worldwide
- Scream 3 — $161.8M worldwide
- Scream (2022) — about $138.8M worldwide
What counts as original versus reissue?
Box Office Mojo lists Scream (1996) All Releases at $173,046,663 worldwide, split as $103,046,663 domestic and $70,000,000 international, on Box Office Mojo's Scream page. The same page separates Original Release, 2020 Re-release and 2025 Re-release tabs. That split lets readers isolate first-run money from later returns.
All Releases is useful for lifetime size. Original Release is better for fair film-to-film comparison. Check the tab before quoting a total as original performance.
Why did the first Scream grow slowly?
Box Office Mojo lists a $6,354,586 domestic opening on Dec. 20, 1996, against a $14,000,000 budget. The film then ran to $103M domestic.
A sleeper means a film opens small and builds through word of mouth. That pattern matters for ranking talk. A low opening does not always mean low final gross. Long legs can beat a bigger debut.
When did Scream VI pass the original at home?
Box Office Mojo lists Scream VI (2023) at $166,577,232 worldwide, with $108,391,107 domestic and $58,186,125 international from a $44,447,270 domestic opening, on Box Office Mojo's Scream VI page. That domestic figure sits above the original Scream domestic total near $103M. The original still leads worldwide at $173M versus about $166.6M.
Domestic and worldwide crowns can therefore differ. Readers should state which crown they mean. Mixing the two creates false records.
How should readers compare totals fairly?
Public totals often combine originals plus later reissues and are not inflation-adjusted. Box Office Report notes fair original-versus-reissue work needs the release-group split plus an inflation adjustment. Paramount and Cinemark scheduled the 1996 Scream to return Oct.
30, 2026 for its 30th anniversary with Ghostface merchandise, according to ComingSoon.net on ComingSoon's rerelease report. Check whether any new gross is filed under Original Release or a 2026 Re-release tab. Use the tabbed figure when comparing against first-run history.