Scream 7 came out on February 27, 2026. This was a much anticipated movie for fans of the Scream franchise.The movie starts with the main character, Sydney, and the town where she has built a new life, including owning a coffee shop. Her daughter is now a teenager and has become the target of the new Ghostface Killer.Throughout the movie Sydney and her husband face major obstacles to protect their daughter. The movie was intense and had a lot more scary scenes than Scream 1. Scream 7 focuses on her life now as a mother and her new town. Scream 7 has been noted to have more creative kills. At the end of Scream 7, the killers unmask in a very personal way instead of the other previous films.

Scream 7 has become the highest grossing film of the entire scream franchise. It opened up with a record breaking $64.1 million domestic debut (ksdk.com).The film had a $45M budget and the high opening ensured it would be profitable (ksdk.com). Most people said that it has a weak script and it's the same as the others. Some people said it was a “dull and lifeless” movie. Many found that the killers were easy to spot and that the motives were bad. People also said that the movie was trying too hard to redo the first movie, making the movie feel lifeless.