As it turns out, not even the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is enough to scare moviegoers away from seeing Ghostface return to the big screen. The highly anticipated Scream reboot/sequel mirrored the success of the franchise's other well-received films. But, that's not all. Scream is also the first to dethrone Spider-Man: No Way Home at the top of the box office ever it was launched last December 17, 2021.
The ever-increasing number of COVID-positive people all around the globe has put the entire world at a standstill for more than two years. Even after things started recovering last year, subsequent and deadlier variants of the COVID-19 continued to threaten multiple industries, including theaters. Many even thought that Paramount Pictures' decision to cancel Scream's red carpet premiere was a sign of worse things to come. It also didn't help ease concerns when The 355, one of the first films to be released this 2022, posted less than $5 million at the domestic box office.
With that said, the future of the Scream franchise is all but secured at this point after the fifth Scream film debuted at the top of the global and domestic box office after launching last January 14, 2022.