# Talk:Scream (1996 film)

I’m wondering where someone got the information that Priscilla Pointer played Maureen Prescott in Scream 1996. I’m pretty certain it was Lynn McRee, not Priscilla. Mzimmerle (talk) 00:24, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

The source that is next to the name.  Also, it was a picture.  Scream 3 is when Lynn actually portrays her. Mike Allen  00:27, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

Lee Waddell played Ghostface in the scenes where both Casey and Principal Himbry were murdered. Wouldn’t it be notable to put his name in the cast? Mzimmerle (talk) 20:38, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

Is he credited? If not, you'll need a source. DonIago (talk) 00:50, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

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A quote from the article reads: "During its opening weekend, the film grossed $6.4 million across 1,413 theaters—an average of $4,497 per theater—making it the fourth-highest-grossing film of the weekend, behind 101 Dalmatians ($7 million), Jerry Maguire ($13.1 million), and the debut of Beavis and Butt-Head Do America ($20.1 million). The performance was considered a failure by industry professionals, resulting in Variety labeling Scream "dead on arrival"." There are three citations for that claim which all link to articles from 2021. The first does not include the phrase "dead on arrival." The second reference includes this section:

“DOA” AT THE BOX OFFICE? NOT SO FAST.
A Dec. 20, 1996, opening had much of the cast and crew nervous about box office performance, but after a modest opening weekend, the movie kept picking up steam.
KONRAD One of the early reviews was “DOA,” dead on arrival. It came out at Christmas. It was Bob’s idea of counter-programming, which we all were quite unenthusiastic about.
But that article does not mention Variety. The third article does pin the quote to Variety:

Plec: It opened to like $6 million for the weekend.
Maddalena: Variety called us DOA against One Fine Day and Beavis and Butt-Head.
The review in Variety from December 21, 1996 is here: https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/scream-1117436711/ and does not use the phrase "Dead on arrival" "DOA" or "D.O.A". It does say: "The pic’s chills are top-notch, but its underlying mockish tone won’t please die-hard fans. That adds up to no more than modest commercial returns and fast theatrical playoff." But that's all it really says about the film's box office performance. Unless there's another article on Variety's website or in their magazine from the time that I'm not seeing? - Gohst (talk) 08:08, 12 August 2024 (UTC)