Scream (franchise)

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## Scream Franchise

### Directed By

* Wes Craven (1–4)
* Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett (5–6)

### Produced By

* Cathy Konrad (1–3)
* Cary Woods (1)
* Marianne Maddalena (2–4)
* Wes Craven (2, 4)
* Kevin Williamson (3)
* Iya Labunka (4)
* William Sherak (5–6)
* James Vanderbilt (5–6)
* Paul Neinstein (5–6)

### Written By

* Kevin Williamson (1–2, 4)
* Ehren Kruger (3)
* James Vanderbilt & Guy Busick (5–6)

### Starring

* Roger L. Jackson
* Holly Marie Combs (1-6)
* Neve Campbell (1-5)
* Courteney Cox (1-6)
* David Arquette (1-5)
* Rosario Dawson (2-6)
* Danielle Rose Russell (4-6)
* Hayden Panettiere (4, 6)
* Melissa Barrera (5-6)
* Millie Bobby Brown (4-6)
* Jenna Ortega (5-6)
* Sofia Carson (5-6)
* Jaylen Barron (5-6)
* Jasmin Savoy Brown (5-6)
* Mason Gooding (5-6)
* Jamie Kennedy (1-3)
* Liev Schreiber (1-3)
* Skeet Ulrich (1, 5-6)
* Matthew Lillard (1, 5-6)
* Marley Shelton (4-5)

### Music By

* Marco Beltrami (1–4)
* Brian Tyler (5-6)
* Sven Faulconer (6)

### Distributed By

* Miramax (1-3)
* The Weinstein Company (4)
* Paramount Pictures (5-6)

### Release Date(s)

* *Scream*: December 20, 1996
* *Scream 2*: December 12, 1997
* *Scream 3*: February 4, 2000
* *Scream 4*: April 15, 2011
* *Scream V*: January 14, 2022
* *Scream VI*: March 10, 2023

### Budget

* *Scream*: 14 Million USD
* *Scream 2*: 24 Million USD
* *Scream 3*: 40 Million USD
* *Scream 4*: 40 Million USD
* *Scream V*: 24 Million USD
* *Scream VI*: 33-35 Million USD

### Gross Revenue

* $912,941,715

**The *Scream* Franchise** is a series of six cult horror films directed by Wes Craven (1-4) and later Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (5-6). It was originally written and created by Kevin Williamson, and later Ehren Kruger, James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick. The main plot involves a psychopathic serial killer wearing a Halloween costume attempting to kill Lucy Prescott (Holly Marie Combs), Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Maureen Prescott-Madden (Danielle Rose Russell), Samantha Carpenter (Melissa Barrera), (and various other characters involved in their lives.

Each film begins with the gory murder of at least two people and takes off from there, leading to the revelation of the killer's identity and the final battle between Sidney and Lucy and/or Sam and Maureen and the killer. They revitalized the slasher film genre in the mid 1990s in a similar way to *Halloween* (1978) in the 1970s by using a standard concept with a tongue-in-cheek approach, that successfully combined straightforward scares with dialogue and black comedy that satirized slasher film conventions.

The first film became a major commercial success upon its release, and was one of the highest grossing films of 1996. It was also highly acclaimed by many critics worldwide, who appreciated the film's tongue-in-cheek approach. A television spin-off of the film series was launched by MTV on June 30, 2015. The television series follows an anthology format with different, yet similar, characters and new story-lines which are not connected to the film series.