Scream
“Someone has taken their love of scary movies one step too far. Solving this mystery is going to be murder.”
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.
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8 films
Cast
36 people
Neve Campbell
Sidney
Known for
House of Cards
Skyscraper
Skeet Ulrich
Billy
Known for
Riverdale
Jericho
Rose McGowan
Tatum
Known for
Charmed
Planet Terror
Matthew Lillard
Stuart
Known for
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Daredevil: Born Again
David Arquette
Deputy Dewey
Known for
Eight Legged Freaks
Never Been Kissed
Courteney Cox
Gale Weathers
Known for
Friends
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Jamie Kennedy
Randy
Known for
Ghost Whisperer
Son of the Mask
Drew Barrymore
Casey
Known for
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
50 First Dates
W. Earl Brown
Kenny
Known for
The Book of Boba Fett
Deadwood
Joseph Whipp
Sheriff Burke
Known for
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Gaslit
Liev Schreiber
Cotton Weary
Known for
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Salt
Roger L. Jackson
Phone Voice (voice)
Known for
The Powerpuff Girls
Scream: The TV Series
Wes Craven Director · Kevin Williamson Writer Marco Beltrami Composer
Worldwide gross $173M · Budget $14M · United States release December 20, 1996
Box office
Budget
$14,000,000
Worldwide gross
$173,046,663
Gross vs. budget
12.4×
Production
Dimension Films
Production · Studio · Distribution
Woods Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Scary Movie
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 18, 1996
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · December 20, 1996
Theatrical
United States · June 24, 1997
Physical · VHS
United States
July 2, 1997 · Physical · Laserdisc
December 3, 1997 · Physical · VHS
October 19, 2021 · Physical · 25th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Digital
May 4, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Argentina
September 11, 1997 · Theatrical
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Australia
February 13, 1997 · Theatrical
Austria
October 31, 1997 · Theatrical
Belgium
July 30, 1997 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 31, 1997 · Theatrical
Canada
December 20, 1996 · Theatrical
Chile
January 8, 1998 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 3, 1997 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 27, 1997 · Theatrical
Finland
May 9, 1997 · Theatrical
France
July 16, 1997 · Theatrical
September 1, 1998 · Physical · DVD
October 22, 1998 · Physical · VHS
August 23, 2012 · Digital
August 20, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 20, 2021 · Physical · 4K UHD
November 3, 2025 · TV · RTL9
February 23, 2026 · TV · RTL9
Germany
October 30, 1997 · Theatrical
February 13, 2026 · Physical · 4K
Greece
October 10, 1997 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
May 8, 1997 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 7, 1998 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 16, 1997 · Theatrical
Italy
September 11, 1997 · Theatrical
Japan
August 23, 1997 · Theatrical
Kuwait
August 23, 1997 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 31, 1997 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 26, 1997 · Theatrical
May 13, 2002 · TV · Yorin
September 14, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
November 2, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Norway
June 13, 1997 · Theatrical
Philippines
May 28, 1997 · Theatrical
Poland
August 22, 1997 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 27, 1997 · Theatrical
Singapore
August 14, 1997 · Theatrical
Slovakia
October 31, 2024 · Digital · VOYO
South Africa
May 16, 1997 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 16, 1999 · Theatrical
Spain
April 10, 1997 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 1, 1997 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 10, 1997 · Theatrical
Türkiye
August 15, 1997 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 2, 1997 · Theatrical
Venezuela
March 18, 1998 · Theatrical
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