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Scream 7 opened to franchise-best box office: $64.1M domestic and $97.2M global — Paramount/Spyglass touts strong 18–44 turnout and IMAX bookings tied to the franchise’s 30th anniversary; marketing overcame online backlash to casting changes.
A24's feature adaptation of the Backrooms (viral creepypasta/YouTube IP) is now in promotional rollout with a trailer; Kane Parsons directing; positions A24 to expand into established internet-horror IP for theatrical release.
World of Reel reports Sony paid $25M for worldwide rights to JT Mollner’s Skeletons with Brie Larson attached; deal closed after bidding — studio acquisition signals major studio confidence in mid‑budget creature horror.
New trailer and THR coverage lay out The Mummy’s creepy premise and tone — positions Lee Cronin’s take as a darker, director-driven reboot within the IP’s theatrical slate.
Multiple outlets now report Aja and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick are writing Dead by Daylight for Blumhouse/Atomic Monster; coverage consistently cites active studio development but no financing or director attached yet.
Jonathan Levine attached as project lead.
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