‘Scream’ pairs original cast members and new stars to refresh the formula
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(CNN) Always meta in its nods to the genre’s quirks, the latest “Scream” is so self-referential as to risk swallowing its own tail. Yet this quarter-century-later “requel” (a term specifically explained in the movie) turns out to be a great deal of fun, cleverly wedding familiar faces with new stars in what isn’t exactly a remake or reboot but rather plays like a refresh.
Horror has been one of the more reliable subgenres during the pandemic, but the current Omicron wave has complicated the calculus. Still, wherever people wind up seeing this designed-to-please slasher movie – even if that’s minus a crowd – it should possess a healthy shelf life.
Half the battle was won, in hindsight, during the casting, tapping Melissa Barrera ( “In the Heights” ), Jenna Ortega (“Stuck in the Middle”) and Jack Quaid ( “The Boys”) for key roles among the younger contingent, while bringing back Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette in their original roles.
The trick comes in replicating elements of the original by the late director Wes Craven (to whom the movie’s dedicated) and writer Kevin Williamson – a horror flick that actually runs down the rules for surviving a horror flick, then watches the characters break them anyway – updating that by overlaying the new on the old.
All that’s achieved, fairly impressively, while simultaneously lampooning the original, its three sequels and that 25-year relationship with the audience, but still treating it with a level of every-detail-counts earnestness generally reserved for movies with superheroes or spaceships. Plus, there are plenty of references to recent horror movies, their varying levels of ambition and where “Scream” fits in.
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David Arquette’s Net Worth Is Huge—Here’s How It Compares to His ‘Scream’ Co-Star & Ex Courteney Cox
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It’s been over 25 years since Scream, yet David Arquette’s net worth is still benefitting from his time in the slasher film franchise. In fact, his salary has only continued to grow with each new Scream movie—and the same can be said for the latest installment.
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Before rising to prominence with Scream, Arquette—who was born in September 1971—was raised in a commune near Bentonville, Virginia. Arquette‘s mother Brenda worked as a therapist, actress, poet and acting instructor, while his father Lewis was an actor. He grew up with four siblings: Patricia, Rosanna, Alexis and Richmond, who all ended up becoming actors as well. His sister Alexis, however, unfortunately died in 2016 after suffering a heart attack after living with HIV for decades. Arquette and his siblings had a turbulent childhood; their father was an alcoholic, whereas their mother was often abusive. In 1997, their mother died of breast cancer.
As a child, Arquette had a bad streak—he began shoplifting as a youngster and drinking alcohol when he was only 12 years old. By the time he was a teen, his family had relocated once to Chicago and again to Los Angeles, where he attended high school at the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies. After graduating, Arquette began pursuing his career in television in film. In 1990, he made his television debut on Fox’s The Outsiders and started a 12-episode run on NBC’s Parenthood. The following year, he starred in the thriller film Where the Day Takes You, which was followed by Cruel Doubt and Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 1992, and An Ambush of Ghosts, Grey Knight and At Home with the Webbers in 1993.
Arquette went on to co-star in the 1994 comedy Airheads alongside Adam Sandler, Brendan Fraser and Steve Buscemi and land guest appearances on series like Friends before landing one of his biggest roles to date. In 1996, Arquette starred as Deputy Dwight “Dewey” Riley in Wes Craven’s horror classic Scream. The film—which remains the highest-grossing slasher film in decades—launched an entire franchise starring Arquette and other original cast members such as Courteney Cox and Neve Campbell in a series of sequel films, including 1997’s Scream 2, 2000’s Scream 3, 2011’s Scream 4 and 2022’s Scream, otherwise informally known as Scream 5. For his role in the film series, the actor has landed a number of awards—and Arquette’s net worth has certainly reaped the rewards, too.
So, what exactly is David Arquette’s net worth today? For everything we know about how much David Arquette has earned from his role in the Scream franchise and more, just keep on reading below.
How much did David Arquette earn from Scream?
David Arquette has starred as deputy Dwight “Dewey” Riley in every installment of the Scream franchise to date, earning millions along the way. But what is Arquette’s Scream salary, exactly?
When Scream premiered in 1996, the film was instantly a triumph—both financially and in terms of critical reception. The first film in the series generated over $173 million at the global box office, making it the highest-grossing slasher film until the release of Halloween in 2018. In 1997, Arquette reprised his role in Scream 2, which grossed over $170 million at the box office. Scream 3, by comparison, made slightly less when it premiered in 2000. The film brought in over $160 million and marked a temporary end to the saga until the franchise’s return over a decade later with 2011’s Scream 4. The fourth film in the Scream franchise earned over $97 million at the box office.
While Arquette’s take-home pay from each of the films in the franchise has yet to be publicly reported, co-stars like Cambell earned a combined $9 million on the first three films, according to TheRichest—so it’s possible that Arquette’s salary was somewhere within that range, if not higher given his previous success before signing on for the first film.
After four Scream films, Arquette revealed to Collider in 2021 that he was the “first one” to jump on board when it came to reprising his role once more despite the difficult loss of the franchise’s director, Wes Craven, who passed away in 2015.
“I was the first one to jump on board because I do love playing this character,” Arquette explained. “I love horror films and I loved the script and I saw Ready or Not and was just blown away by what Tyler and Matt had done with that so I knew we were in good hands,” he added, referring to Scream 5 directors Tyler Gillet and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin.
Still, Arquette notes that there were “hard” moments for the cast after Craven’s death. “It’s definitely hard not having Wes here and having the crew that had done all the previous films. So that was really kind of, not painful but just emotional,” he told the publication. “But they have incredible filmmakers and the script is really exciting and scary, super scary, and it really does have a love for horror films and the Scream films that have come before it. But as far as playing the character, it’s weird because I have played him for so long. There are certain things that I can just kind of go back into relatively easily.”
Though David Arquette’s Scream 5 salary has yet to be publicly reported, we’d wager to say that he’s earning a significant paycheck based on the massive box office earnings and salaries from the previous four films in the Scream franchise to date.
What is David Arquette’s net worth?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, David Arquette’s net worth is $30 million as of 2022. This accounts for Arquette’s salaries from each of the Scream franchise films, along with his earnings from earlier projects like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and guest spots on shows like Beverly Hills, 90210 and Friends. By comparison, his ex-wife and fellow Scream co-star, Courteney Cox, is worth a whopping $150 million as of 2022. Now, while Arquette’s exact salary for the Scream films is unknown, it’s clear that he has steadily earned more throughout his decades-spanning career—and that trajectory isn’t stopping any time soon.
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Kevin talks with the cast of ‘Scream’
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Kevin talks with the cast of ‘Scream’
FOX 5’s Kevin McCarthy talk with Jack Quaid, Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Marley Shelton and Dylan Minnette – the cast of the new thriller, ‘Scream.’
Scream fans can now pre-order an exclusive steelbook
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Scream fans can now pre-order themselves the slasher legacyquel’s 4K Ultra HD steelbook.
Available via right now, this nifty piece of home entertainment comes immediately after the movie’s theatrical release – bringing back Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox for a fifth terrifying turn on the Ghostface merry-go-round.
It’s priced at £29.99 and the (frankly pretty terrifying) cover features the iconic Scream mask being worn under a black hood by someone holding a seriously sharp and bloody knife. Creepy!
Scream (2022) - Zavvi Exclusive 4K Ultra HD Steelbook Paramount Home Entertainment zavvi.com £29.99
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If you pre-order now, you’ll get two discs and will be able to enjoy the latest installment in all its glory in wondrous 4K Ultra HD.
Though you can get your order in early to make sure you get your hands on this spooktacular movie, there’s still a while to wait until it’ll actually pop through your door. The steelbook currently has a release date of December 31, though, of course, that could still change.
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If you’re not into the steelbook though, there’s also the for £19.99 (there’s also a limited time 30% off horror 4k UHD titles using the code HORROR30, so you’re going to want to snap it up quickly!) or for £7.99.
As for whether Scream is worth a trip to your local cinema or whether it’s worth pre-ordering to watch it at home later this year, here’s what we here at Digital Spy wrote in our four-star review of the movie: “It’s always a risk when a key aspect of your movie is to provide meta-commentary on the genre as a whole.
“The first two Scream movies walked that fine line between sharply hilarious and being too smug, while the latter two got a bit lost in the meta-ness of it all. Fortunately the new one manages to repeat the trick perfectly by taking a shot at itself too.”
Scream is now in cinemas.
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Scream 5 cast given fake scripts to keep Ghostface mystery alive
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After what feels like a lifetime of waiting, Scream has finally been released in cinemas with Ghostface ready to rip through a new group of friends.
Critics have raved about the fifth instalment of the slasher franchise, with Metro.co.uk offering it a an impressive 4.5 stars.
Ever since the cast was announced last year – with Jack Quaid, Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera and Dylan Minnette joining returning fan favourites Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox – fans have been on the edge of their seats with anticipation, trying to figure out who exactly could be under the infamous mask.
Chatting to Metro.co.uk ahead of the release, Neve, who plays the iconic Sidney Prescott, explained that it’s not quite the same experience on set as she was well aware of which castmates wanted her character dead.
When asked if she eyed any of her co-stars suspiciously on set, she told us: ‘Well, we know from reading the script, who the killer is. So it’s not too confusing, luckily.
‘These movies are so much fun, right? They’re so much fun to watch, they’re really fun to be a part of, they’re really entertaining, funny, and scary. It’s like a rollercoaster ride and we don’t take ourselves too seriously, but they’re still clever.
Neve Campbell knew exactly who was under the Ghostface costume (Picture: Paramount)
‘I’m so grateful for this franchise, it’s done great things for all of us.’
However, not everyone got the memo about the killer, as other members of the Scream cast confessed that they were totally clueless about the ending.
In fact, directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett handed out scripts with different scenes and endings to keep suspicion up and ensure nothing was leaked before the official release.
‘Definitely the first script that I read was a different ending,’ Melissa, who played Sam Carpenter, said. ‘And then when we all arrived in Wilmington and we had our first table read, we were only given up until page 80, the end of the second act.
So who exactly was underneath the Ghostface mask? (Picture: Paramount)
‘So in the table read we didn’t know what the actual ending was going to be. It kept us with a dynamic of suspecting each other.’
Jack, joining the fray as Richie, agreed: ‘It was weird, it was so meta! We were making a whodunnit and we’re also, as actors, trying to figure out who is playing the killer.
‘It’s so weird, it was so strange.’
While Marley Shelton, who returned to the fold as Judy Hicks and packed her lemon squares for the jaunt, joked: ‘Well that’s the unique thing about being a cast member of the Scream franchise.
‘At any moment, you can equally be a potential victim or a potential suspect. I think we try to tease that out as much as possible.’
Scream is in cinemas now.
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