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Updated · Us Weekly · Jun 18
Craig Shoemaker Reveals $34.09 Scream 2 Residual Check Nearly 30 Years After 1997 Release
Updated
Updated · Us Weekly · Jun 18

Craig Shoemaker Reveals $34.09 Scream 2 Residual Check Nearly 30 Years After 1997 Release

3 articles · Updated · Us Weekly · Jun 18

Summary

  • $34.09 was the total on Craig Shoemaker’s latest Scream 2 residual check, which the actor posted on Instagram while joking, “The residuals keep rolling in, baby!”
  • Shoemaker played the film professor in the 1997 sequel, a hit that grossed about $172 million worldwide after the original Scream launched the franchise a year earlier.
  • The post lands as the series remains commercially strong: Scream 7 brought back Neve Campbell after her Scream VI pay dispute and grossed more than $200 million, a franchise record.
  • Paramount reportedly began developing Scream 8 in March, with Kevin Williamson saying he and Campbell have already discussed a story idea for another sequel.

Insights

How did Scream 7 become the franchise's highest earner despite disastrous reviews and production chaos?
Will Neve Campbell's star power be enough to save Scream 8 after the last film's critical failure?