Looking at Twitter, people both expected it and seem cool with this. If anything, people are just saying this is going to be an R movie in PG-13's clothing and are happy about that.
Scream Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-2 and Counting
Sellouts
Showings
Seats Sold
Total Seats
Perct Sold
TOTALS
0
46
1066
8587
12.41%
Total Seats Sold Today: 267
Comp
0.415x of A Quiet Place Part II Thu+Fri T-2 (8.05M)
0.705x of The Conjuring 3 T-2 (6.92M)
0.791x of Halloween Kills T-2 (3.84M)
Nostalgia sells baby.
Yeah, Scream 3 really felt like a "we're forced to do this" kind of deal. Better than most of these sequel types, but the meta novelty really wore off by movie's end.
A Billy Wilder mashup of Double Indemnity, Some Like it Hot, Sunset Boulevard and The Apartment. Maybe throw in Seven Year Itch and Ninotchka if you have extra frames.
Scream Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-3 and Counting
Sellouts
Showings
Seats Sold
Total Seats
Perct Sold
TOTALS
0
30
799
6517
12.26%
Total Seats Sold Today: 131
Comp
0.472x of A Quiet Place Part II Thu+Fri T-3 (9.13M)
0.793x of The Conjuring 3 T-3 (7.78M)
0.749x of Halloween Kills T-3 (3.63M)
Scream Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-4 and Counting
Sellouts
Showings
Seats Sold
Total Seats
Perct Sold
TOTALS
0
28
668
6355
10.51%
Total Seats Sold Today: 58
Comp
0.522x of A Quiet Place Part II Thu+Fri T-4 (10.12M)
0.949x of The Conjuring 3 T-4 (9.3M)
0.778x of Halloween Kills T-4 (3.78M)