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{{Short description|2000 American slasher film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Scream 3
| image          = Scream3 ver2.jpg
| alt            =
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Wes Craven]]
| writer         = [[Ehren Kruger]]
| based_on       = {{based on|[[List of Scream (film series) characters|Characters]]|[[Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)|Kevin Williamson]]}}
| producer      = {{plainlist|
* [[Cathy Konrad]]
* Kevin Williamson
* [[Marianne Maddalena]]
}}
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* [[David Arquette]]
* [[Neve Campbell]]
* [[Courteney Cox|Courteney Cox Arquette]]
* [[Patrick Dempsey]]
* [[Scott Foley]]
* [[Lance Henriksen]]
* [[Matt Keeslar]]
* [[Jenny McCarthy]]
* [[Emily Mortimer]]
* [[Parker Posey]]
* [[Deon Richmond]]
* [[Patrick Warburton]]
}}<!--These actors are listed on the billing block of the poster. Please, do not add anyone else. Thank you.!-->
| cinematography = [[Peter Deming]]
| editing        = [[Patrick Lussier]]
| music          = [[Marco Beltrami]]
| production_companies = {{plainlist|
* [[Konrad Pictures]]<ref name="afi">{{cite web |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/61831-SCREAM-3 |title=Scream 3 |work=[[American Film Institute]] |access-date=March 9, 2016 |archive-date=October 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003053630/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/61831-SCREAM-3 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Craven-Maddalena Films|Craven/Maddalena Films]]<ref name="afi" />
}}
| distributor    = [[Dimension Films]]<ref name="afi" />
| released       = {{Film date|2000|2|3|[[Westwood, Los Angeles|Westwood]]|2000|02|04|United States}}
| runtime        = 117 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 116:44--><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/scream-3-2000-2 |title=''Scream 3'' (18) |work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |date=March 9, 2000 |access-date=October 16, 2016 |archive-date=September 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920150846/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/scream-3-2000-2 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $40{{nbsp}}million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scream3.htm |title=Scream 3 |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=November 11, 2019 |archive-date=May 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512070216/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scream3.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
| gross          = $161.8{{nbsp}}million<ref name="BOM" />
}}

'''''Scream 3''''' is a 2000 American [[slasher film]] directed by [[Wes Craven]] and written by [[Ehren Kruger]]. It stars [[David Arquette]], [[Neve Campbell]], [[Courteney Cox|Courteney Cox Arquette]], [[Parker Posey]], [[Patrick Dempsey]], [[Scott Foley]], [[Lance Henriksen]], [[Matt Keeslar]], [[Jenny McCarthy]], [[Emily Mortimer]], [[Deon Richmond]], and [[Patrick Warburton]]. It is a sequel to ''[[Scream 2]]'' (1997) and the third installment in the [[Scream (franchise)|''Scream'' film series]]. The film's story follows [[Sidney Prescott]] (Campbell), who has gone into self-imposed isolation following the events of the previous two films but is drawn to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] after a new [[Ghostface (Scream)|Ghostface]] begins killing the cast of the [[film within a film]] ''Stab 3''. ''Scream 3'' combines the violence of the slasher genre with comedy and "[[whodunit]]" mystery, while satirizing the [[cliché]] of [[Trilogy|film trilogies]]. Unlike the previous ''Scream'' films, there was an increased emphasis on comedic elements in this installment; the violence and horror were reduced in response to increased public scrutiny about [[Effects of violence in mass media|violence in media]], following the [[Columbine High School massacre]].

''[[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]'' (1996) screenwriter [[Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)|Kevin Williamson]] provided a five-page outline for two sequels to ''Scream'' when auctioning his original script, hoping to entice bidders with the potential of buying a franchise. Williamson's commitments to other projects meant he was unable to develop a complete script for ''Scream 3'', so writing duties were undertaken by Kruger, who discarded many of Williamson's notes. Craven and [[Marco Beltrami]] returned to direct and score the film, respectively. Production was troubled, including script rewrites, occasions when pages were only ready on the day of filming, and scheduling difficulties with the main cast. Principal photography took place from July to September 1999, and the ending was re-filmed in January 2000.

''Scream 3'' premiered on February 3, 2000, in [[Westwood, Los Angeles]], and was theatrically released the following day, grossing $161.8{{nbsp}}million worldwide on a budget of $40{{nbsp}}million. The film received mixed reviews but has been reappraised in recent years in the wake of the [[MeToo movement]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/01/13/all-5-scream-movies-ranked-from-worst-to-best-neve-campbell-courtney-cox/?sh=ff94ebd8c167|title = All 5 'Scream' Movies Ranked from Worst to Best|website = [[Forbes]]|access-date = January 18, 2022|archive-date = August 16, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220816000346/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?origin=publishertag&topUrl=www.forbes.com|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/435559/scream-movies-ranked-on-letterboxd-did-they-get-it-right/|title = 'Scream' Movies Ranked on Letterboxd: Did They Get it Right?|website= Dread Central |first=Chad |last=Collins |date= August 18, 2022|access-date = February 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url = https://ew.com/movies/scream-movies-ranked/ |first= Michael Lee |last=Simpson |title = The Scream movies, ranked |magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]] |date = September 27, 2022 |access-date = February 15, 2022}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> ''Scream 3'' was originally intended to be the final installment of the series until the franchise was revived with a sequel, ''[[Scream 4]]'', released on April 15, 2011.