In 2022, Parker Finn's Smile ended up being a massive box office surprise. While there was originally a plan to release the horror movie via streaming, Paramount Pictures took a shot putting the film in theaters,

It wasn’t a particularly exciting weekend at the box office, because once again, there was only one single high-profile sequel and then a couple other smaller odds and ends. Read on for the weekend box office report.

The box office is ear-to-ear for “Smile 2,” with Paramount’s horror entry landing $9.4 million from 3,619 domestic locations across Friday and preview screenings. That’s above the $8.2 million opening day that the first “Smile” earned in 2022 - a successful kick-off for this sequel,

Paramount’s Smile 2 made $2.5M from previews last night at 3,000 locations, which is half million higher than the 2022 movie’s $2M preview figure. Smile went on to make a $22.6M opening and leg out to $105.

The pop star-centric sequel — which Mashable's Monica Castillo called "even more fun and gory this time around" in her review — isn't the only horror movie to crack the box of

Turn those box office frowns upside down, because “Smile 2,” the sequel to Paramount’s surprise horror hit, is opening this weekend. The film, written and directed once again by Parker Finn, has made $2.

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