Smile 2 - starring Naomi Scott, Lukas Gage and Jack Nicholson's son Ray -
emerged as the winner after a horror movie box office showdown.
The fright flick eclipsed hot contender Terrifier 3 for the top spot.
The Smile sequel starring Scott, 31, as
a pop star who begins experiencing terrifying and inexplicable events as she prepares
for a world tour, opened wide in more than 3,600 theaters, pulling in a payday of $23 million.
Ray, whose mom is Nicholson's former partner Rebecca Broussard,
shocked fans with an eerie grin in the new movie, which was
near-identical to the Oscar-winner's maniacal smile as Jack Torrance in the
1980 Stanley Kubrick classic, The Shining.
In a legendary scene, an insane Jack hacks at a bathroom door with an axe as
his cowering wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) screams inside.
As he busts a hole in the door, he sticks his face through, grins
and exclaims: 'Here's Johnny!' in an improvised line.
The original Smile, released in September 2022, and starring Sosie Bacon,
was a sleeper hit, which was well received and earned $217,408,513
globally.
Smile 2 has received a 83-percent critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an 83-percent Popcornmeter rating from audiences.
Smile 2 stars Jack Nicholson's son Ray (left). In the new horror, he recreated the Oscar-winner's maniacal smile as
Jack Torrance in the 1980 Stanley Kubrick classic, The Shining
Smile 2's big win at the box office has production companies Paramount Pictures and
Temple Hill beaming from ear to ear. The
fright flight opened in first place with a payday of $23 million
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The Wild Robot remained in second place after making its debut last
week.
The animated feature about a shipwrecked robot who lands on an island inhabited only
by wild animals has delighted audiences young and not so young to the tune
of $10.1 million, according to Box Office Mojo.
Last week's champ, Terrifier 3 dropped to third place.
In this latest chapter of the franchise, Art the Clown is determined
to slash his way through a small town preparing for the Christmas holidays
in order to finish the work he started with a Halloween massacre in Terrifier 2.
Audiences have enjoyed the chase. Terrifier
3 kicked up more than $9.3 million in ticket sales.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice lost some ground to the
new arrivals, but maintained a strong presence at theaters across the nation.
The haunted tale starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Jenna
Ortega conjured up an even $5 million and a fourth place finish.
Landing in fifth place after opening in wider release
was We Live in Time.
Naomi Scott stars in Smile 2 as a pop star preparing for a world tour who encounters a
series of terrifying and inexplicable events
The Wild Robot remained in second place after making its debut last week.
The animated feature about a shipwrecked robot who lands on an island inhabited only by wild animals has delighted audiences
young and not so young to the tune of $10.1 million this week
Last week's champ, Terrifier 3 dropped to third place.
The story follows Art the Clown as he tries to slash his way through a small town preparing for the Christmas
holidays. The fright flick pulled in more than $9.3 million in ticket sales
The romantic drama, starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh as a
couple who find themselves in a race against time, is a hit with
critics and audiences alike, earning $4.185 million over the
weekend.
Joker:Folie à Deux continues its descent as audiences lose interested in the Joker sequel.
After three weeks in theaters, the film starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga
has landed in sixth place with a take of $2.18
million.
The movie has yet to cover its $200 million budget,
but is inching toward it. So far the comic inspired film has collected $191,942,948 globally.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice lost some ground to the new arrivals, but maintained a strong presence at theaters across
the nation. The haunted tale starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Jenna Ortega conjured up an even $5 million and
a fourth place finish
Landing in fifth place after opening in wider release was We Live in Time.
The romantic drama starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh as a couple who
find themselves in a race against time is a hit with critics and audiences alike, earning $4.185 million over the weekend
Piece by Piece, Pharrell Williams' creative biopic,
fell two spots to sixth place.
The musical adventure told with Lego characters to illustrate the
singer and songwriter's rise to fame continues to do well with audiences, this week
putting together a payday of $2.1 million.
Transformers One parked in eighth place.
Joker:Folie à Deux continues its descent as
audiences lose interested in the Joker sequel. After three weeks
in theaters, the film starring Joaquin Phoenix
and Lady Gaga has landed in sixth place with a take of $2.18 million
Piece by Piece, Pharrell Williams' creative biopic, fell
two spots to sixth place with payday of $2.1 million
Transformers One parked in eighth place with earnings
of nearly $2 million
Saturday Night, the film about the chaos behind the first ever episode of
late night staple Saturday Night Live, dropped in the ratings to
ninth place making $1.8 million its fourth weekend in theaters
The Nightmare Before Christmas re-release rounds out the top ten with $1.129 million beneath
the tree
The animated adventure starring the voices of Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry in the origin story for the beloved
Optimus Prime and the evil Megatron roared away with nearly $2 million.
Saturday Night, the film about the chaos behind the first ever episode of late night staple Saturday Night Live, dropped in the ratings to ninth place.
The dramady starring Gabriel LaBell as SNL creator Lorne Michaels made $1.8 million its fourth weekend
in theaters.
The Nightmare Before Christmas re-release rounds
out the top ten. The Tim Burton animated classic found $1.129
million under the tree, as the film enjoys a renaissance with fans
and their progeny celebrating some three decades since it
first appeared in theaters.
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