smile 2 and terrorist 3 Conquer the box office at the same time. Both horror films are sequels to successful releases in 2022, terrorist 3 – the latest gory outing from the horror villain The Art of the Clown – opened last weekend with $18.9 million, beating the $15.7 million of the previous installment, which had a budget of just $250,000. this smile 2 Upon its release, the original, in which pop star Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) is cursed by an evil smiling entity, became the highest-grossing horror film of 2022, grossing $217.4 million on a $17 million budget. revenue, so there’s more room to fill.
Every deadlineas of Saturday morning, smile 2 Expected to occupy the No. 1 position starting from the second weekend terrorist 3 The three-day opening weekend gross is expected to reach $23 million. This marks the first time since the original’s release that two different horror films have taken the No. 1 spot on consecutive weekends Smile In 2022, it will be replaced by the horror movie sequel Halloween is over after topping the charts for two consecutive weekends. Its box office total was almost exactly the same as the original 2022 film, which debuted at $22.6 million.
At the same time, every pack, terrorist 3 It’s expected to bring in an additional $9.5 million, down about 49% from its opening weekend. Horror movies typically see big drops in their second weekend, often reaching 60% or more, so this is a pretty solid result. The hit horror film dropped to No. 3 in its second weekend, bringing its cumulative domestic haul to $36.4 million, passing the $30 million milestone by the end of Saturday.
What this opening weekend means for Smile 2
it could become another major terrorist attack
The fact is smile 2 Considering how the film ended up doing at the global box office, it’s a bit surprising that it didn’t significantly surpass the original film’s debut. However, the sequel is far from a failure. If it maintains its lead over the original film, it could surpass $220 million at the global box office and become a major hit. That total would make it the third-highest-grossing film of the year so far, behind only A Quiet Place: Day One ($261.7 million) and Alien: Romulus ($350.4 million).
Movies typically need to make two and a half times their production budget, so
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The break-even point is likely to be around $70 million.
The film’s box office may also grow due to word of mouth. smile 2 Reviews gave the film a certified fresh score of 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, an improvement over the 80% score of the original film, which was also certified fresh. Additionally, it has an 86% audience score so far, a bigger improvement from the original’s 77% audience score, which may indicate it will have more staying power than the 2022 entry.
Our thoughts on the weekend box office
Terror strikes
successful at the same time terrorist 3 and smile 2 is giving horror movies a huge boost in 2024 because despite the likes of long legs and Spend the night with the devil became a hit song. This may be due to actors and writers fighting for fair pay during the 2023 strike, with many expected sequels being delayed until 2025. However, there are very few releases in the genre for the rest of the year, so they may be the last of the horror hits until January, when Blumhouse’s werewolf.
Source: Deadline and TheWrap
Smile 2 is the sequel to director Parker Finn’s 2022 psychological horror film, which centers on a therapist who witnesses a patient commit suicide, leading to a series of horrific supernatural events. The sequel will see Finn return as director and will be distributed by Paramount.
Director Parker Finn
Release date October 18, 2024
DistributorParamount Pictures
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Horror 3 follows Sienna and her brother as they try to escape the traumatic events of Art the Clown’s Halloween massacre. As they prepare for Christmas, Art reappears, bent on turning their holiday into a nightmare and continuing his reign of terror.
Director Damien Leon
Release date October 11, 2024
PublisherCineverse
Starring Lauren LaVella/David Howard Thornton/Antonella Rose/Elliot Fulham/Samantha Scafidi/Margaret Anne Floren Bryce Johnson/Alex Blair Robertson/Mason McAtea/Chris Fox/Luciana Vandert/Clint Howard/Bradley Scyth G/Daniel Roebuck/Chris Jericho/Tom Savini, Jason Patric, Alex Ross, Kelly Heyman, Karen Raffaello, Lisa Marie Farr Cone, Stephen Corfield Jr., Colin Kelly, Joe Falcone, Peter Mitchell, Mary Mather, Jon Abrahams
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