Parker Finn returned to direct “Smile 2,” which cost $28 million. Naomi Scott stars as a pop singer who begins to experience a series of disturbing events as she embarks on tour. It has been well-received by audiences, earning a “B” grade on CinemaScore and improving from the first film’s “B-” mark.

Horror movies topped the domestic box office charts and an Oscar contender got off to a sparkling start this weekend.

Joker: Folie à Deux may have used Dick Van Dyke’s “Put On A Happy Face” in its promo, but it’s Smile 2 that has the whole world smiling with it. The entity clearly did its job, because the horror sequel spread to the masses in a big way.

Tis the season for horror, as Paramount's "Smile 2" and Cineverse/Bloody Disgusting's "Terrifier 3" have proven that there's plenty of appetite among moviegoers for gruesome Halloween scares to allow them both to thrive at the box office.

The film, written and directed once again by Parker Finn, has made $2.5 million in Thursday previews so far at the box office. In comparison, the 2022 original film made $2 million in previews back in the first weekend of October.

There’s good news for several films at the box office this weekend, starting with Paramount’s “ Smile 2 ,” which despite competition from the gory indie darling “Terrifier 3” is set to match the opening weekend of its predecessor with a $23 million launch from 3,

Horror movies topped the domestic box office charts and the Oscar contender “Anora” got off to a sparkling start this weekend

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 horror sequel “Smile 2” opened atop the box office this weekend, taking in $23 million at North American theaters, according to industry estimates released Sunday. Writer-director Parker Finn’s follow-up to his 2022 hit beat out “The Wild Robot,