Weekend movie box office- Horror film -Smile 2- tops the list

This weekend’s box office rankings are dominated by horror films, with the supernatural sequel “Smile 2” debuting at the top spot in North America, raking in $23 million in its opening weekend. Halloween is just around the corner, and horror continues to reign. The sequel, directed again by Parker Finn, outperformed expectations and even surpassed the first installment’s opening weekend of $22 million.

“Terrifier 3,” in its second week, slipped to third place, while the critically acclaimed “Anora,” which recently won the prestigious Palme d’Or at Cannes, achieved the best per-theater average earnings in a year.

In “Smile 2,” Naomi Scott takes on the role of global pop superstar Skylar Riley. The production budget for this sequel was slightly higher than the first film’s $17 million.

Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s “The Wild Robot” managed to secure second place in its fourth week, surpassing the $100 million mark in total box office earnings.

“Terrifier 3,” directed by Damien Leone, was made on a modest budget of just $2 million. Following its release, it has received widespread acclaim and generated an additional $9.3 million this weekend, bringing its cumulative total to an impressive $36.2 million.

In contrast, the much-anticipated sequel “Joker: Folie à Deux” faced a significant downturn, wrapping its third week with only $220,000, a staggering 69% drop from the previous week. Its domestic total now stands at $56.4 million despite a hefty budget.

Tim Burton’s long-awaited sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” after 36 years, brought in an additional $5 million in its seventh weekend, currently boasting a domestic total of $284 million.

Lastly, the romantic drama “We Live In Time,” starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, expanded from five theaters last weekend to 985 this week, earning $4.2 million to land in fifth place. The film’s audience primarily consists of viewers under 35, with women making up 70% of that group. Plans for further expansion to more theaters next week are already in the works.