Smile 2 has outdone the original movie with its worldwide opening weekend. The Smile 2 The release comes almost exactly two years after the original 2022 movie became the No. 1 horror release of the year worldwide, earning $217.4 million against its slim $17 million budget. For the sequel, writer-director Parker Finn returned to helm a story about pop star Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) who is cursed by the evil smiling entity of the franchise. The cast also includes Rosemarie DeWitt, Kyle Gallner, Lukas Gage, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Peter Jacobson, Raúl Castillo, Dylan Gelula and Ray Nicholson.
Per VarietyAs of Sunday morning, the global opening weekend of Smile 2 is projected to reach a three-day total of $46 million. That comes from an even split of $23 million at the domestic box office and $23 million in international markets. That’s even with the original’s 2022 hit, though it pulled ahead in every market, as the original grossed $22.6 million in North America and $36.5 million worldwide.
What this means for smile 2
His increased budget changes the math somewhat
The sequel about the return of the smile curse is On track to become a hit just like the original. If it maintains its current lead, it’s entirely within the realm of possibility that the 2024 horror movie could reach a worldwide gross of $274 million or more. This would see it outgrown A Quiet Place: Day One ($261.8 million) to become the second highest grossing horror movie of the year behind Alien: Romulus ($350.4 million).
Because a movie typically needs to earn two and a half times its budget to make a profit, this Probably sets the break-even point for Smile 2 At about $70 million or more. It should be able to clear the total with ease, although it may not be a hit on the level of the original in terms of return on investment. The film cost $28 million, which is an $11 million increase from the price of the original 2022 film. In order to have the same level of success, it would have to earn $358 million.
Our debut on the smile 2
The movie’s reception could boost his prospects
Ultimately, it remains to be seen how high the new movie can climb at the end of its run. it Could get a strong word-of-mouth boostlike Smile 2 Reviews earned it 83% Rotten Tomatoes scores from critics and audiences, surpassing the original movie’s 80% and 77% scores. If that’s the case and it avoids the typically harsh drop of the horror genre from Week 2 (the original dropped a miraculously low 18%), it could continue to climb at an unprecedented level.
Source: Variety