Horror movies dominate with Smiley 2 on top, Terrifying 3 scare major milestone in week 2 [Full Chart Update]

Smile 2 And Terrifying 3 are simultaneously conquering the box office. Both horror titles are sequels to successful 2022 releases, with Terrifying 3 — the $2 million blood-soaked outing for slasher villain Art The Clown — opened last weekend to $18.9 million, besting the entire $15.7 million run of the previous installment, which had a minuscule budget of $250,000. The Smile 2 release – which sees pop star Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) cursed by the evil smiling entity – has even bigger shoes to fill, as the original became the top-grossing horror title of 2022, earning $217.4 million against its $17 million budget .

Per Termfrom Saturday morning, Smile 2 is projected to take the No. 1 slot from the second weekend of Terrifying 3 with a projected 3-day opening weekend total of $23 million. This is the first time that two different horror movies have taken No. 1 on consecutive weekends since the release of the original smile in 2022, which was usurped by the slasher sequel Halloween ends After two weekends it topped the chart. Its total is almost exactly the same as the original 2022 movie, which debuted to $22.6 million.

Meanwhile, Terrifying 3 is projected to take in an additional $9.8 millionWhich would be an approx 48% Fall of its opening weekend. Horror movies typically have big drops in their second weekends, which can often reach 60% or more, so this is a very solid result. This sees the hit slasher movie sink to number 3 In its second weekend as its cumulative domestic total reaches $36.7 millionPushing past the $30 million milestone. Below, see the full domestic Top 5 for the weekend:

While The wild robot And Beetlejuice Beetlejuice have kept their places at No. 2 and No. 4 respectively, the We live in time Release expanding after its limited opening Allowing the romance of Andrew Garfield and Florence Pooh to rise to number 5 With a gross of more than $4 million, bringing his cumulative total to $4.5 million. The movie expanded from five theaters to 985, accounting for the boost, although its per-theater average is strong, as it is playing in significantly fewer theaters than the rest of the Top 4, which all run in more than 2,500 locations.

The new arrivals naturally saw two titles drop off the chart. The animated LEGO Pharrell biopic Piece by piece fell from No. 5 to No. 7 with a 45% drop and $2.1 million haul, while the Joker: Folie à Deux Box office continued its free fall, dropping a staggering 69% with $2.18 million and hitting No. 6 in weekend 3 after falling to No. 3 in its second weekend. Its cumulative domestic total is $56.4 million, A far cry from its reported $450 million break-even point.

What the opening weekend means for Smile 2

It could become another major horror hit

The fact that Smile 2 That it didn’t surpass the original movie’s debut by a significant margin is something of a surprise, considering how well the title did at the end of its worldwide box office run. However, the sequel is far from being a failure. If it continues its lead from the original movie, It could be more than $220 million worldwideBecoming a major hit. That total would make it the third highest-grossing movie of the year so far, behind A Quiet Place: Day One ($261.7 million) and Alien: Romulus ($350.4 million).

The movie’s box office may also grow due to word of mouth. Smile 2 Reviews earned the movie A certified fresh score of 84% on rotten tomatoesAn improvement on the original movie’s 80% score, which was also certified fresh. Furthermore, it has earned an 86% audience score so far, an even bigger improvement over the original audience score of 77%, which could show that it will have more staying power than the 2022 title.

Our Take on the Weekend Box Office

Horror is hitting hard

The simultaneous success of Terrifying 3 And Smile 2 Gives a huge boost to 2024 horror movies, vi The genre has declined a bit after a stellar few years Despite titles such as Long legs And Late night with the devil become major fever. This could be the result of many anticipated sequels being pushed to 2025 as actors and writers fought for fair pay during the 2023 strikes. However, the rest of the year’s schedule for titles in the genre is sparse, so they could be the last horror hits until January, which will be released by Blumhouse. Wolf man.

Source: Term