Hit 2022 psychological horror movie smile Performs admirably during its streaming debut. Written and directed by Parker Finn, as an adaptation of his short film Laura did not sleep, smile Follows a therapist, played by Sosie Bacon, who begins to experience strange supernatural events after witnessing the suicide of a patient. The movie, which co-stars Jesse T. Usher, Kyle Gallner and Cal Penn, was a box office hit, grossing just over $217 million during its theatrical run against a production budget of $17 million. It also spawned a sequel, the highly-rated Smile 2which hits theaters on October 18.
Now, a couple of years into its theatrical run, smile has hit streaming platforms and is enjoying great success. The movie debuted in the Top 5 for both Hulu and Paramount+A major achievement because it’s on both platforms at the same time and is only a couple of years old. smile Hit the No. 3 spot on Hulu’s Top 10 Movies Now chart, only losing Shout 6 And A Quiet Place: Day One. Meanwhile, it debuted at No. 1 on Paramount+’s top 15 movies today, beating out Mr. Crockett, Fanatic: Tegan and Sara’s catfishingAnd The Purge: Election Year.
What Smile’s streaming performance means for the franchise
Renewed interest could benefit Smile 2’s box office run
smile‘s huge success during its theatrical run helped cement its status as one of the more iconic and memorable horror movies of recent times. Now that the film has found a new life on streaming, This could bode well for the long-term future of the smile Franchise. Not only does it attract a new audience to the movie, it can even increase the interest in the movie on home media, and it makes the chances of further installments more likely.
on this, The latest release from Smile 2 is bound to have stoked interest in the first movieWith viewers possibly keen to revisit the first before watching the second, or even check out smile For the first time before heading to theaters to see Smile 2. What’s more, the theatrical run of the sequel, which took just under $9.4 million to date on its opening day, is sure to be boosted by the renewed interest in the first movie. The film is projected to gross around $23 million over the course of its opening weekend.
Our verdict on what smile is good on streaming
Halloween season and the release of Smile 2 will have influenced its success
There are always a lot of factors at play when a movie finds recent success on streaming platforms, and smile is no different. I think the main reasons behind this movie doing well on streaming are the Halloween season generating more interest in horror movies, and the recent release of Smile 2. Along with its franchise-changing twist ending, and a successful box office run for both films, surely we will see the franchise expand to at least a third movie in the future.
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