Smile 2roars past another milestone as it continues its box office reign.Smile 2released to relatively positive reviewsearlier this fall. It followed up the 2022 breakout hitSmile, which, after a creative marketing campaign, ended up bringing in $217.4 million worldwide. Though these were hard shoes to fill forSmile 2, the film has not disappointed at the box office during its theatrical tenure, making money week after week.Smile 2’s cast includes Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lukas Gage, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Peter Jacobson, Ray Nicholson, Dylan Gelula, and Raul Castillo.
PerCollider,Smile 2has now made it past another major box office milestone. Adding in the totals from its fifth weekend of release,Smile 2has now made over $130 million worldwide. This total now positions the film as the fourth-highest-grossing horror movie at the domestic box office. On a worldwide scale,Smile 2has passedLonglegsto become the third-highest-grossing horror film worldwide. The only two horror movies above it areA Quiet Place: Day OneandAlien: Romulus.
What This Means For Smile 2
Smile 2 Was Very Profitable
The sequel nearly doubled the budget of theoriginalSmilefilm, but still sat at a mid-sized $30 million. This budget means thatSmile 2has more than quadrupled its budget in revenue. As a result, the Parker Finn-helmed horror sequel was extremely financially profitable, with a higher profit margin than the likes of box office ranking competitorA Quiet Place: Day One, for instance.This bodes well for the prospect ofSmile 3, as this burgeoning series clearly has the ability to make money.
Smile 2premieres on digital November 19.
Still,Smile 2’s profit was not nearly as high as the firstSmilemovie. This could come down to a number of factors, among them that there was more novelty associated with the first movie. Furthermore,Smile 2has had some significant competition for the past few weeks. This included the record-breaking low-budgethorror sequelTerrifier 3as well as the well-reviewed A24 cerebral horror thrillerHeretic.Smile 2’s competition may have held it back, but not enough to keep it from major milestones.
Our Take On Smile 2’s Box Office Success
Smile 2 Helps Tell The Story Of 2024’s Box Office Recovery
2024 has been a strange year at the box office, straddled between massive box office disappointments such asArgylleandFuriosa, and huge hits.Smile 2’s box office story is a testament to how much this year has recovered from early losses. Studios like Warner Bros. may still be reeling from some underwhelming titles, but success stories like that ofSmile 2show that the box office still has momentum this year, which is additionally positive going into awards season.
Smile 2
Cast
Smile 2 is the sequel to the 2022 psychological horror film by director Parker Finn that centers on a therapist who witnesses a patient’s suicide, leading to a series of terrifying supernatural events. The sequel will see the return of Finn as director, with Paramount continuing distribution.
