The targets keep on falling asSmile 2keeps on climbing the Box Office ranks, withalmost a month in theaters doing nothing to stop the sequel’s momentum.Telling another tale of a grinning host’s demonic controller stalking, this time, a global pop sensation,Smile 2has solidified itself asone of 2024’s best horrors and a certified Box Office success.After four weekends on screens,the movie has earned $123 million worldwide, split between $60 million domestically and $63 million internationally.
Thanks to this sustained success, and a recent weekend in which the movie made $5 million just in the US,Smile 2is now less than $6 million away from entering thetop 25 movies at the 2024 domestic Box Office. Having now surpassedrecent franchise-behemoth rivalsinTransformers OneandJoker: Folie á Deux,Smile 2needs to only toppleThe Beekeeperto earn its deserved place on this prestigious list, with continued success perhaps helping it climb into the top 20 sometime soon.
‘Smile 2’ Excels Thanks to Naomi Scott
The response toSmile’s hotly-anticipated sequel has been almost wholly positive, with many declaring it an improvement on the first outing and one of the year’s best horrors. With a certified freshRotten Tomatoesscore of 85%, plus an audience rating of 81%, the discourse surrounding the film has been enough to make anyone beam from ear to ear, even if they’re too scared to do so. Bursting with moments to keep you on the edge of your seat and watching between the gaps in your fingers,Smile 2is simply an excellent horror, and one that excels thanks to its lead, Naomi Scott.Scott’s immersive performance manages to carry the film through its toughest moments, with her selling of the fear factor raising the bar as the horror crescendos to a terrifying close. TheAladdinactress' performance was praised by Collider’sJeff Ewing, who said in hisreview of the film:
“Giving all these aspects their due,it’s Naomi Scott who steals the show here. Poor Skye Riley is routinely isolated, confused, scared half to death, judged, and made to question her sanity, and Scott handles all these challenges exceptionally. She delivers a protagonist who’s sympathetic and problematic, complex, and strong-willed but near heart attack levels of terror for much of the film’s runtime. She’s genuinely incredible in a particular scene with a bevy of dancers,which also happens to be one of the year’s best horror sequences, bar none.Rosemarie DeWittis excellent as Skye’s ever-watchful mother, whileKyle Gallnermemorably returns as Joel from the first film andRay Nicholson hauntingly adaptshis father’s famed Kubrick Stareinto a Kubrick Smile. It’s still a massive showcase for Scott, whocements herself as a scream queen to watch.”
Smile 2is about to enter the top 25 movies at the 2024 domestic Box Office. You can catch the movie in theaters right now.
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.
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