"Smile 2" Tops North American Box Office Mid-October 2024
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According to data from The Numbers, the horror film *Smile 2* (2024) topped the North American box office on its opening weekend, grossing US$23.02 million as of October 18, 2024.
This surpasses the record of its predecessor, *Smile* (2022), which earned US$22.6 million on its opening weekend on September 30, 2022.
*Smile 2* (2024)'s revenue has already covered its US$28 million production budget. The figure is still likely to increase as the film continues its theatrical run for several more weeks.
*Smile 2* is again directed by Parker Finn, but Naomi Scott now stars in the lead role, replacing Sosie Bacon whose character died in the first film.
Below is a list of the top 10 highest-grossing films in North America for the weekend, as reported by The Numbers on October 18, 2024:
1. *Smile 2*: US$23.02 million
2. *The Wild Robot*: US$10.09 million
3. *Terrifier 3*: US$9.3 million
4. *Beetlejuice Beetlejuice*: US$5 million
5. *We Live in Time*: US$4.18 million
6. *Joker: Folie a Deux*: US$2.14 million
7. *Piece by Piece*: US$2.04 million
8. *Transformers One*: US$1.98 million
9. *Saturday Night*: US$1.7 million
10. *The Nightmare Before*: US$1.22 million
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