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Box Office: ‘Smile 2’ Aims to Carve Out $20 Million in Opening Weekend
"Smile 2," a sequel to Paramount's creepy 2022 thriller, is hoping to put a grin on the face of despondent movie theater owners.
However, sources at Paramount are offering a more conservative estimate in the high teens, citing horror sequels like “Don’t Breathe 2” and “It: Chapter Two” that launched below their predecessors. In the spooky month of October, the scariest thing at the box office has been the collapse of “Joker: Folie à Deux,” which was primed to be another twisted comic book smash that would pack theaters through the Halloween season. So, Hollywood studios and exhibitors are looking to “Smile 2” and “Venom: The Last Dance” (Oct. 25) to salvage the fall season before Thanksgiving releases of “Wicked,” “Gladiator II” and “Moana 2.”
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