Paramount’s “Smile 2” earned $2.5 million Thursday night at previews starting at 5 p.m. in 3,000 locations, $500,000 more than the 2022 film’s preview numbers. The first Smile opened with $22.6 million and rose to $105.9 million.
Advance sales indicated Smile 2 would go high at the domestic box office this weekend, but perhaps Paramount executives have something to grin about and the sequel will go even higher. . This weekend, Smile 2 will be showing all PLF screens and Imax venues will be showing Warner Bros.’ Joker: Folie à Deux.
“Smile 2” is certified Fresh with an 85% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, and 3 1/2 stars and 71% positive on PostTrak’s Fan Departure last night. Latino and Hispanic movie audiences were strong last night at 36%, compared to 40% white, 11% black, and 7% Asian American.
The sequel opens today on 3,619 screens. Smile architect Parker Finn is back for the $28 million sequel. The film stars Aladdin star Naomi Scott as a pop star who strangely sees people grinning on tour.
Smile 2 preview cashed in at $2.5 million in 2018, with a three-day total of $17.3 million and a five-day total of $31.2 million Tuesday previews for Blumhouse/Universal’s The First Purge is equivalent to
Meanwhile, Cineverse’s surprise Terrifier 3 earned $1.5 million, down 16% on Thursday, according to industry estimates, and had an opening weekend gross of $26.9 million.
“We live in time”
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We Live in Time, which A24 has expanded in stages, will be shown in 955 theaters this weekend and grossed $500,000 in previews last night. The Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh romance drama received an audience score of 98% on Rotten Tomatoes. Expectations are high. There are high hopes that this movie will once again revive romance at the box office. The John Crowley-directed title currently has a total of $820,000 in the U.S. and is down to $225,900 after opening in five theaters in New York City and Los Angeles in its first weekend.
Last night, there was a preview of Ketchup Entertainment’s Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis drama “Goodrich.” We’re still waiting for the numbers, but the audience exit rate was an impressive 5 stars, with 93% positive, and turnout was 61% male, 39% female, and 65% over 35. This movie directed by Harry Myers-Shyer has a 68% positive rating from critics. Pick blurb: Andy Goodrich (Keaton)’s life is forever changed when his wife and mother of 9-year-old twins enter a 90-day rehab program, leaving him alone with his young children. Thrown into the world of modern parenting, Goodrich relies on his daughter Grace (Kunis) from his first marriage and ultimately evolves into the father Grace never had.
Michael Keaton in “Goodrich”
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