Smile 2 - starring Naomi Scott, Lukas Gage and Jack Nicholson's son Ray - emerged <br>
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The fright flick eclipsed hot contender Terrifier 3 for the top <br>
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The Smile sequel starring Scott, 31, as a pop star who begins <br>
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prepares for a world tour, opened wide in more than 3,600 theaters,<br>
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pulling in a payday of $23 million.<br>
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Ray, whose mom is Nicholson's former partner Rebecca <br>
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Broussard, shocked fans with an eerie grin in the new movie, which was near-identical to the Oscar-winner's maniacal smile as Jack Torrance in the 1980 Stanley Kubrick classic,<br>
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In a legendary scene, an insane Jack hacks at a bathroom door with an axe as his cowering wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) screams inside.<br>
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As he busts a hole in the door, he sticks his face through, grins and exclaims:<br>
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'Here's Johnny!' in an improvised line.<br>
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The original Smile, released in September 2022, and starring Sosie <br>
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Bacon, was a sleeper hit, which was well received and earned $217,<br>
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408,513 globally.<br>
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Smile 2 has received a 83-percent critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an 83-percent Popcornmeter rating from <br>
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Smile 2 stars Jack Nicholson's son Ray (left). In the new horror, he recreated <br>
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Smile 2's big win at the box office has production companies <br>
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Paramount Pictures and Temple Hill beaming from ear to ear.<br>
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The fright flight opened in first place with a payday of $23 <br>
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Smile 2 actor is spitting image of horror icon father in eerie scene<br>
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The Wild Robot remained in second place after making its debut last <br>
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The animated feature about a shipwrecked robot <br>
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who lands on an island inhabited only by wild animals <br>
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has delighted audiences young and not so young to the tune of $10.1 million, according to Box Office Mojo. <br>
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Last week's champ, Terrifier 3 dropped to third place. <br>
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In this latest chapter of the franchise, Art the Clown is determined to slash his way <br>
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through a small town preparing for the Christmas holidays in order to finish the work <br>
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he started with a Halloween massacre in Terrifier 2. <br>
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Audiences have enjoyed the chase. Terrifier 3 kicked up <br>
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more than $9.3 million in ticket sales. <br>
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice lost some ground to the new arrivals, <br>
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but maintained a strong presence at theaters across the nation. <br>
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The haunted tale starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Jenna <br>
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Ortega conjured up an even $5 million and a fourth place finish. <br>
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Landing in fifth place after opening in wider release was We Live in Time. <br>
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Naomi Scott stars in Smile 2 as a pop star preparing for <br>
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a world tour who encounters a series of terrifying and inexplicable events<br>
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The Wild Robot remained in second place after making <br>
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its debut last week. The animated feature about a shipwrecked robot who lands <br>
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on an island inhabited only by wild animals has delighted audiences <br>
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young and not so young to the tune of $10.1 million this week<br>
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Last week's champ, Terrifier 3 dropped to third place.<br>
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The story follows Art the Clown as he tries to slash <br>
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The fright flick pulled in more than $9.3 million in ticket <br>
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The romantic drama, starring Andrew Garfield and Florence <br>
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Pugh as a couple who find themselves in a race against time, is <br>
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a hit with critics and audiences alike, earning $4.185 million over the <br>
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Joker:Folie à Deux continues its descent as audiences lose interested in the Joker sequel. <br>
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After three weeks in theaters, the film starring Joaquin Phoenix <br>
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and Lady Gaga has landed in sixth place with a take of $2.18 million. <br>
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The movie has yet to cover its $200 million budget, but <br>
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is inching toward it. So far the comic inspired film has collected $191,942,948 globally. <br>
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice lost some ground to the new arrivals, <br>
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but maintained a strong presence at theaters across the nation. The haunted tale starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder <br>
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and Jenna Ortega conjured up an even $5 million and a fourth place finish<br>
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Landing in fifth place after opening in wider release was We Live in Time.<br>
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The romantic drama starring Andrew Garfield and <br>
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Florence Pugh as a couple who find themselves in a race against time is a hit with critics and audiences alike, earning $4.185 million over the weekend<br>
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Piece by Piece, Pharrell Williams' creative biopic, fell two spots to sixth place.<br>
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The musical adventure told with Lego characters to illustrate the singer <br>
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and songwriter's rise to fame continues to do well with audiences, this week <br>
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putting together a payday of $2.1 million. <br>
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Transformers One parked in eighth place. <br>
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Joker:Folie à Deux continues its descent as audiences lose interested in the Joker sequel.<br>
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After three weeks in theaters, the film starring Joaquin Phoenix <br>
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and Lady Gaga has landed in sixth place with a take <br>
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of $2.18 million<br>
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Piece by Piece, Pharrell Williams' creative biopic, fell two spots to sixth place with payday of $2.1 <br>
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Transformers One parked in eighth place with earnings of nearly $2 million<br>
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Saturday Night, the film about the chaos behind the first ever <br>
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episode of late night staple Saturday Night <br>
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Live, dropped in the ratings to ninth place making $1.8 million its fourth <br>
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The Nightmare Before Christmas re-release rounds out the top <br>
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ten with $1.129 million beneath the tree <br>
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The animated adventure starring the voices of Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry <br>
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in the origin story for the beloved Optimus Prime and the <br>
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evil Megatron roared away with nearly $2 million. <br>
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Saturday Night, the film about the chaos behind the first ever <br>
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episode of late night staple Saturday Night Live, dropped in the ratings to ninth place.<br>
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The dramady starring Gabriel LaBell as SNL creator Lorne Michaels made $1.8 million its fourth <br>
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The Nightmare Before Christmas re-release rounds <br>
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out the top ten. The Tim Burton animated classic found $1.129 million under the tree,<br>
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as the film enjoys a renaissance with fans <br>
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and their progeny celebrating some three decades since it first appeared in theaters.<br>
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Smile 2 - starring Naomi