Smile 2 - starring Naomi Scott, Lukas Gage and Jack Nicholson's son Ray - emerged as the winner after a horror movie box office showdown.<br>
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The fright flick eclipsed hot contender Terrifier 3 for the top spot.<br>
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The Smile sequel starring Scott, 31, as a pop star <br>
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who begins experiencing terrifying and inexplicable events as she prepares <br>
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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 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 <br>
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Kubrick classic, The Shining.<br>
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In a legendary scene, an insane Jack hacks at a bathroom door <br>
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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 <br>
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Sosie 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 audiences. <br>
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Smile 2 stars Jack Nicholson's son Ray (left).<br>
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In the new horror, he recreated the Oscar-winner's maniacal smile as Jack Torrance <br>
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in the 1980 Stanley Kubrick classic, The Shining<br>
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Smile 2's big win at the box office has production companies 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 million <br>
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Smile 2 actor is spitting image of horror icon father <br>
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The Wild Robot remained in second place after making <br>
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its debut last week. <br>
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The animated feature about a shipwrecked robot who lands 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, according to Box Office <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 <br>
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determined to slash his way through a small town preparing for the Christmas holidays in order to <br>
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finish the work he started with a Halloween massacre in Terrifier 2. <br>
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Audiences have enjoyed the chase. Terrifier 3 kicked up more than $9.3 million in ticket sales. <br>
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice lost some ground to the new arrivals, but maintained a strong <br>
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The haunted tale starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Jenna Ortega conjured up an even $5 million and <br>
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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 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 its debut last week.<br>
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The animated feature about a shipwrecked robot who lands on an island inhabited only by wild animals has delighted audiences young and not <br>
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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 his way through a small town preparing for the Christmas <br>
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holidays. 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 Pugh <br>
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as a couple who find themselves in a race against time, is a hit with critics and audiences alike, earning $4.185 <br>
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Joker:Folie à Deux continues its descent as audiences lose interested in the <br>
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Joker sequel. <br>
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After three weeks in theaters, the film starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga has landed in sixth <br>
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place with a take of $2.18 million. <br>
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The movie has yet to cover its $200 million budget, <br>
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but is inching toward it. So far the comic inspired <br>
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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, <br>
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Winona Ryder and Jenna Ortega conjured up an even $5 million and <br>
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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 Florence Pugh as a couple who find themselves in a race against time is a hit with critics and audiences alike, earning $4.185 <br>
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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 <br>
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to illustrate the singer 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 and Lady Gaga has landed in sixth place <br>
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with a take of $2.18 million<br>
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Piece by Piece, Pharrell Williams' creative biopic, fell two spots <br>
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to sixth place with payday of $2.1 million<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 <br>
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ever episode of late night staple Saturday Night Live, dropped in the ratings to ninth place making $1.8 million its fourth weekend in theaters<br>
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The Nightmare Before Christmas re-release rounds out the top 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 in the origin story for the beloved Optimus Prime <br>
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and the evil Megatron roared away with nearly $2 million. <br>
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Saturday Night, the film about the chaos behind the first ever episode of late night staple Saturday Night Live, dropped in the ratings to <br>
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ninth place.<br>
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The dramady starring Gabriel LaBell as SNL creator Lorne Michaels made <br>
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$1.8 million its fourth weekend in theaters. <br>
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The Nightmare Before Christmas re-release rounds out the top ten. The Tim Burton animated classic found $1.129 million under <br>
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the tree, as the film enjoys a renaissance with fans and their progeny celebrating some three decades since it first appeared in theaters.<br>
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Smile 2 - starring Naomi