Screenshot Our 2nd box office hit: SMILE 2 opens to $23M domestically and $46M globally! Here’s something we rarely see: It’s a dead heat for the launch of Paramount’s Smile 2 at the domestic and international box office with $23M apiece. That makes for a $46M global debut. Overseas, the sequel to 2022’s surprise hit opened in 62 markets with the horror audience out in full force. On a like-for-like basis for the same group of markets, the offshore debut is 41% bigger than Smile’s opening weekend. What’s more, it’s the biggest Paramount horror opening in 13 markets, including Italy and Spain; and the biggest horror opening of 2024 in 13 markets, including France, Germany and Italy. Among the key results, the UK debuted to No. 2 with $2.6M at 607 locations. France, likewise opened at No. 2, taking $2.1M from 358 locations for the biggest horror opening of 2024. Germany also scored the best horror start of the year with $2M at 446 locations. In Australia, the sequel opened at No. 1, grossing $1.3M from 285 locations. Italy’s No. 2 start of $1.3M is the biggest ever Paramount horror opening in the market and the biggest horror opening of 2024. Also setting records, Norway scooped the biggest ever Paramount horror opening in the market and the biggest horror opening of 2024; Poland set the best ever Paramount horror opening there. Switzerland’s No. 1 bow was the biggest ever for a Paramount horror and tops for 2024. Further best-for-Par and/or tops for 2024 include Denmark, Sweden, Greece and Finland. source: DEADLINE Tags: Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Paramount, smile 2
