Smile 2 grinning from ear to ear, No. 1 in theaters on its opening day

It was all smiles in the box office.“Smile 2” smirked its way to No.1 on Friday, its first day in theaters, with sales of $9.4 million, according to The Numbers.The psychological supernatural horror flick, the sequel to 2022’s “Smile,” is projected to earn $23 million on its opening weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter.It stars Jack Nicholson’s son Ray, whom The Post said “is a dead ringer for his 87-year-old Hollywood royalty father in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 masterpiece ‘The Shining.'”Ray stars as the deceased boyfriend of a pop singer, played by Naomi Scott, who has hallucinations of him smiling at her.In second place was “Terrifier 3,” with just over $3 million in revenue.The slasher film, which was in the number one spot last Friday, its theatrical debut, could earn up to $8 million this weekend, as per Deadline.

“The Wild Robot” landed in third on its third Friday in theaters, with a just over $2.8 million-dollar take.“We Live in Time,” took fourth place on its box office debut, earning just over $1.8 million.The romantic drama, which stars Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, was slammed by some critics, with the Huffington Post deeming it “frustrating,” and Mashable calling it the “biggest cinema disappointment of the year.”In fifth on Friday, its seventh in theaters, was “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” with earnings of $1.38 million.

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