Smile Opens #1 With Box Office Haul That Earns Back Budget & Then Some
Smile has topped the box office, making back its budget in just one weekend. The film, which opened on September 30, was written and directed by Parker Finn, making his feature debut.
The cast includes Mare of Easttown’s Sosie Bacon, The Boys’ Jessie T. Usher, Veronica Mars’ Kyle Gallner, Neighbours’ Caitlin Stasey, Harold and Kumar’s Kal Penn, and Marvel’s Defenders universe recurring star Rob Morgan.
Smile follows Dr. Rose Cotter (Bacon), who witnesses the death of a psychiatric patient. After this incident, she begins to see the people around her exhibiting strange behavior – namely, a creepy, unwavering smile.
While at first it seems as if she is experiencing hallucinations, she works to get to the bottom of what may be a supernatural threat to her life.
Per Variety, Smile is topping the weekend with a domestic box office gross of $22 million, handily besting the other new wide release, the LGBTQ+ rom-com Bros.
Considering the fact that the horror thriller had a production budget of $17 million, it is likely already in the black, or at least well on its way once the publicity and advertising budget is figured in.
