In 2022, Parker Finn's Smile ended up being a massive box office surprise. While there was originally a plan to release the horror movie via streaming, Paramount Pictures took a shot putting the film in theaters,

Tis the season for horror, as Paramount’s “Smile 2” and Cineverse/Bloody Disgusting’s “Terrifier 3” have proven that there’s plenty of appetite among moviegoers for gruesome Halloween scares to allow them both to thrive at the box office.

It wasn’t a particularly exciting weekend at the box office, because once again, there was only one single high-profile sequel and then a couple other smaller odds and ends. Read on for the weekend box office report.