Psychological horror film “Smile” topped the box office in the United States and Canada on Sunday, ahead of the dark thriller “Don’t Worry Darling”, proving that scary tapes attract a large audience to North American screens.
Produced by Paramount and directed by Parker Finn, “Smile” grossed $22 million between Friday and Sunday, according to figures released Sunday by Expeter Relations.
The film deals with a touching story about a doctor played by Susie Bacon – the daughter of actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick – who loses touch with reality after witnessing a horrific event that happened to a patient.
“Smile” came before another movie with a frightening scenario as well, “Don’t Worry Darling”, which earned $ 7.3 million, falling to second place after it was ranked first last weekend, and it is directed by Olivia Wilde, who plays a role in it alongside her life partner. Pop star Harry Styles, actresses Florence Pugh and Chris Pine.
“Don’t Worry Darling” has been likened to an updated version of “The Truman Show” (199, set) in the United States during the fifties of the twentieth century in the small typical Victorian town built by a mysterious businessman in the middle of the desert, and in which the inhabitants have all the necessities of material comfort, but on condition The only thing is that they don’t leave.
And the movie “The Woman King” produced by Sony continued its decline, as it ranked third, with revenues of seven million dollars. Starring in this work is Oscar-winning Viola Davis, a historical story about an army of African female warriors in the Kingdom of Dahomey (West Africa) in the 19th century.
It was followed in fourth place by the movie ” Bros ” , which deals with the story of two men in a romantic relationship, with revenues of 4.8 million dollars, while the famous movie “Avatar” from 2009, directed by James Cameron, came in fifth with 4.7 million dollars. Currently, in anticipation of the release of the second part of it next December, entitled “Avatar: The Way of Water”.
Here are the five remaining films in this week’s ranking:
6. “Bonign Sylvain: Part 1” ($4.1 million)
7 – “Barberian” (2.8 million)
8 – Bullet Train (1.4 million)
9 – “The DC League of Super-Beats” (1.3 million)
10 – Top Gun: Maverick (1.2 million)
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