A sequel to horror hit movie Smile~2022 from 2022 hits the top of the North American box office this weekend as Smile 2 knocks Terrifier 3 down to number 3

The movie takes $22.6 Million on its debut weekend which is very much in the same ballpark as the original took 2 years ago.

Terrifier 3 which topped t he box office last weekend falls to number 3 this weekend with a $9.3 Million weekend gross, only a 34% drop.

The movie has taken an incredible $36.2 Million to date, in comparison Terrifier 2 has taken $2.4 Million after 2 weekends.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 18th - 20th October 2024

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $23,000,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $23,000,000 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Smile which took $22,609,925 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $10,100,000 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $101,717,115 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 16th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,307,882 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $36,215,033 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Terrifier 2 which took $2,475,000 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,000,000 over the weekend, a 32% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $283,973,139 after 7 weekends of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Beetlejuice which took $2,475,000 at the box office after 7 weekends of release.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $4,185,758 over the weekend, a 95% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $4,506,030 after 2 weekends of release

With Twisters currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Deadpool and Wolverine
• The Beast Within
• Didi
• Humane
• The Fabulous Four

Deadpool and Wolverine

• The movie is directed by Shawn Levy, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Shawn Levy also directed Night At the Museum 2 in 2009 which grossed $113.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $413.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ryan Reynolds who also starred in Van Wilder (2002).
• The film also stars Hugh Jackman who's last movie was Oklahoma! (1999).
• Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Deadpool 2 in 2018, Free Guy in 2021 and X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009.
• Shawn Levy directed Ryan Reynolds in Free Guy
• Shawn Levy directed Hugh Jackman in Real Steel
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Beast Within

• The movie is from director Alexander J. Farrell.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kit Harington who also starred in The Death and Life of John F. Donovan (2019).
• The film also stars Ashleigh Cummings who's last movie was Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Didi

• The movie is directed by Sean Wang, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Sean Wang also directed 2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films Documentary in 2024.
• It stars Izaac Wang who also starred in Think Like a Dog (2020).
• The film also stars Joan Chen who's last movie was Under the Light (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Humane

• The movie is from director Caitlin Cronenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jay Baruchel who also starred in Nick and Norahs Infinite Playlist (2009).
• The film also stars Emily Hampshire who's last movie was Fitting In (2024).
• They also appeared together in Cosmopolis in 2012.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Fabulous Four

• The movie is directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Jocelyn Moorhouse also directed A Thousand Acres in 1997 which grossed $7.9 Mil. in the US and grossed $7.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Susan Sarandon who also starred in Shall We Dance (2005).
• The film also stars Bette Midler who's last movie was Hocus Pocus 2 (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 4 new movies released

• Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie - Friday, 2nd August - streaming
• Harold and the Purple Crayon - Friday, 2nd August
• Trap - Friday, 2nd August
• Sing Sing - Friday, 12th July

Sequel movie The Exorcist: Believer is set to keep the 50 year old The Exorcist franchise alive as the new movie makes its debut a the top of the US box office with a gross of over $26 Million.

Dropping from the top where it made its debut last weekend is PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie which has now taken $38 Million at the US box office.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 6th - 8th October 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $26,497,600 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist which failed to gross anything at the box office.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $11,330,072 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $38,447,060 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $7,837,343 over the weekend, a 57% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $32,242,136 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Spiral: From the Book of Saw which took $15,873,020 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,245,290 over the weekend, a 56% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $25,075,327 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $3,205,406 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $10,565,867 after 2 weekends of release

After bypassing a theatrical release, which upset a number of fans, the long awaited sequel Hocus Pocus 2 becomes the biggest debut for the streaming platform Disney+ to date.

The movie which is a follow up to the 1993 movie Hocus Pocus was released onto the platform on Friday 30th September and heads up their Halloween season.

The movie stars Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker who all reprise their roles as the Sanderson Sisters, a trio of witches who crave for the souls of children.

The original movie was not a hit on its release but has over the last 30 years become a massive hit raking up views over the October Halloween season each year.

It's a shame than the movie never got a theatrical release as cinemas are struggling for big hits at the moment as there has not been an event movie released in a long time, this would have had a £3 - £5 Million debut easily.

Disney seems intent on pushing its streaming service which new movies like this and its 150 Million + subscribers makes it one of the largest streaming platforms.

Thank you to the magical Hocus Pocus community for making #HocusPocus2 the #1 film premiere on #DisneyPlus to date! pic.twitter.com/mGRbScYHzf

— Disney+ (@DisneyPlus) October 4, 2022

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 30th September 2022, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Don't Worry Darling from the top of the North American box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

• BROS
• The Good House
• Hocus Pocus 2
• Blonde
• The Greatest Beer Run Ever
• Wolf Pack
• Smile

BROS

• The movie is directed by Nicholas Stoller, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Nicholas Stoller also directed Storks in 2016 which grossed $72.7 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Luke Macfarlane who also starred in Rock, Paper, Scissors (2017).
• The film also stars Billy Eichner who was last seen in Noelle (2019).
• The MPAA age rating is

The Good House

• The movie is from director Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sigourney Weaver who also starred in Crazy On the Outside (2010).
• The film also stars Kevin Kline who was last seen in The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022).
• Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Investigation: A Search For the Truth In Ten Acts in 2019, Dave in 1993, The Tale of Despereaux in 2008 and The Ice Storm in 1998.
• The MPAA age rating is

Hocus Pocus 2

• The movie is directed by Anne Fletcher, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Anne Fletcher also directed 27 Dresses in 2008 which grossed $76.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $162.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bette Midler who also starred in The Thorn (1974).
• The film also stars Kathy Najimy who was last seen in Dumplin' (2018).
• Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Hocus Pocus in 1993 and Jackie's Back! in 1999.
• The MPAA age rating is

Blonde

• The movie is directed by Andrew Dominik, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Andrew Dominik also directed Killing Them Softly in 2012 which grossed $15 Mil. in the US and grossed $37.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ana de Armas who also starred in Overdrive (2017).
• The film also stars Lucy DeVito who was last seen in Dumbo (2019).
• The MPAA age rating is

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

• The movie is directed by Peter Farrelly, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Peter Farrelly also directed Hall Pass in 2011 which grossed $45.1 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Zac Efron who also starred in Scoob! (2020).
• The film also stars Russell Crowe who was last seen in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
• The MPAA age rating is

Wolf Pack

• The movie is from director Michael Chiang.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jin Zhang who also starred in The Love Clinic (2010).
• The film also stars Gianluca Zoppa who was last seen in Too Cool to Kill (2022).

Smile

• The movie is from director Parker Finn.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sosie Bacon who also starred in Loverboy (2005).
• The film also stars Kyle Gallner who was last seen in Scream (2022).
• The MPAA age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Here are 2 of the new movies for next weekend

• Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile - Friday, 14th October
• Amsterdam - Friday, 7th October