(New York) The Psychological Horror Movie Smile ranked first at the box office in the United States and Canada on Sunday, ahead of the dystopian thriller Don’t Worry Darlingwitness to the good form of disturbing stories in North American cinema.
Posted at 2:53 p.m.
Smilea Paramount production signed by director Parker Finn, collected $22 million in revenue between Friday and Sunday, according to estimates by Exhibitor Relations.
The film tells the disturbing story of a therapist, played by Sosie Bacon – daughter of actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick – who begins to lose touch with reality after witnessing a horrific event involving a patient.
Smile is ahead of another film with a disturbing scenario, Don’t Worry Darling ($7.3 million). Olivia Wilde’s film, which stars in it with Florence Pugh, Chris Pine and her boyfriend and pop star Harry Styles, topped the list last weekend.
Kind of Truman Show scary in 1950s America, Don’t Worry Darling takes place in Victory, a small model city built in the middle of the desert by a mysterious businessman, where material well-being is guaranteed but from which it is forbidden to leave.
The Woman Kinga historical epic of warriors from the kingdom of Dahomey (West Africa) in the 19th century, with Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis on the bill, slipped this weekend to third place with 7 million dollars in revenue.
Come next Brosa romantic comedy featuring a couple of men (4.8 million), then Avatar (4.7 million), James Cameron’s 2009 blockbuster rebroadcast ahead of the December release of the second installment, Avatar: The Way of Water.
Here is the rest of top 10 :
6- Ponniyin Selvan: Part One ($4.1 million)
7- Barbarian (2.8 million)
8- Bullet Train (1.4 million)
9- DC League of Super Pets (1.3 million)
10- Top Gun: Maverick (1.2 million)