Smile 2: Early Rotten Tomatoes Score Suggests Another Box Office Hit!
Smile 2's Rotten Tomatoes Debut: Is It Better Than the Original?
Get ready for more creepy smiles, horror fans! Smile 2 has officially arrived on Rotten Tomatoes, and initial reactions are seriously promising. Remember the 2022 original? Directed by Parker Finn, it starred Sosie Bacon as a therapist haunted by a supernatural entity after witnessing a patient's traumatic death; this movie was a seriously gigantic success; that scary smile became a meme! Finn returns to direct this sequel, this time starring Naomi Scott as pop star Skye Riley, who encounters some truly disturbing things right before a massive world tour. Before its theatrical release? The reviews are in! It really seems as if those early reports suggest another big win; creating significant anticipation.
Rotten Tomatoes shows Smile 2 currently has an 84% critics' score from 25 reviews. While this number is going to shift as more reviews arrive, it's already ahead of the original's 80%! The original had an awesome 77% audience score, and the sequel's audience score will come later once the movie officially hits theaters. But it sounds great so far!
Will Smile 2 Repeat the Original's Box Office Success?
Let’s be real, Smile was made on a shoestring $17 million budget. It generated a worldwide gross of $217.4 million. A smash hit. This was not surprising at all! It achieved these massive numbers largely thanks to killer viral marketing (actors’ creepy grins at events!), stellar reviews, superb imagery and great horror, and an exploration of the impacts of severe trauma! That alone is amazing!
This sequel's great early reception is encouraging, showing potential for a similar outcome, making a lot of people believe in it; creating hype even before its launch date! The budget is unknown (but trailers suggest a higher cost than the original) Yet early reports and trailers showcase significant changes, making this not simply “another release.” These aspects clearly hint towards its likely larger-scale nature which would likely result in massive box office results once it officially launches. If the Smile 2 budget's around $30 million, it just needs $60 million to break even– an easily achievable goal given the existing hype. Especially with its planned viral marketing, and early reviews which already hint that many would actually enjoy this movie and might actually give positive reviews.
Conclusion: Get Ready for Another Terrifying Ride with Smile 2
Early signs suggest Smile 2 is set for success; beating that initial Rotten Tomatoes score! It certainly already sounds much better than many sequels generally achieve. This makes people already interested and eager; adding those other aspects which might justify further investigations. Those viral campaigns already started generating some extra social media discussions which creates further buzz among social circles. If the creators capitalized effectively, those early numbers become very important as that particular momentum helps to increase profits even after its release, creating some extremely positive reviews and great success as more people pay attention. The terrifying ride looks set to continue!
