Paramount and Temple Hill’s Smile 2 placed No. 3 in its third outing as it crossed the $100 million mark at the global box office. The pic fell 29 percent in North America to $6.8 million for a domestic tally of $52.6 million and $109.7 million (it is unusual for a horror film to travel so well overseas, where the sequel has grossed $57.1 million).

The box office is rather quiet on this weekend before Election Day, with no films challenging Sony/Columbia's "Venom: The Last Dance" for the No. 1 spot as it cruises to the top spot with $22 million in its second weekend.

As Americans prepare to watch the election next week, they seem less inclined to watch the movies. Theaters are seeing a somewhat muted weekend to start November, with the widest new release, Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks’ time-warping drama “Here,

Another title that's inching closer and closer to the $300 million mark is the surprise hit The Wild Robot. The animated movie raked in $7.5 million domestically and landed at #2, climbing one position compared to last week's ranking.

"Venom: The Last Dance" enjoyed another weekend at the top of the box office. The Sony release starring Tom Hardy added $26.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The box office is like a box of chocolates: you never know what's going to be a hit. Okay, maybe it's not like a box of chocolates, but when you reunite the director, writer, and stars of Forrest Gump,

Venom: The Last Dance, directed by Kelly Marcel and starring Tom Hardy, crossed the $300 million mark globally within two weeks of its October 25, 2024, release. While the film’s domestic box office numbers were below projections,