Paramount Pictures' "Smile" enjoyed a frighteningly good debut at the domestic box office this weekend, opening in first place with $22 million, according to estimates from measurement firm Comscore.
Coming in at the high end of box-office expectations, the horror flick is the first title to launch with more than $20 million since Brad Pitt's "Bullet Train" opened to $30 million the first weekend of August. Meanwhile, Universal Pictures' rom-com "Bros" underperformed in North American markets this weekend, debuting in fourth place with $4.8 million.
Rounding out the top five this cycle are Warner Bros.' "Don't Worry Darling," which collected $7.3 million in its second weekend for a steep decline of 62% and North American cumulative of $32.8 million; "The Woman King," which added $7 million in its third weekend (down 36%) for a North American cumulative of $46.7 million; and 20th Century Studio's rerelease of 2009's "Avatar," which grossed $4.7 million during its second weekend (down 55%) for a North American cumulative $18.6 million.
