Parker Finn returned to direct “Smile 2,” which cost $28 million. Naomi Scott stars as a pop singer who begins to experience a series of disturbing events as she embarks on tour. It has been well-received by audiences, earning a “B” grade on CinemaScore and improving from the first film’s “B-” mark.

Joker: Folie à Deux may have used Dick Van Dyke’s “Put On A Happy Face” in its promo, but it’s Smile 2 that has the whole world smiling with it. The entity clearly did its job, because the horror sequel spread to the masses in a big way.

Tis the season for horror, as Paramount's "Smile 2" and Cineverse/Bloody Disgusting's "Terrifier 3" have proven that there's plenty of appetite among moviegoers for gruesome Halloween scares to allow them both to thrive at the box office.