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‘Smile’ Opens Wide on Digital Tomorrow; Join Us for a Twitter Watch Party With Writer and Director Parker Finn and Star Kyle Gallner!

November 14, 2022 John Squires Movies, Smile

Parker Finn‘s Smile just passed $200 million at the worldwide box office, and up next the film is headed home to Paramount+ and Digital on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. To celebrate Smile arriving to Digital & Paramount+, Bloody Disgusting will be hosting a Twitter watch party starting at 6 PM PST /9 PM EST tomorrow […]

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‘Smile’ – Amazon Listing a December 2022 Release Date for the Blu-ray

November 3, 2022 John Squires Home Video, Movies, Parker Finn, Smile

Parker Finn‘s Smile was a huge success in theaters, the film thus far scaring up $188 million worldwide and still managing to stick around in the Top 5 over a month after its release. When is Smile coming to Blu-ray, you ask? At this time, Amazon is listing the Smile 4K, Blu-ray and DVD release […]

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‘Smile’ Devours $100 Million at the Worldwide Box Office in Two Weeks

October 12, 2022 John Squires news, Smile

As we reported at the start of this week, Parker Finn‘s Smile had an incredible second weekend at the domestic box office, nearly matching its opening weekend take and scaring up an additional $19 million across its second weekend. And the news gets even better for Paramount, as we’ve learned that Smile has now officially passed […]

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‘Smile’ Grins Even Wider at the Box Office With a $90 Million Worldwide Total So Far

October 10, 2022 John Squires Movies, Smile

The road to Halloween is being paved with all kinds of box office success for the horror genre, with four horror movies currently in the top 10 on the charts. Those movies include Bloody Disgusting’s own Terrifier 2, which opened to an incredible $1.2 million from select showings in just 886 theaters, as well as […]

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‘Smile’ Opens Wide With Box Office-Topping $22 Million in the United States

October 3, 2022 John Squires Movies, Smile

Parker Finn‘s Smile opened wide across the United States over the weekend, the film generating a whole lot of buzz on the internet not only with positive reviews but also a clever viral marketing campaign that brought the film’s creepy smilers out in the real world. That buzz, as we expected, has resulted in box […]

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‘Smile’ Lead Sosie Bacon on Physically Demanding Role and Favorite Horror Movies

September 30, 2022 Meagan Navarro Interviews, Movies, Parker Finn, Smile, Sosie Bacon

A new curse is born from an unsettling grin in Parker Finn‘s Smile. Sosie Bacon stars as protagonist Dr. Rose Cotter, a doctor who finds themselves haunted by an eerie grin after witnessing a traumatic event at her workplace. Ahead of the film’s release in theaters this weekend, Bloody Disgusting spoke with Bacon about starring in a horror […]

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‘Smile’ Writer/Director Parker Finn on the Film’s Practical Effects and Horror Influences [Interview]

September 29, 2022 Meagan Navarro Interviews, Movies, Parker Finn, Smile

Smile, out in theaters this Friday, is the “intensely creepy debut feature” from writer/director Parker Finn. His feature debut makes for an interesting spiritual successor to his 2020 short film, “Laura Hasn’t Slept,” which stars Caitlin Stasey as a woman seeking help from her therapist over her troubling nightmares. Ahead of Smile‘s release on September 30, Bloody Disgusting spoke […]

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‘Smile’ and 10 Other Horror Movies Based on Short Films

September 27, 2022 Paul Lê Come Play, Darkness Falls, Editorials, Excision, featured, horror shorts, Into the dark, Laura Hasn't Slept, Macabre, Movies, Oculus, Smile, The Body, They Live Inside Us, topnews, Trick r Treat, When a Stranger Calls

There are typically three destinations for a short horror film. Most of the time, they stay short and sweet. Another common outcome for these quick flicks is their joining others in compilation movies (also known as “frankenthologies”). As for the last and most fortunate fate, a short might be turned into something bigger. There is […]

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‘Smile’ Viral Marketing Hides Creepy Smiling People at a Baseball Game!

September 26, 2022 John Squires Movies, Smile

From Paramount Players, Parker Finn‘s horror movie Smile comes to theaters on September 30, and the film’s marketing campaign took an interesting turn over the weekend. As spotted by Bloody Disgusting’s own Prince Jackson (check out his tweet below), actors were hired to stand in the crowd at a recent baseball game with creepy smiles […]

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11 New Horror Movies Releasing This Week Including ‘The Munsters’ and ‘Smile’!

September 26, 2022 John Squires Hocus Pocus 2, Movies, My Best Friend's Exorcism, Rob ZOmbie, Smile, Spirit Halloween: The Movie, The Munsters

These next several weeks are going to be absolutely loaded with brand new horror, and this week alone brings 11 new movies to the table as we make our way into the month of October. This week’s new releases include brand new theatrical horror as well as the sequel to a beloved Halloween favorite and […]

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‘Smile’ Final Trailer Promises to Ruin Smiles Forever; In Theaters This Weekend

September 26, 2022 John Squires Movies, Smile, Videos

The “intensely creepy debut feature” from writer/director Parker Finn, Smile arrives in theaters from Paramount this weekend, and the brand new final trailer has been unleashed. Smile comes to theaters on September 30. Watch the film’s final trailer below, which features some new footage but mostly puts a series of rave reviews in the spotlight. With 14 […]

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‘Smile’ Review – A Scary Grin Exposes a Familiar But Effective Horror Movie

September 23, 2022 Meagan Navarro Fantastic Fest 2022, featured, Kyle Gallner, Reviews, Smile, topnews

Bloody Disgusting’s Smile review is spoiler-free. Reality begins to blur, then quickly unravels at the seams for the unlucky in Smile. One ghastly grin followed by a traumatic event causes those who witness it to succumb to its influence slowly. Smile takes the concept of the cursed object to a new level with a mental health-focused threat […]

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‘Smile’ Poster Finds a New Face Ahead of Fantastic Fest Premiere

September 20, 2022 Brad Miska Fantastic Fest, Fantastic Fest 22, Movies, posters, Smile

Paramount Players’ horror movie Smile is the opening night film of Fantastic Fest 2022, the “intensely creepy debut feature” from writer/director Parker Finn. Smile comes to theaters on September 30, and a brand new poster has been unzipped this afternoon and has found a new face. In the film, “After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose […]

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Beyond Fest Opens With an Eerie ‘Smile’ and Creepy Duck Design’s Limited Edition Poster For Attendees [Exclusive]

September 13, 2022 Meagan Navarro beyond fest, Beyond Fest 22, Creepy Duck Design, Exclusives, Movies, Smile

We’re ready to put a Smile on your face. Beyond Fest is just around the corner, which means announcements are underway for another densely packed lineup full of great horror and genre fare. Today brings news that Paramount Players’ Smile will open the festival, and we’ve got an exclusive look at Creepy Duck Design’s Limited Edition poster that attendees of […]

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Beyond Fest Brings ‘Hellraiser’ to the Big Screen Along With ‘Halloween Ends’ and ‘Christmas Bloody Christmas’!

September 13, 2022 Brad Miska beyond fest, Beyond Fest 22, Christmas Bloody Christmas, Halloween Ends, Hellraiser, Movies, Smile

Beyond Fest announced today its absolutely insane slate of 2022 programming comprising 63 features, including 10 world premieres, 3 US premieres, and 25 West Coast Premieres. The fest returns to Los Angeles for its tenth-anniversary edition with 15 days of cinematic excess from September 27th – October 11th, and will screen at the legendary IMAX at […]

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