Smile continues its box office dominance with a strong sophomore opening. It was able to hold the top spot with a projected domestic gain of $17.6M this weekend – only a 22 percent drop from its opening weekend haul of $22M.

This surprise hold is the second strongest ever for an R-rated horror movie – Get Out dipped only 15 percent in sales over its second weekend. Paramount has reason to smile about its performance overseas as well. The Parker Finn horror film raked in another $17.5M, bringing its global box office total to a whopping $88.9 million. Smile is proving the horror genre’s continued viability as a chart topper.

Meanwhile, Sony’s family-friendly live action musical Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile earned an estimated $11.5 million so far. The movie, which opened this weekend, was widely expected to top the box office but came up short. But with kids out of school tomorrow for Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Sony expects the film to get over $13.4M over its first four days.

While Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile underperformed, the real loser this weekend was David O Russell’s star-studded, genre-bending comedy/drama Amsterdam. The film – which stars Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, and Taylor Swift (to name a few) – had both a weak commercial and critical reception. Amsterdam received a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 33 percent while grossing a tepid $6.5M. Disney was hoping for at least a $10 million debut.

The Woman King and Don’t Worry Darling finish fourth and fifth respectively. LGBTQ+ rom-com Bros continues its box office slide finishing in eighth with $2.15M.

1. Smile $17.6M
2. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile $11.5M
3. Amsterdam $6.5M
4. The Woman King $5.3M
5. Don’t Worry Darling $3.5M
6. Avatar $2.6M
7. Barbarian $2.2M
8. Bros $2.2M
9. Terrifier 2 $825K
10. Top Gun: Maverick $825K