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* DuelingWorks: With ''Film/{{Barbarian}}''. Both are solo-directorial horror debuts, released around the same time, that tackle harrowing modern day societal issues and include a [[spoiler:confrontation with a tall, monstrous looking woman near the end]]. Though ''Smile'' is a PsychologicalHorror film with a clear supernatural edge while ''Barbarian'' is a suspense thriller[=/=]HorrorComedy with very little supernatural elements.

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* DuelingWorks: With ''Film/{{Barbarian}}''. Both are solo-directorial horror debuts, released around the same time, that tackle harrowing modern day societal issues issues, uncomfortable social interactions/relationships, and include a [[spoiler:confrontation with a tall, monstrous looking woman near the end]]. Though ''Smile'' is a PsychologicalHorror film with a clear supernatural edge while ''Barbarian'' is a suspense thriller[=/=]HorrorComedy with very little supernatural elements.
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* DuelingWorks: With ''Film/{{Barbarian}}''. Both are solo-directorial horror debuts that tackle harrowing modern day societal issues and both include a [[spoiler:confrontation with a tall, monstrous looking woman near the end]]. Though ''Smile'' is a PsychologicalHorror film with a clear supernatural edge while ''Barbarian'' is a suspense thriller[=/=]HorrorComedy with very little supernatural elements.

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* DuelingWorks: With ''Film/{{Barbarian}}''. Both are solo-directorial horror debuts debuts, released around the same time, that tackle harrowing modern day societal issues and both include a [[spoiler:confrontation with a tall, monstrous looking woman near the end]]. Though ''Smile'' is a PsychologicalHorror film with a clear supernatural edge while ''Barbarian'' is a suspense thriller[=/=]HorrorComedy with very little supernatural elements.
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* DuelingWorks: With ''Film/{{Barbarian}}''. Both are solo-directorial horror debuts that tackle harrowing modern day societal issues and both include a [[spoiler:confrontation with a tall, monstrous looking woman near the end]]. Though ''Smile'' is a PsychologicalHorror film with a clear supernatural edge while ''Barbarian'' is a suspense thriller mixed with HorrorComedy.

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* DuelingWorks: With ''Film/{{Barbarian}}''. Both are solo-directorial horror debuts that tackle harrowing modern day societal issues and both include a [[spoiler:confrontation with a tall, monstrous looking woman near the end]]. Though ''Smile'' is a PsychologicalHorror film with a clear supernatural edge while ''Barbarian'' is a suspense thriller mixed thriller[=/=]HorrorComedy with HorrorComedy.very little supernatural elements.
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* DuelingWorks: With ''Film/{{Barbarian}}''. Both are solo-directorial horror debuts that tackle harrowing modern day societal issues and both include a [[spoiler:confrontation with a tall, monstrous looking woman near the end]]. Though ''Smile'' is a PsychologicalHorror film with a clear supernatural edge while ''Barbarian'' is a suspense thriller mixed with HorrorComedy.
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* TheDanza: Creator/RobMorgan as Robert Talley.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The film was originally planned to be released exclusively on Creator/ParamountPlus, but Creator/ParamountPictures instead decided to release it in theaters thanks to overwhelmingly positive test screenings.
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* SleeperHit: The film opened at #1 domestically with a strong $22.6 million, but managed to play stronger, buoyed by solid reviews and word-of-mouth. It fell only 18% in its second weekend, the best hold of any wide release in 2022, and the second best hold for a horror/thriller film after ''Film/GetOut2017''. It stayed in the top ten for over two months and crossed $100 million.

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* SleeperHit: The film opened at #1 domestically with a strong $22.6 million, but managed to play stronger, strongly though October and November, buoyed by solid reviews and word-of-mouth. It fell only 18% in its second weekend, the best hold of any wide release in 2022, and the second best hold for a horror/thriller film after ''Film/GetOut2017''. It stayed in the top ten for over two months and crossed $100 million.

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* ViralMarketing: A couple of days before the September 30th, 2022 release, actors from the film showed up at various baseball games, sitting behind home plate dead still and smiling while [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou staring into the camera]], unmoving despite fans in the audience being understandably concerned, while wearing Smile shirts. Another soon appeared in the background with the crowd during the ''Series/{{Today}}'' show.

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* SleeperHit: The film opened at #1 domestically with a strong $22.6 million, but managed to play stronger, buoyed by solid reviews and word-of-mouth. It fell only 18% in its second weekend, the best hold of any wide release in 2022, and the second best hold for a horror/thriller film after ''Film/GetOut2017''. It stayed in the top ten for over two months and crossed $100 million.
* ViralMarketing: A couple of days before the September 30th, 30, 2022 release, actors from the film showed up at various baseball games, sitting behind home plate dead still and smiling while [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou staring into the camera]], unmoving despite fans in the audience being understandably concerned, while wearing Smile shirts. Another soon appeared in the background with the crowd during the ''Series/{{Today}}'' show.
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* FakeAmerican: Creator/CaitlinStasey is Australian but her character Laura is American.

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* PromotedFanboy: Director Parker Finn [[https://bloody-disgusting.com/interviews/3734270/smile-writer-director-parker-finn-on-the-films-practical-effects-and-horror-influences-interview/ said]] that when hiring Amalgamated Dynamics for the practical effects, the Zoom call with the two company owners boiled down to him saying ‘you guys don’t understand, you changed my childhood. This is the reason that I wanted to make movies.’ and them geeking out for two hours.
* ViralMarketing: A couple of days before the September 30, 2022 release, actors from the film showed up at various baseball games, sitting behind home plate dead still and smiling while [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou staring into the camera]], unmoving despite fans in the audience being understandably concerned, while wearing Smile shirts. Another soon appeared in the background with the crowd during the ''Series/{{Today}}'' show.
* WorkingTitle: ''There's Something Wrong With Rose''.

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* PromotedFanboy: Director Parker Finn [[https://bloody-disgusting.com/interviews/3734270/smile-writer-director-parker-finn-on-the-films-practical-effects-and-horror-influences-interview/ said]] that when hiring Amalgamated Dynamics for the practical effects, the Zoom call with the two company owners boiled down to him saying ‘you 'you guys don’t understand, you changed my childhood. This is the reason that I wanted to make movies.’ movies,' and them geeking out for two hours.
* ViralMarketing: A couple of days before the September 30, 30th, 2022 release, actors from the film showed up at various baseball games, sitting behind home plate dead still and smiling while [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou staring into the camera]], unmoving despite fans in the audience being understandably concerned, while wearing Smile shirts. Another soon appeared in the background with the crowd during the ''Series/{{Today}}'' show.
* WorkingTitle: ''There's Something Wrong With Rose''.Rose''.
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* PromotedFanboy: Director Parker Finn [[https://bloody-disgusting.com/interviews/3734270/smile-writer-director-parker-finn-on-the-films-practical-effects-and-horror-influences-interview/ said]] that when hiring Amalgamated Dynamics for the practical effects, the Zoom call with the two company owners boiled down to him saying ‘you guys don’t understand, you changed my childhood. This is the reason that I wanted to make movies.’ and them geeking out for two hours.
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* ViralMarketing: A couple of days before the September 30, 2022 release, actors from the film showed up at various baseball games, sitting behind home plate dead still and smiling while [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou staring into the camera]], unmoving despite fans in the audience being understandably concerned, while wearing Smile shirts. Another soon appeared in the background with the crowd during the ''Series/{{Today}}'' show.

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* ViralMarketing: A couple of days before the September 30, 2022 release, actors from the film showed up at various baseball games, sitting behind home plate dead still and smiling while [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou staring into the camera]], unmoving despite fans in the audience being understandably concerned, while wearing Smile shirts. Another soon appeared in the background with the crowd during the ''Series/{{Today}}'' show.show.
* WorkingTitle: ''There's Something Wrong With Rose''.
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* ViralMarketing: A couple of weeks before the September 30, 2022 release, actors from the film showed up at various baseball games, sitting behind home plate dead still and smiling while [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou staring into the camera]], unmoving despite fans in the audience being understandably concerned, while wearing Smile shirts. Another soon appeared in the background with the crowd during the ''Series/{{Today}}'' show.

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* ViralMarketing: A couple of weeks days before the September 30, 2022 release, actors from the film showed up at various baseball games, sitting behind home plate dead still and smiling while [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou staring into the camera]], unmoving despite fans in the audience being understandably concerned, while wearing Smile shirts. Another soon appeared in the background with the crowd during the ''Series/{{Today}}'' show.
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* ViralMarketing: A couple of weeks before the September 30, 2022 release, actors from the film showed up at various baseball games, sitting behind home plate dead still and smiling while [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou staring into the camera]], unmoving despite fans in the audience being understandably concerned, while wearing Smile shirts. Another soon appeared in the background with the crowd during the ''Series/{{Today}}'' show.

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