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Smile (2022 film)

Film · 2022 · Viral

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Paramount planted smiling actors at baseball games; Smile grossed $217 million worldwide.

Trailer · Paramount Pictures on YouTube

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@JomboyMedia · Sep 24, 2022

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Post · @JomboyMedia on X
Clip · TikTok
Smile (2022 film): poster
Wikipedia (non-free, fair use)
Watch Smile | Now on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and Digital | Paramount Movies
Paramount Pictures (distributor); Parker Finn (writer-director)
Smile | Official Trailer (2022 Movie)
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The absolute balls on this security guard to confront a literal demon
@JomboyMedia on X
Smile
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Smile
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Cinema film displays in Hong Kong, October 17, 2022; CC BY-SA 4.0
Maus 208 PAISNTAWI / Wikimedia Commons
Parker Finn
The Hollywood Reporter
Cool Stuff: The Smile Soundtrack Is Getting A Vinyl Release From Mondo - SlashFilm
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Numbers

Worldwide gross (Box Office Mojo; higher tracker total)
$217.4M
As of Oct 22, 2026 · Box Office Mojo
Observed peak date
Week of Oct 5, 2022
Sep 22 ’22 to Week of Oct 5, 2022
Platforms
8
Started on Box office
Leverage
13×
$217.4M on $17M budget

Mechanics

  • Real-world spectaclePrimary
  • Mystery & lore
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
  • Underdog

How it spread

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Smile premiered at Fantastic Fest before Paramount placed smiling actors in televised baseball crowds. Clips spread on X and TikTok, and press explained the stunt. The film opened atop the domestic box office and held first place for a second weekend.

Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

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Timeline (16)

  1. June 2022

    Paramount Pictures precursor · Jun 22 ’22

    Paramount released the official trailer on YouTube.[1]

    Watch Smile | Now on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and Digital | Paramount Movies
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  2. September 2022

    Paramount Pictures / Fantastic Fest seed · Sep 22 ’22

    Smile opened Fantastic Fest with its world premiere in Austin, Texas.[2][3]

  3. Paramount Pictures / TriplePlay Studios owner response · Sep 23 ’22

    Paramount placed paid smilers behind home plate during televised Major League Baseball games.[4][3]

  1. platform jump · Sep 24 ’22

  2. press · Sep 24 ’22

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Origin
Mixed
Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Worldwide gross (Box Office Mojo; higher tracker total)
$217.4M
As of Oct 22, 2026 · Box Office Mojo
Evidence
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