This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Sosie Bacon, left, and and Jack Sochet in a scene from “Smile.” (Paramount Pictures via AP) This image released by Paramount Pictures shows ...

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Sosie Bacon, left, and and Jack Sochet in a scene from "Smile." (Paramount Pictures via AP) Moviegoing audiences chose the horror movie over the ...

Paramount’s “ Smile ” topped the North American charts with $22 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, leaving Billy Eichner's rom-com “Bros” in the dust.