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Cowboys Aliens And The Smurfs Tied In Surprising Box Office Results! |
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Sunday, 31 July 2011 10:45 |
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In what The Hollywood Reporter call, "one of the biggest box office upsets in recent memory", The Smurfs has tied with Cowboys & Aliens at $36.2 million a piece at the US box office. As the weekend began, Jon Favreau's latest movie was expected by Universal to open somewhere between $40 million to $45 million range, while The Smurfs were expected to debut at a disappointing $25 million to $30 million.
Some are already calling Cowboys & Aliens a flop, especially considering its high profile cast and $160 million budget, but its success now depends on how it does internationally over the next new weeks. The Smurfs meanwhile cost $50 million less, and the fact it has performed so much better bodes well for the animated flick.
And what of Captain America: The First Avenger? No news yet on how it's doing internationally, but the movie is expected to hold on to Read more: |
