BOX OFFICE: Cowboys & Aliens Manages To Beat The Smurfs To #1; Captain America Update!

BOX OFFICE: Cowboys & Aliens Manages To Beat The Smurfs To #1; Captain America Update!

Phew, that was a close one! Yesterday, the two were neck and neck for the #1 spot at the US box office, but Jon Favreau's latest movie has reigned supreme...just! Hit the jump for details...

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By JoshWilding - Aug 01, 2011 12:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Cowboys and Aliens
Source: Deadline

Yesterday, we brought you the news that The Smurfs had tied with Cowboys & Aliens at $36.2 million a piece at the US box office. This was something of a shocking development as 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. Well, it's good news for the Iron Man and Iron Man director, as he just managed to beat the movie adaptation of the popular cartoon. But not by much! From Deadline:

It's now official. According to today's actuals, DreamWorks/Universal's Cowboys & Aliens narrowly beat Sony Picture's Smurfs for the weekend win $ $36,431,290 vs $35,611,637.


Cowboys & Aliens will start rolling out internationally over the next few weeks, so it's far too early to know whether it will rake in a decent profit...with a $160 million budget and highly anticipated movies like Rise of the Planet of the Apes coming out this month, that may not be all that easy! In slightly better news, Captain America: The First Avenger went up with a revised $25.6 million vs. $24.9 million.



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PaulRom
PaulRom - 8/1/2011, 12:51 PM
Awesome!
I'm hoping on seeing C&A later this week, waiting til Netflix for Smurfs though.
BooYah
BooYah - 8/1/2011, 1:05 PM
Oh well, time to bring on the Smurf reboot...
HelaGood
HelaGood - 8/1/2011, 1:09 PM
there is a god!
PaulRom
PaulRom - 8/1/2011, 1:10 PM
@BooYa [frick] Katy Perry. [frick] this movie. Bring on the Smurfs reboot! ;D
BooYah
BooYah - 8/1/2011, 1:18 PM
@paulrom lol
@dextermorgan Papa Smurf is ready to be more dark and gritty
JackDexx
JackDexx - 8/1/2011, 1:27 PM
@paulrom
i'd [frick] katy perry
PaulRom
PaulRom - 8/1/2011, 1:27 PM
@JackDexx Me too. ;D
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/1/2011, 1:33 PM
who wouldn't f*ck katy perry?fantastic tits.it would of been a cold day in hell if the smurfs had beaten cowboys & aliens to the number 1 spot.
BooYah
BooYah - 8/1/2011, 1:36 PM
I'd smurf Katy Perry :D
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 8/1/2011, 1:38 PM
This shitfest should have opened in 3rd place or lower. It looks insultingly stupid. At least the number 1 spot is going to a good movie. Favrues best work.
TheOverlord
TheOverlord - 8/1/2011, 1:48 PM
Let's reboot 'em both: Cowboys & Smurfs
HelaGood
HelaGood - 8/1/2011, 1:51 PM
lets just combine the two for the reboots to save money... "Smurfs and Cowboys and Aliens"
AlanWarlock
AlanWarlock - 8/1/2011, 1:54 PM
@Neobaggins - I don't know who this "Favrues" is of whom you write. "Cowboys & Aliens" was obviously NOT FAVREAU's best work; in fact, it may turn out to be his worst, both critically and commercially.

His next feature film is a "Night at the Smithsonian" take on Disneyland, where the rides and/or characters come to life. Yay.
Action
Action - 8/1/2011, 2:03 PM
Cowboys&aliens deserve to be #1, it is a good movie. The smurfs is just another chipmunk movie and a way for big corporations to advertise junk, like men in black 2.
PaulRom
PaulRom - 8/1/2011, 2:04 PM
HelaGood
HelaGood - 8/1/2011, 2:15 PM
themayer88
themayer88 - 8/1/2011, 2:16 PM
no one wants to see a lame Smurfs movie. im not sure kids under 10 even know what the hell Smurfs are...

Saw Cowboys & Aliens. it was pretty awesome. worth going to see
BooYah
BooYah - 8/1/2011, 2:31 PM
@HelaGood LoL now thats a movie that would work!
RyanLantern77
RyanLantern77 - 8/1/2011, 2:34 PM
gorgeousgeeks
gorgeousgeeks - 8/1/2011, 2:43 PM
Cowboys & Aliens was EXTREMELY enjoyable. I loved it.
BlueMex
BlueMex - 8/1/2011, 2:47 PM
good movie !! worth the spot to number 1 , one of my favorite CBM this year, someone should do a Review on this movie,
HelaGood
HelaGood - 8/1/2011, 2:54 PM
i still havent seen it yet, but i am totally gonna check it out!
CapFan79
CapFan79 - 8/1/2011, 3:05 PM
They should make a Smurfs VS Snorks film!
jonedc
jonedc - 8/1/2011, 3:23 PM
the fact that cap isn't number 1 just tells me we have alot of morons in this country...
thingrock4
thingrock4 - 8/1/2011, 4:20 PM
COWBOYS & ALIENS GREAT-the 2nd most surprising CBM next to XMFC!!!
thingrock4
thingrock4 - 8/1/2011, 4:22 PM
Keep goin to CAPTAIN AMERICA-keep it strong-I AM!!!!!
EastcoastAvenger
EastcoastAvenger - 8/1/2011, 5:22 PM
Let's be real folks. Even though Cowboy's eked out a #1 spot their opening weekend it under-performed next to Smurfs. Cowboys get the bragging rights but the big news goes to the little blue guys who weren't suppose to be a blip on the radar. It was embarrassing how close Doogie Howser and the Smurfs got to the likes of Danial Craig & Harrison Ford!
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 8/1/2011, 5:25 PM
"@Neobaggins - I don't know who this "Favrues" is of whom you write."-AlanWarlock

Ah, spelling correction; the foundation of a lame comeback. Hey, get a regualr name. No one cares how it's spelled.

"Cowboys & Aliens" was obviously NOT FAVREAU's best work; in fact, it may turn out to be his worst, both critically and commercially."-AlanWarlock

I don't like to use "imo" too much because I like to think that people are smart enough to know that most things said here are opinions. So it's really ironic when you say it's "obviously NOT FAVROE'S best work". That's OBVIOUSLY your opinion.

Thanks for playing. There's a bowl of peppermints and candy corn on your way out. Grab some.
Duhdaduh
Duhdaduh - 8/1/2011, 6:11 PM
cowboys and aliens will blow up in dvd sales, but suck at the box office
Speedy
Speedy - 8/1/2011, 6:55 PM
Didn't like THIS version of THE SMURFS. Saw it yesterday NIGHT. Maybe the SMURFS REBOOT will be good?
Speedy
Speedy - 8/1/2011, 6:55 PM
Didn't like THIS version of THE SMURFS. Saw it yesterday NIGHT. Maybe the SMURFS REBOOT will be good?
Speedy
Speedy - 8/1/2011, 6:55 PM
Didn't like THIS version of THE SMURFS. Saw it yesterday NIGHT. Maybe the SMURFS REBOOT will be good?
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