Box Office Update: "Cowboys & Aliens" Beat "The Smurfs" by a Hair - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 07-31-2011, 03:00 PM

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1. Cowboys & Aliens (DreamWorks/Universal) NEW [3,750 Runs]
Friday $12.9M, Saturday $13M, Estimated Weekend $36.2M

1. The Smurfs - 3D (Sony) NEW [3,395 Runs]
Friday $13.4M, Saturday $12.7M, Estimated Weekend $36.2M

3. Captain America - 3D (Marvel/Disney/Paramount) Week 2 [3,715 Runs]
Friday $7.8M, Saturday $9.9M, Weekend $24.9M (-62%), Estimated Cume $116.7M

4. Harry Potter/Hallows Pt 2 - 3D (Warner Bros) Week 3 [4,145 Runs]
Friday $6.6M, Saturday $8.5M, Weekend $21.9M, Cume $318.4M

5. Crazy, Stupid, Love (Warner Bros) NEW [3,020 Runs]
Friday $7M, Weekend $19.3M

6. Friends With Benefits (Screen Gems/Sony) Week 2 [2,926 Runs]
Friday $3.2M, Saturday $3.4M, Weekend $9.3M (-48%), Cume $38.2M

7. Horrible Bosses (New Line/Warner Bros) Week 4 [2,510 Runs]
Friday $2.2M, Saturday $2.8M, Weekend $7.1M, Cume $96.2M

8. Transformers 3 - 3D (Paramount) Week 5 [2,604 Runs]
Friday $1.7M, Saturday $2.3M, Weekend $5.9M, Estimated Cume $337.8M

9. Zookeeper (Sony) Week 4 [2,418 Runs]
Friday $1.3M, Saturday $1.6M, Weekend $4.2M, Estimated Cume $68.7M

10. Cars 2 - 3D (Pixar/Disney) Week 6 [1,763 Runs]
Friday $671K, Saturday $921K, Weekend $2.3M, Estimated Cume $182M

adultescent · 08-01-2011, 01:55 PM

I'm looking forward to seeing The Smurfs (in 3D)... I'm not really interested in seeing the other movie...

Torgo · 08-01-2011, 02:00 PM

Cowboys and Aliens looks good. The Smurfs looks like all of the other "cartoon characters brought into the real world" movies(Rocky and Bullwinkle, Fat Albert, etc etc etc)....Wait for DVD release on that.

MrCleveland · 08-01-2011, 04:30 PM

Really?

I, myself am looking for a good film to see at a Drive-in...but it's slim pickens with this....

http://www.autoramadrivein.com

catlover79 · 08-01-2011, 06:43 PM

I hate the way CGI keeps ruining my Saturday morning cartoons - first the Chipmunks and now the Smurfs.

JamesG · 08-01-2011, 10:38 PM

Final Box Office Numbers: It's Cowboys by a Hair Over Smurfs
Published: August 01, 2011
By Daniel Frankel

Universal's genre mix-up Cowboys & Aliens narrowly beat out Sony's over-performing kiddie film The Smurfs at the weekend box office, final Monday revenue tallies revealed.

Cowboys grossed $36.4 million over the weekend, according to Universal, while Sony says Smurfs took in $35.6 million.

http://www.thewrap.com/movies/articl...r-smurfs-29642

catlover79 · 08-01-2011, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I hate the way CGI keeps ruining my Saturday morning cartoons - first the Chipmunks and now the Smurfs.

I forgot to add that before them, they ruined Garfield with the CGI crap.

JamesG · 08-01-2011, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by catlover79

I forgot to add that before them, they ruined Garfield with the CGI crap.

Going before that, I think Casper in 1995 started the CGI based on cartoons.

I'm not aware of any CGI adaptations that came before that.

catlover79 · 08-01-2011, 11:41 PM

I don't know what I hate more: CGI or 3-D. I really don't get their appeal.

yankeesrj12 · 08-02-2011, 12:46 AM

Cowboys and Aliens really bombed, but I'm not surprised; the premise just didn't sound good.

Tubehead · 08-02-2011, 02:58 PM

isnt thedog in under dog moive in cgi they talk and fly i f igur theiralll cgi

Tubehead · 08-02-2011, 03:02 PM

i endjoyed cowboy vs aline it kindof like Independance day meets wild wild west. i likedi t a lot illl panling takem y mom for her birhtday to see the srufms the guy gott o play Gargamel ookslike him in the cartoons.

adultescent · 08-02-2011, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I don't know what I hate more: CGI or 3-D. I really don't get their appeal.

I really like watching 3D... but it's definitely way overused now, especially for financial reasons, far more so than artistic ones (the tacked on 3D in the Clash of the Titans remake being an obvious example of that)... I'm less fond of CGI, but it depends on the type of movie it's in, and how necessary it is to effectively (and realistically) bring something to life on screen... I've been a fan of the Hulk tv series since it originally aired in the '70s, when the character was played by actors, but I absolutely hated the contemporary CGI movie version/s of the character, so I couldn't enjoy the movies...

Retro4Life · 08-02-2011, 04:34 PM

I notice that Green Lantern has disappeared quietly from the Top Ten, making very little impact.

It's a shame because he's a great character but even though I haven't seen it, I was afraid from the trailers and the casting of Ryan Reynolds that they were missing the target, badly.

Still think that Matthew Fox would have made a GREAT Hal Jordan!

comedyfreak · 08-04-2011, 05:33 AM

Green Lantern has made over a hundred Million there was lots of competition out there.

Quote:

Originally Posted by catlover79

I forgot to add that before them, they ruined Garfield with the CGI crap.

The stupid thing too was, they made Odie a real dog instead of CGI made no sense.

07-31-2011, 03:00 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Box Office Update: "Cowboys & Aliens" Beat "The Smurfs" by a Hair http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...peater+Feed%29 http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment...ent+-+Mixed%29 1. Cowboys & Aliens (DreamWorks/Universal) NEW [3,750 Runs] Friday $12.9M, Saturday $13M, Estimated Weekend $36.2M 1. The Smurfs - 3D (Sony) NEW [3,395 Runs] Friday $13.4M, Saturday $12.7M, Estimated Weekend $36.2M 3. Captain America - 3D (Marvel/Disney/Paramount) Week 2 [3,715 Runs] Friday $7.8M, Saturday $9.9M, Weekend $24.9M (-62%), Estimated Cume $116.7M 4. Harry Potter/Hallows Pt 2 - 3D (Warner Bros) Week 3 [4,145 Runs] Friday $6.6M, Saturday $8.5M, Weekend $21.9M, Cume $318.4M 5. Crazy, Stupid, Love (Warner Bros) NEW [3,020 Runs] Friday $7M, Weekend $19.3M 6. Friends With Benefits (Screen Gems/Sony) Week 2 [2,926 Runs] Friday $3.2M, Saturday $3.4M, Weekend $9.3M (-48%), Cume $38.2M 7. Horrible Bosses (New Line/Warner Bros) Week 4 [2,510 Runs] Friday $2.2M, Saturday $2.8M, Weekend $7.1M, Cume $96.2M 8. Transformers 3 - 3D (Paramount) Week 5 [2,604 Runs] Friday $1.7M, Saturday $2.3M, Weekend $5.9M, Estimated Cume $337.8M 9. Zookeeper (Sony) Week 4 [2,418 Runs] Friday $1.3M, Saturday $1.6M, Weekend $4.2M, Estimated Cume $68.7M 10. Cars 2 - 3D (Pixar/Disney) Week 6 [1,763 Runs] Friday $671K, Saturday $921K, Weekend $2.3M, Estimated Cume $182M
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08-01-2011, 04:30 PM	#4
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08-01-2011, 06:43 PM	#5
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08-01-2011, 01:55 PM	#2
adultescent Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 27, 2007 Location: Posts: 882	I'm looking forward to seeing The Smurfs (in 3D)... I'm not really interested in seeing the other movie...

08-01-2011, 10:38 PM	#6
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,125	Final Box Office Numbers: It's Cowboys by a Hair Over Smurfs Published: August 01, 2011 By Daniel Frankel Universal's genre mix-up Cowboys & Aliens narrowly beat out Sony's over-performing kiddie film The Smurfs at the weekend box office, final Monday revenue tallies revealed. Cowboys grossed $36.4 million over the weekend, according to Universal, while Sony says Smurfs took in $35.6 million. http://www.thewrap.com/movies/articl...r-smurfs-29642

08-01-2011, 11:41 PM	#9
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	I don't know what I hate more: CGI or 3-D. I really don't get their appeal.

08-02-2011, 12:46 AM	#10
yankeesrj12 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 4,335	Cowboys and Aliens really bombed, but I'm not surprised; the premise just didn't sound good.

08-02-2011, 03:02 PM	#12
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	i endjoyed cowboy vs aline it kindof like Independance day meets wild wild west. i likedi t a lot illl panling takem y mom for her birhtday to see the srufms the guy gott o play Gargamel ookslike him in the cartoons.

08-02-2011, 04:34 PM	#14
Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	I notice that Green Lantern has disappeared quietly from the Top Ten, making very little impact. It's a shame because he's a great character but even though I haven't seen it, I was afraid from the trailers and the casting of Ryan Reynolds that they were missing the target, badly. Still think that Matthew Fox would have made a GREAT Hal Jordan!
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