Which movie seems more appealing? An action/adventure flick about aging cowboys going up against alien invaders, or an eighties cartoon revival movie?! I would certainly choose Smurfs but apparently the rest of America couldn’t decide!! Cowboys & Aliens split the number one spot with The Smurfs in early weekend estimates. Hit the jump for more details!
(Cinema Blend)–Both films banked around $36 million, but official numbers won’t be released until Monday.
The third newcomer, Crazy, Stupid, Love. rolled in at fifth place with only $19 million. While that’s a relatively low debut for star Steve Carell, it’s a record high for co-star Ryan Gosling (his previous top opening was The Notebook which took in $13 million opening weekend).
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 continued to narrow the gap with Transformers: Dark of the Moon in their match-up for top earner of the year. The final Potter entry topped off at $318 million, adding another $21 million to its total this weekend. Transformers 3 added almost $6 million bringing its total to $337 million. At this rate Potter just might be on track to break the $400 million mark, joining an elite group of only 11 other films to cross that threshold.
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