Cowboys and Aliens, Smurfs Neck and Neck at Weekend Box Office

Posted on 31 July 2011   Blog, Box Office, Featured

Box Office shake up for second weekend in a row as Cowboys and Aliens and The Smurfs battle for #1

Box Office predictors who thought Cowboys and Aliens would take the weekend were in for a  surprise as some movie goers opted to see the movie staring the little blue people from your childhood instead giving ‘Cowboys’ come competition. Final numbers will be out tomorrow but currently both studios Universal and Sony are claiming the number one spot. This is the second weekend in a row where box office predictions have turned out wrong. Last weekend Captain America was up against Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II and it was predicted that Potter would reign for a second weekend when in the end Captain America came out victorious.

Date: July 31, 2011

Weekend Estimate Chart
Title (Distributor) Engagements Weekend Box Office Estimate
1. Cowboys and Aliens (Universal) 3570 $36,200,000
2. The Smurfs (Sony) 3395 $36,200,000
3. Captain America: The First Avenger (Paramount ) 3715 $24,900,000
4. Harry Potter…Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Warner Bros.) 4145 $21,900,000
5. Crazy Stupid Love (Warner Bros.) 3020 $19,300,000
6. Friends With Benefits (Sony) 2926 $9,300,000
7. Horrible Bosses (Warner Bros.) 2510 $7,100,000
8. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount ) 2604 $6,000,000
9. Zookeeper (Sony) 2418 $4,200,000
10. Cars 2 (Disney) 1763 $2,300,000

Variety