Smurfs Stomped by The Boss Baby at the Box Office
OREANDA-NEWS As noted by The Hollywood Reporter, Smurfs: The Lost Village cost $60 million to make and had one of the worst openings for a big-budget Hollywood animated production in quite some time. It now stands as the lowest debut in Sony's animated franchise, behind The Smurfs and The Smurfs 2's $35.6 million and $17.5 million respective opening hauls (via Box Office Mojo).
Smurfs: The Lost Village isn't finding much success internationally either, having earned just $22 million in foreign markets this weekend. Including its early international earnings, the film has earned an estimated total of $42.1 million internationally, making for a current worldwide total of $56.1 million.
Meanwhile, Fox and DreamWork Animation's The Boss Baby held strong in first place for its second weekend, earning an estimated $26.3 million. Trailing close behind in second was Disney's Beauty and the Beast with an estimated $25 million.
Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow's remake of the 1979 crime comedy Going in Style debuted in fourth place this weekend, exceeding expectations with $12.5 million. The Zach Braff-directed film, starring Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin had a production budget of $25 million.
This weekend also brought with it the debut of Pure Flix Films' faith-based drama The Case for Christ, which came in tenth place with an estimated $3.9 million.
Here are the top 10 weekend box office three-day estimates via comScore:
1. The Boss Baby $26.3 million
2. Beauty and the Beast $25 million
3. Smurfs: The Lost Village $14 million
4. Going in Style $12.5 million
5. Ghost in the Shell $7.4 million
6. Power Rangers $6.2 million
7. Kong: Skull Island $5.8 million
8. Logan $4.1 million
9. Get Out $4 million
10. The Case for Christ $3.9 million
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