"Smurfs 2' fast starts at box office in the United States and the United Kingdom"

"Smurfs 2' fast starts at box office in the United States and the United Kingdom $ 5. 2M first day Sony's 3D kiddie has continued on the right track for a weekend North of $30 M"
Published: August 1, 2013 @ 08:37 print this pageTweet by Todd Cunninghamfollow @toddcnnnghm

Sony's children movie "the Smurfs 2" on the ground running Wednesday, taking in an estimated $5.2 million in domestic and finished the first day of publication No. 1 at the box office.

The brings the 3D live-action animation mash-up on pace for a total of five days of opening weekend more than 30 million $. Premiere audience gave it an "a" CinemaScore, a good sign for the word of-mouth.

"Smurfs" original film opened $35 million in July 2011 and went on worldwide to more than 560 million. Most of them came from overseas, and the sequel is expected to be optimal in foreign countries, as well as their money.

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Early reports had also "the Smurfs 2" liberalisation of the market for an estimated $1.4 million Wednesday in Great Britain one of the 42 foreign markets where is it this weekend debut. Sony hopes, that it took $420 million of the original film international can match.

The weekend is the PG-rated "Smurfs 2" in 3.866 theaters in the United States "2 guns," is another wide opener, Denzel Washington Mark Wahlberg action comedy will be in more than 2,800.

Last week no. 1 movie, Fox's "The Wolverine" took on $4.7 million Wednesday and finished second. Horror film "The Conjuring" was third with $2.6 million.

"Smurfs 2' directed by Raja Gosnell and voice stars Neil Patrick Harris, Katy Perry, Christina Ricci, Hank Azaria and Brendan Gleeson has.

 

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