Weekend Box Office: 2 Guns Locks Down Number 1, Smurfs 2 Debut Not So Smurfy
Sequels have had a hit and miss summer, but this weekend was a major miss for certain little, blue, computer-animated mushroom dwellers. The Smurfs 2 debuted in third place with just $18 million, little more than half what the first Smurf feature earned when it opened two years ago.
Since opening early on Wednesday Smurfs 2 has taken in a total of $27 million. Combined with world-wide sales it's cleared $80 million, leaving it unlikely to catch up with the over $560 million its predecessor earned. A third Smurfs movie has reportedly been in development since May, but given the modest performance of the sequel, it's future might be smurfed.
Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg's 2 Guns led the box office this weekend, banking $27 million for a tepid number one. That's a small step up for director Baltasar Kormakur from his first major feature release, 2012's Contraband, which also starred Wahlberg and opened with $25 million.
For the full weekend top ten, check out the chart below:
1. | 2 Guns * | $27,361,000 | Total: $27,361,000 | LW: N WR: 1 THTRS: 3,025 |
2. | The Wolverine | $21,725,000 | Total: $95,039,000 | LW: 1 WR: 2 THTRS: 3,924 |
3. | The Smurfs 2 * | $18,200,000 | Total: $27,761,000 | LW: N WR: 1 THTRS: 3,866 |
4. | The Conjuring | $13,660,000 | Total: $108,590,000 | LW: 2 WR: 3 THTRS: 3,115 |
5. | Despicable Me 2 | $10,391,000 | Total: $326,668,000 | LW: 3 WR: 5 THTRS: 3,207 |
6. | Grown Ups 2 | $8,100,000 | Total: $116,400,000 | LW: 5 WR: 4 THTRS: 3,075 |
7. | Turbo | $6,400,000 | Total: $69,479,000 | LW: 4 WR: 3 THTRS: 2,985 |
8. | Red 2 | $5,650,000 | Total: $45,153,000 | LW: 6 WR: 3 THTRS: 2,755 |
9. | The Heat | $4,725,000 | Total: $149,566,000 | LW: 8 WR: 6 THTRS: 2,074 |
10. | Pacific Rim | $4,570,000 | Total: $92,961,000 | LW: 7 WR: 4 THTRS: 1,803 |
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