Box Office: July 29-31, 2011: COWBOYS & ALIENS, THE SMURFS

Its a draw! “Fill your hands!” – U.S. Marshal Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn, True Grit. Cowboys & Aliens and The Smurfs premiered in the Number One spot at the box office this weekend with $36.2 Million each. Captain America: The First Avenger was Third with $24.9 Million for $116.7 Million so far. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 was Fourth with $21.9 Million for $318.4 Million so far. Crazy, Stupid, Love. premiered Fifth Place with $19.3 Million. Friends with Benefits, Horrible Bosses, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Zookeeper, and Cars 2 rounded out the top ten respectively.

Cowboys & Aliens is an 2011 American science fiction Western film starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford,[ Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach, Clancy Brown, Walton Goggins, Keith Carradine, David O’Hara, Abigail Spencer, Paul Dano, Ana de la Reguera, and Noah Ringer.] The film, directed by Jon Favreau, is based on the 2006 graphic novel of the same name created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg.

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The Smurfs is a 2011 American 3D family film based on The Smurfs comic book series created by Peyo and the 1980s animated TV series it spawned. It was directed by Raja Gosnell and stars Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Hank Azaria, Tim Gunn, Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry, Fred Armisen, Alan Cumming, Anton Yelchin, George Lopez, Jeff Foxworthy, Paul Reubens, Gary Basaraba, John Oliver, Kenan Thompson, B. J. Novak, Wolfgang Puck, Adam Wylie, Frank Welker, Joan Rivers, Liz Smith, Tom Colicchio, Olivia Palermo, and Michael Musto. It is the first CGI/live-action hybrid film to be produced by Sony Pictures Animation and in The Smurfs trilogy.[3] During early production the film was known as The Smurfs Movie.

Crazy, Stupid, Love. is a 2011 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, written by Dan Fogelman, starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Marisa Tomei and Kevin Bacon.

Source: Boxoffciemojo