The faith-based drama “The Case for Christ” also launched with $3.9 million from 1,174 theaters.

The tepidly reviewed buddy comedy “Going in Style,” starring Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin, opened in fourth place, with $12.5 million. While the family films dominated, moviegoers had other options on a relatively quiet weekend. In four weeks, Disney’s live-action fairy tale has brought in $432.3 million domestically. Meanwhile, “Beauty and the Beast” earned $25 million to take second place at the box office. Sufficient buzz and the benefit of voice star Alec Baldwin’s popular portrayal of President Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live” likely helped the film succeed, Dergarabedian said. In first place, “The Boss Baby” added $26.3 million in its second weekend in theaters, bringing its North American total to $89.4 million.

“There are other revenue streams for films like this,” Dergarabedian said, noting international profits and home video potential that could recoup production costs. Its earnings were worse than the 2013 opening of “Smurfs 2,” which went on to gross $347.5 million worldwide despite a $17.5 million debut and a heftier $105 million price tag.īut the fate of the third “Smurfs” is not necessarily sealed, says ComScore’s senior media analyst, Paul Dergarabedian. The third installment in Sony’s animated series, “Smurfs: The Lost Village,” made its box-office debut in third place, with $14 million – far behind family-friendly holdovers “The Boss Baby” and “Beauty and the Beast,” according to studio estimates Sunday.įeaturing the voices of Demi Lovato and Joe Manganiello, “Smurfs,” which reportedly cost $60 million to make, has not charmed critics either. LOS ANGELES – The Smurfs are feeling a little blue this weekend.

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