'2 Guns' shoots past 'Smurfs,' 'Wolverine' to claim box office Aug 4th 2013, 17:23
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – “2 Guns,” starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg as rival federal agents, shot through its weekend competition at movie theatres, collecting $ 27.4 million (17.9 million pounds) to lead the North American box office, according to studio estimates.
“The Wolverine,” last weekend’s box office leader, finished second with $ 21.7 million in ticket sales, and has totalled $ 95 million during its two weeks in theatres.
“Smurfs 2,” the newly-released sequel to Sony’s 2011 movie “The Smurfs” starring Neil Patrick Harris and a band of small blue elf-like creatures, was third with $ 18.2 million in ticket sales.
(Reporting by Ronald Grover and Chris Michaud; Editing by Paul Simao)
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