The Smurfs (film)

This article is about the 2011 film. For other Smurfs films, see The Smurfs in film. For the upcoming animated film, see The Smurfs Movie.

The Smurfs
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRaja Gosnell
Screenplay by
Story by
  • J. David Stem
  • David N. Weiss
Based onThe Smurfs
by Peyo
Produced byJordan Kerner
Starring
CinematographyPhil Méheux
Edited bySabrina Plisco
Music byHeitor Pereira
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
  • June 16, 2011 (2011-06-16) (Júzcar)
  • July 29, 2011 (2011-07-29) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$110 million[2]
Box office$563.7 million[3]

The Smurfs is a 2011 American fantasy adventure comedy film based on the comic series of the same name created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo. It was directed by Raja Gosnell and stars Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Sofía Vergara and Hank Azaria, with the voices of Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry, George Lopez, Anton Yelchin, Fred Armisen and Alan Cumming. It is the first live-action Sony Pictures Animation film and the first of two live-action animated Smurfs feature films.[4]

After five years of negotiations, Jordan Kerner bought the rights in 2002, and the film entered development with Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, until Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation obtained the film rights in 2008. On a production budget of $110 million, filming began in March 2010 in New York City.

The Smurfs premiered at Júzcar on June 16, 2011, and was released theatrically by Columbia Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing on July 29. Despite negative reviews, the film grossed $564 million worldwide, making it the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2011. It was Sony Pictures Animation's highest-grossing film until it was overtaken by Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in 2023.[5] A sequel, The Smurfs 2, was released on July 31, 2013.

  1. ^ "THE SMURFS - British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
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  5. ^ Perine, Aaron (June 29, 2023). "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Now Sony Pictures Animation's Highest-Grossing Film". Comicbook. Retrieved June 30, 2023.