Blue Meanie: Harrison Ford beheads a Smurf

On Monday, we wrote about the box office battle between "Cowboys & Aliens" and "The Smurfs." The latest numbers show that "Cowboys" pulled out a narrow victory. Still, that wasn't enough for Harrison Ford.

Feeling blue: 'Cowboys & Aliens' ties with 'Smurfs' in weekend box office

Daniel Craig shooting at Smurfs? I'd pay to see that.

After attending the highly enjoyable "Cowboys & Aliens" on Sunday night, I sat in the theater lobby chatting with friends about the entertaining mixture of the Western and Sci Fi genres, the great cast led by Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde, and so on. My gaze wandered to the indoor marquee, which displayed a showing of "The Smurfs" at 10 p.m. And I thought to myself, "Who's going to see the Smurfs at that late hour?"

Little did I know.

According to CNN, the two films tied for first place in weekend box office receipts, at $36.2 million. For "Cowboys," being No. 1 is bad news; it cost $163 million to make. The tab for "The Smurfs" was $110 million, giving the film a brighter financial future.