Photo Finish At Box Office

With Universal’s Cowboys and Aliens coming in well below analysts’ forecasts and Sony’s The Smurfs coming in well above them, the result was a rare tie for first place — at least so far as Sunday’s studio estimates were concerned. Each studio figured that its contender earned $36.2 million over the weekend and will now have to wait until Monday’s final tally to learn which movie actually came out ahead. Warner Bros.’ Crazy, Stupid Love. opened at the high end of estimates with $19.3 million to place fifth, behind third place Captain America, with $24.9 million and fourth place Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 with $21.9 million.»