The final weekend of August brought a wave of new releases and a significant shift in the cinema box office rankings. A decade after the first film, The Smurfs have been revitalized in a CGI animation that transplants the blue creatures, creations of Peyo, from European tradition into a vibrant live-action Hollywood style. The film conquered the weekend’s box office, earning €1,212,823 and reaching a total of €1,546,265 over five days, according to Cinetel data.
This dethroned last week’s number one, *Despicable Me 4* (Troppo Cattivi 2), which took in €681,374 for a two-week total of €2,586,170. Another debut, *The Roses*—an unfaithful remake of the Eighties hit *The War of the Roses* starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman—landed in third place with €412,688 (€478,892 total).
A (non) novelty took fourth place, occupied by *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*. Returning to theaters 20 years after its first release for a new generation of young fans, the film earned €399,946 over four days.
The mystery horror film *Weapons* by Zach Cregger, starring Josh Brolin and Julia Garner, finished fifth. The story of a group of students who vanish into thin air took in €309,923 this weekend, bringing its four-week total to €2,666,868.
Entering in sixth place was Darren Aronofsky’s pulp comedy *A Complicated Circumstance* (Una scomoda circostanza), which recorded €157,329 (€187,568 over five days). In seventh was *Enzo*, starring Pierfrancesco Favino. The story of a sixteen-year-old from a good family who, contrary to his parents’ expectations, leaves school to discover real life in the Provençal countryside, earned €150,753 over the weekend.
Also debuting in eighth place was *All the Fault of Rock* (Tutta colpa del rock), a film described as part American comedy and part Italian-style farce with heart. Featuring a rich cast and the music of Motta, it earned €115,680 over four days.
Closing out the top ten were *Warfare* (Tempo di guerra) by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, which brings the 2006 Battle of Ramadi during the Iraq War to the big screen. It earned €113,236 in its second week for a total of €547,670. Marvel’s *The Fantastic Four: Origins* (I Fantastici 4: Gli Inizi) rounded out the list, adding another €109,815 to its haul for a substantial six-week total of €8,257,584.
Overall, the weekend box office saw a significant uptick, grossing €4,271,553—a 28% increase compared to the previous week.