The Smurfs originated in 1958 as a Belgian comic strip. NBC launched The Smurfs as a TV series in 1981, spawning 256 episodes and multiple Emmy awards.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory sweetened up the North American box office last weekend, raking in US$56.2 million in its first three days on screens, figures showed Monday.
Director Tim Burton's movie is a remake of the classic 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory that starred Gene Wilder as the eccentric factory owner, Willy Wonka.
In second place at the box office was the zany comedy The Wedding Crashers, starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, which hauled in US$33.9 million in its opening weekend.
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