Pop star Katy Perry voiced Smurfette,
Released on July 29, 2011, marked the first time the beloved blue characters created by Belgian artist Peyo made the leap from 2D animation to a 3D live-action/CGI hybrid film. Directed by Raja Gosnell , the film transported the Smurfs from their medieval home to the middle of modern-day Manhattan, blending family-friendly comedy with a high-stakes adventure. Plot: A "Big Apple" Adventure the smurfs -2011
During the ensuing chase, a magical blue moon transports six Smurfs—the wise Papa Smurf (Jonathan Winters), the feisty Clumsy Smurf (Anton Yelchin), the bossy Smurfette (Katy Perry), the brainy Brainy Smurf (voiced by the late Jonathan Winters in a dual role, though officially Fred Armisen in credits), the grumpy Grouchy Smurf (George Lopez), and the handsome Hefty Smurf (Gary Basaraba)—through a vortex into our world. They land, quite literally, in the middle of a sprawling, chaotic New York City. Pop star Katy Perry voiced Smurfette, Released on
It opened at #1, beating Cowboys & Aliens and The Change-Up . The international market was the real story. The Smurfs are a European institution (Peyo was Belgian), and the film earned $204 million in Europe alone, with France and Germany leading the charge. It became the 16th highest-grossing film of 2011 globally, proving that nostalgia plus modern CGI was a winning formula. They land, quite literally, in the middle of
However, for the 6–10-year-old demographic in 2011, the setting worked. Kids understood the Smurfs hiding in a diaper bag, riding in a taxi, or trying to use a remote control. The film leaned into the absurdity, with a running joke about Brainy trying to explain a "Smurf-a-lator" to bewildered humans. While it lacks the quiet poetry of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, the energy is undeniably kinetic.
: They end up in Central Park and must find a way home before the Blue Moon. Gargamel’s Goal