The Smurfs is an unproduced screenplay.
The Smurfs is a 2011 American 3D live-action/computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the comic book series of the same name created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo . It is the first CGI/live-action hybrid film produced by Sony Pictures Animation , and the first in The Smurfs duology . After five years of negotiations , Jordan Kerner bought the rights in 2002 , and the film entered development with Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies , until Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation obtained the film rights in 2008 . After having the release date changed three times , Columbia Pictures released The Smurfs on July 29 , 2011 . The Smurfs reached the $ 500 million milestone in the weekend of September 23 -- 25 , 2011 .