Hancock Strong At The Box Office

By Kellvin Chavez on July 6, 2008

Will Smith's box-office superpowers remain intact. Smith's "Hancock" - the story of a boozing, foul-mouthed superhero who dresses like a street bum - led the Fourth of July weekend with a $66 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday.

That raised the total for Sony's "Hancock" to $107.3 million since it opened Tuesday night to get a jump on the holiday.

It was a familiar place for Smith, one of Hollywood's most-consistent draws. "Hancock" is his fifth movie to open at No. 1 over the Fourth of July. The others were "Men in Black" and its sequel, "Independence Day" and "Wild Wild West."

The previous weekend's top flick, the Disney-Pixar animated tale "WALL-E," slipped to second place with $33.4 million. Its 10-day total is $128.1 million.

Overall business slipped for the first time in a month. The top 12 movies pulled in $158.7 million, down 4 percent from the Fourth of July weekend last year, when "Transformers" opened at No. 1 with $70.5 million, according to box-office tracker Media By Numbers.

"Hancock" co-stars Jason Bateman as a public-relations man who tries to give an image-makeover to Smith's cranky character. Charlize Theron plays Bateman's wife, who has her own reasons for wanting the superhero to stay out of her life.

It was the second-best opening weekend for Smith, following last December's "I Am Legend" at $77.2 million, and was his eighth-straight movie to open at No. 1.

Overseas, "Hancock" pulled in an additional $78 million in 50 other countries.

WEEKEND TOP 10 STUDIO ESTIMATES, JULY 4-6, 2008.

1	Hancock	$66.0 M
2	Wall-E	$33.4 M
3	Wanted	$20.6 M
4	Get Smart	$11.1 M
5	Kung Fu Panda	$7.5 M
6	The Incredible Hulk	$5.0 M
7	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	$3.9 M
8	Kit Kittredge: An American Girl	$3.6 M
9	Sex and the City	$2.3 M
10	You Don't Mess with the Zohan	$2.0 M

Source:Box Office Mojo

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