Will Smith’s latest action adventure Hancock took first place at the box office over the Independence Day weekend, earning Sony Pictures an estimated $66 million. Hancock continues Will Smith’s record of opening to the Number One slot for his last eight pictures.
The film, about a grumpy and sometimes inept superhero played by Smith, also stars Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman and is billed as a fantasy adventure. The $66 million take marks the second highest July 4th opening weekend, behind 2007’s Transformers.
The animated G-rater WALL-E finished in second place in its second weekend with $33.4 million, while Wanted, the action adventure starring Angelina Jolie as an assassin in an elite secret society, slid to third place with $20.6 million. The Steve Carell TV redraft Get Smart came in fourth place with $11.1 million. All figures are estimates.
Box Office Grosses | |||
| Rank | Title | Weekend | Total Gross |
| Hancock (2008) | $66M | $107M | |
| WALL•E (2008) | $33.4M | $128M | |
| Wanted (2008) | $20.6M | $90.8M | |
| Get Smart (2008) | $11.1M | $98.1M | |
| Kung Fu Panda (2008) | $7.5M | $193M | |
| The Incredible Hulk (2008) | $4.98M | $125M | |
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) | $3.94M | $307M | |
| Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) | $3.6M | $6.13M | |
| Sex and the City (2008) | $2.35M | $145M | |
| You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (2008) | $2M | $94.8M | |
Last Updated on July 7, 2008 by By Laurie A. Trotta
