Will Smith's 'Hancock' Soars To Top Of Box Office, Marking His Fifth July 4 #1

Musician as a hero.

Despite poor reviews, Smith's superhero debut brings in $66 million over the holiday weekend.
By Josh Horowitz

The Box-Office Top Five

#1 "Hancock" ($66 million)

#2 "WALL-E ($33.4 million)

#3 "Wanted" ($20.6 million)

#4 "Get Smart ($11.1 million)

#5 "Kung Fu Panda" ($7.5 million)

It's American as apple pie: a Fourth of July weekend spent gulping down hot dogs, hamburgers and the latest Hollywood extravaganza starring the one star who is always money in the bank, Will Smith. Yes, once again, the nation celebrated its independence by contributing a whole lot of cash — $107.3 million since its July 2 opening, and $66 million over the weekend — to the opening haul of a Will Smith film. This time the mad money went to "Hancock," the Peter Berg-directed superhero flick that finally put Smith in spandex.