Box Office Thoughts for the Weekend of July 4, 2008

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Despite its poor reviews, Hancock ended up on top during the Forth of July weekend. Here are the numbers:

1. Hancock – $66M
2. WALL·E – $33.4M
3. Wanted – $20.6M
4. Get Smart – $11.1M
5. Kung Fu Panda – $7.5M
6. The Incredible Hulk – $4.98M
7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – $3.94M
8. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl – $3.6M
9. Sex and the City – $2.35M
10. You Don’t Mess with the Zohan – $2M

Will Smith‘s movies are usually successful and the $66M made by Hancock is a decent number, despite the fact that it is about $10M less than what I Am Legend opened with last December. It’s also down from the $70.5M Transformers made last year.

Last week’s top film Wall-E dropped down to number two with a gross of $33.4M, bringing its two-week total to $128M.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull added $3.94M bring its total gross to $307M. However, that gross is still second to Iron Man, which even though it is now out of the top 10, it now has a total gross of $312M.

And that’s the box office thoughts for this week.

Sean Patrick Kelly

Sean Patrick Kelly is a Toronto-based freelance film critic and blogger with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. Since founding his site in 2004, Sean has shared his passion for cinema through insightful reviews and commentary. His work has also been featured in prominent outlets, including Toronto Film Scene, HuffPost Canada, Screen Anarchy, ScreenRant, and Rue Morgue Magazine.