The Box-Office Top Five
#1 "I Am Legend" ($76.5 million)
#2 "Alvin and the Chipmunks" ($45 million)
#3 "The Golden Compass" ($9 million)
#4 "Enchanted" ($6 million)
#5 "No Country for Old Men"($3 million)
Faster than the White Witch, more powerful than the One Ring, able to leap King Kong in a single frame — Will Smith officially certified himself as Hollywood's Superman this past weekend, leading "I Am Legend" to an astounding $76.5 million. The gargantuan haul eclipsed "The Chronicles of Narnia," "Meet the Fockers," "King Kong" and all three "Lord of the Rings" movies to become the biggest December opening in history.
Arriving the same weekend as last year's "The Pursuit of Happyness" (another Smith vehicle that demolished expectations), "Legend" cements Smith as Hollywood's biggest, most bankable star. Consider that his last three movies were all of different genres — an action flick ("Legend"), a melodrama ("Happyness") and a romantic comedy ("Hitch") — and that all three went on to cruise (or, in the case of "Legend," will certainly cruise) well past $100 million with ease. Consider too that he's been twice-nominated for an Oscar. Is there another actor who could do all that? As Smith himself might say, "Aww, hell no!"
GO WILL!!!!!
Among other new releases, "The Perfect Holiday" came in seventh place, earning $2.5 million.
I have not seen The Perfect Holiday but I'll catch that one on DVD.
I Am Legend was a very good movie!
Picture of Will Smith from I Am Legend premiere in Paris, France.
