BOX OFFICE BUZZ SMITH IS JUST BOFFO IN JULY.Byline: GREG HERNANDEZ July has been fertile box office ground for Will Smith ever since "Independence Day" blew into theaters 12 years ago and transformed him from TV actor-rapper to a major movie star. He has since scored boffo bof·fo Slang adj. Extremely successful; great. n. pl. bof·fos See boff1. [Alteration of boff1.] Adj. 1. numbers with summer releases "Men in Black," "Men in Black II," "I, Robot I, Robot is a collection of nine English language science fiction short stories by Isaac Asimov, first published by Gnome Press in 1950 in an edition of 5,000 copies. ," and "Bad Boys II." His latest, "Hancock," seems destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to join his list of July blockbusters after opening solidly on Wednesday with $17.3 million in ticket sales. Combined with $6.8 million in Tuesday night preview business, it is already at $24 million. When all the money is counted, "Hancock" will have delivered some strong numbers. I predict a five-day opening of roughly $100 million. Smith's appeal has never been stronger as he comes off "I Am Legend, the second-biggest hit of his career. He has eclipsed his close friend, Tom Cruise, as the surest thing in the movie business. He is riding a string of six $100 million-plus domestic grossers (11 if you count the animated "A Shark's Tale") and has had 10 overall. POOR LITTLE ABIGAIL: Is it really fair to open Abigail Breslin's "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl American Girl, may refer to:
She only 12! "Kit" expanded into wide release Wednesday in just under 2,000 theaters. Since the American Girl brand has a rabid following among young girls, this is perfect counterprogramming In broadcasting, counterprogramming is the practice of offering programs to attract an audience from another station airing a major event. Television The main events counterprogrammed are the Super Bowl and the Oscars. . There's plenty of moms who will be happy to skip "Hancock" to take their daughters to this film. With $500,000 in the coffers after two weeks of limited release, "Kit" could bring in around $18 million by Monday. HOLDOVERS: The Pixar smash "WALL-E WALL-E Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class (Disney-Pixar movie) " will keep printing money in its second weekend and will sail over the $100 million-mark by Monday with at least $35 million over the holiday weekend. The thriller "Wanted," which had an astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. $50.9 million opening last weekend, is a lock for third place this weekend and should rake in about $25 million through Sunday. greg.hernandez@dailynews.com 818-713-3758 |
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