Smith’s ‘Hancock’ bounds to $66 million opening weekend

Published 5:54 pm Sunday, July 6, 2008

LOS ANGELES — Will Smith’s box-office superpowers remain intact.

Smith’s “Hancock” — the story of a boozing, foul-mouthed superhero who dresses like a street bum — led the Fourth of July weekend with a $66 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday.

That raised the total for Sony’s “Hancock” to $107.3 million since it opened Tuesday night to get a jump on the holiday.

The previous weekend’s top flick, the Disney-Pixar animated tale “Wall-E,” slipped to second place with $33.4 million. Its 10-day total is $128.1 million.

Overall business slipped for the first time in a month. The top 12 movies pulled in $158.7 million, down 4 percent from the Fourth of July weekend in 2007.