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Hancock Rules with $78.3M Overseas

July 7, 2008

Sony Pictures' Hancock earned an impressive $78.3 million at 5,444 theaters in 50 international markets. It marks the third-biggest opening of the year, behind only Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Iron Man. The Will Smith superhero film averaged $14,400 per location.

Mark Zucker, president of Sony's international releasing arm, forecasted Hancock will top $300 million overseas by the end of its run. Combined with its domestic take of $107 million, the movie has already earned $185.3 million worldwide.

Kung Fu Panda led the rest of the pack with an impressive $38 million at 5,448 theaters in 44 markets. The animated-comedy's foreign total has already hit $151 million, with most of Europe opening in coming weeks.

Disney's The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian also expanded as it earned $24.3 million at 5,000 theaters in 42 markets, pushing the foreign total to $194 million.

Universal's Wanted, last weekend's leader, added $18.8 million at 2,312 theaters in 23 markets.

Disney/Pixar's WALL•E grossed $13 million at 1,645 theaters in nine markets.

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COMMENTS (24)

Posted by:

GuyverV

July 7, 2008

glad it did well. all the haters can be silent now

Posted by:

Jay

July 7, 2008

Good, it was good movie, despite what the critics say.

Posted by:

Regis

July 7, 2008

You tell em, cause Hancock owned! Everybody was laughing and having a good time at this movie including me and my friends!

Posted by:

jtr

July 7, 2008

will smith for v.p.

Posted by:

Lacxox

July 7, 2008

carol: I don't really understand why you had to insert this "all you idiots who are ga-ga over TDK" part as I think it has nothing to do with the subject. Two different movies; I can be ga-ga over TDK while I like Hancock, can't I?

Posted by:

Wade Le Fevre

July 7, 2008

Yes, The Dark Knight is going to be awesome and we are allowed to be excited.

Hancock was a good movie. A lot better than it's being given credit for and I'm glad it's doing well, but the Dark Knight is going to kick it's ass. It's going to kick every movies ass.

Posted by:

eon001

July 7, 2008

Glad it did well. Hopfully the sequal will explain more about the chracters origin. Didn't like it as much as Iron man or the Hulk, but I enjoyed it no the less.

Posted by:

elliot

July 7, 2008

the movie was very fun indeed! some critics sometimes just don't know how to push and say its a bad movie...cus it ain't...i enjoy this movie more than "i am legend", and ill see it again when it get on dvd!

Posted by:

ahhh

July 7, 2008

Hancock was a great movie totally summer blockbuster 08

Posted by:

k4my

July 7, 2008

hancock

starting ws gud comedy it ws gud 2 wtch

bt the ending ws full of it wat a crap ending thts wht spoild the movie

big up will

his acting ws great as in im the legend

ehich ws also **** bt he acted gud excellent