Hancock Tops U.S. Box Office for Holiday Weekend

Despite mixed reviews, the film squashed Disney/Pixar's Wall-E without mercy.  

"Audiences love Will Smith and the characters he plays," Columbia's president of domestic theatrical distribution Rory Bruer told Variety.

"People want to share in the things he's doing."

The top ten films at the US box office are: (last week's position)

1 Han - $66 million [£33 million] (-)
2 Wall-E - $33.4m [£16.2 million] (1)
3 Wanted - $20.6m [£10.3 million] (2)
4 Get Smart - $11.1m [£5.5 million] (3)
5 Kung Fu Panda - $7.5m [£3.7 million] (4)
6 The Incredible Hulk - $4.9 million [£2.4 million] (5)
7 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - $3.9 million [£1.9 million] (7)
8 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl - $3.6 million [£1.3 million] (15)
9 Sex and the City - $2.3million [£1.1 million] (9)
10 You Don't Mess with the Zohan - $2 million [£1 million] (10)

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