Movies Daily by Zach Cannon

This summer the box office has already been immensely successful and Hancock has only furthered that success. After WALL-E last week, the box office was 4% ahead of last year’s, which was the most successful ever. Though it didn’t make as much as Transformers did this weekend last year, Hancock still took in a pretty penny, earning $66 million Friday-Sunday and $107 million since it started showing previews Tuesday night. That might somewhat slow this summer’s ability to top last summer’s, but with more big hits on the way (Hellboy, Step Brothers, X-Files, The Mummy 3, Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder and, of course, The Dark Knight, to name a few) and barring any more increases in gas/box office prices, this will be the most successful summer ever.

This weekend’s other release, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, placed eighth and took in $6 million. Also noteworthy: Indiana Jones is still in the top ten (seven) and has surpassed $300 million, while Kung Fu Panda (five) has nearly taken in $200 million, a decent gross for an animated film, which will only be topped by WALL-E (second this week with $33 million for a total of $128 million) this summer.

Here’s the complete list:

1. Hancock: $66 million
2. WALL-E: $33 million
3. Wanted: $20.6 million
4. Get Smart: $ 11 million
5. Kung Fu Panda: $7.5 million
6. The Incredible Hulk: $4.9 million
7. Indiana Jones … Crystal Skull: $3.9 million
8. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl: $3.6 million
9. Sex and the City: $2.3 million
10. You Don’t Mess with the Zohan: $2 million

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