Movies Daily by Zach Cannon

Hellboy cleaned up at the box office this weekend. It took in almost $36 million, about $13 million more than its predecessor. The first only made $66 million domestically, but despite the more positive reception of the new movie, it probably won’t be too much more successful. Why? Because by Thursday people will be saying “Whoboy?” when The Dark Knight owns cineplexes (I’ve heard it’s sold out midnight and 3 a.m. showings across the country and 6 a.m. showings are now filling up).

Anyways, Hancock bumped down to number 2, but lost 50% of its audience from last weekend (no surprise, really, considering the last-weekend numbers don’t take into account midnight Wednesday through midnight Friday).

P.S. No one care about Meet Dave this weekend. Eddie Murphy, please retire.

Here’s the full list:

1. Hellboy II: The Golden Army: $35.8 million
2. Hancock: $33 million
3. Journey to the Center of the Earth: $20.6 million
4. Wall-E: $18.5 million
5. Wanted: $11.5 million
6. Get Smart: $7 million
7. Meet Dave: $5.3 million
8. Kung Fu Panda: $4.3 million
9. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl: $2.4 million
10. Indiana Jones: $2.25 million