Will Smith’s “Hancock” shined again this weekend amidst a busy week at the box office while very few people decided to “Meet Dave”during it’s opening weekend.
Even though “Hancock” fell short of the number one spot which went to “Hellboy II” in the U.S. the film did claim the international circuit grossing an estimated $71.4 million pushing it’s overseas tally to $180.2 million within two weeks.
Smith’s second opening weekend reeled in an estimated $21.8 million stemming from first run showings in over 580 screens in Russia and over 750 screens in France which according to the Hollywood Reporter contributed to the films $180.2 million total.
Fox’s release of the Eddie Murphy comedy “Meet Dave” came up short in it’s opening weekend. According to the Hollywood Reporter, theater goers decided not to “Meet Dave” and Murphy reportedly did the same when he was a “no show” at his own premiere last week. Opening at $5.3 million “Meet Dave” has been classified a bomb for the actor who ran into similar trouble with his other “space themed ” film “The Adventures of Pluto Nash” which had a similar opening in 2002.
Wesley Morris gave Murphy’s film a one-star review in The Boston Globe stating: “There’s a tremendous possibility that Murphy has no friends. What kind of pal would let the star of ‘Pluto Nash’ near another science-fiction comedy?”
Murphy is currently working on “A Thousand Words,” a comedy about a guy who only has 1,000 words left to speak before he dies which is due for release next year.
Hellboy II won this week’s box office grossing an estimated 35.9 million.
Yeah Go Will Smith, Hancock was awesome!! On a another note....Who the heck keeps giving our Eddie Murphy Crapy Scripts?! Eddie we love you, but please get some good scrips! We love your comdey eventhough they may not be your best, but with your tremdeous amount of talents you should be getting better scrips. Hint: Maybe you should stay away from the space comdey or at least make one that makes sense. Please Eddie make us a great movie! Personal I would like Eddie to do a Drama/suppense movie that would be interesting. I love you Eddie Murphy, but I had to be real with you. Peace, Love, & Soul!!
Dominic
7/15/2008 5:29:30 AM
Yeah that's true, Good Look Kani.
Kani
7/14/2008 2:48:52 PM
Hello Mr/Ms Njai Joszor,
This is a quick note to commend you on the reviews you write. I think you're doing a great job. Still, there's room for improvement on the English grammar department. It seems as if you cannot tell the difference between ITS and IT'S. On this article all the IT'S you used were supposed to be spelled ITS (without an apostrophe). Mind you, this is not a dis on my part. I am convinced that improving your grammar would make you an even better journalist or author.
If you need more help you can check GRAMMAR GIRL on the net or other webpages that specialize on the good use of English.
P.S: English is not my first language so I might make mistakes as well.
Will Smith’s “Hancock” shined again this weekend amidst a busy week at the box office while very few people decided to “Meet Dave”during it’s opening weekend. 
