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HELLBOY II WINNER OF SUPERHERO WEEKEND
Monday, July 14 2008
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As predicted, the box-office battle between two superheroes, Hellboy and Hancock, proved to be close. But in the end Universal's Hellboy II: The Golden Army turned out to be the winner as it collected an estimated $35.9 million, while the second week of Hancock, starring Will Smith, wound up with $33 million. The 3-D film Journey to the Center of the Earth opened in third place with $20.6 million. But Eddie Murphy's Meet Dave, was not well met, earning just $5.3 million to place seventh. Another disappointment was Warner Bros.' Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, which took in only $2.4 million in its second weekend of wide release. Meanwhile, in its sixth week, Kung Fu Panda crossed the $200-million mark as it sold $4.3 million worth of tickets to place eighth. Overall, the top 12 movies brought in $145 million, down 16 percent from the comparable weekend a year ago, according to box-office trackers Media by Numbers. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:
1. Hellboy II: The Golden Army, $35.9 million; 2. Hancock, $33 million; 3. Journey to the Center of the Earth, $20.6 million; 4. WALL-E, $18.5 million; 5. Wanted, $11.6 million; 6. Get Smart, $7.1 million; 7. Meet Dave, $5.3 million; 8. Kung Fu Panda, $4.3 million; 9. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, $2.5 million; 10. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $2.3 million.
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