Will Smith Is Box Office GOLD
Hancock is set for release on July 2, and is set to make an estimated $150 MILLION over the five-day Fourth of July weekend! This will make his EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE $100 MILLION grossing movie! Something no other actor has been able to accomplish.
Here are some interesting numbers:
MOST $100 MILLION MOVIES IN A CAREER (List includes animated films and excludes cameos)
1. Tom Hanks — 15
2. Tom Cruise — 14
3. Eddie Murphy — 13
4. Will Smith — 12 (including Hancock)
4. Harrison Ford — 12
6. Jim Carrey — 11
6. Robin Williams — 11
8. Mel Gibson — 10
9. Matt Damon — 9
10. Bruce Willis — 8
10. Jack Nicholson — 8
Will’s streak started with Men in Black II, and continued with Bad Boys II, I, Robot, Shark Tale, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, and I Am Legend, and will continue with Hancock, which is estimated to make upwards of $280 million domestically.
Damn! Wish we had Will’s golden touch!
This will put him in front of Hollywood legends Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise for the most consecutive $100 million grossers! His next movie, Seven Pounds (helmed by Pursuit director, Gabriele Muccino), is set for release in December and could make his ninth!
Will Smith Jumps Into “Seven Pounds”
Will Smith Jumps Into “Seven Pounds”
Will Smith got back to the Hollywood set on Tuesday afternoon as he busily filmed scenes for his latest theatrical endeavor, Seven Pounds.
In the movie, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actor will be showing off his skills as he portrays the role of “a suicidal, guilt-ridden man.”
Rosario Dawson and Woody Harrelson are among Smith’s co-stars in the “emotional story of a man (Smith) who will change the lives of seven strangers in an attempt to amend his past.”
Seven Pounds, which is being spearheaded by The Pursuit of Happyness director, Gabriele Muccino, is slated for a late 2008 release date.
Tom Cruise’s Son, Connor Cruise, to Play Young Will Smith in Seven Pounds
“Xyxyz oboboa aoavvba! Haha!”
Don’t get mad at Tropic Thunder! The trades are reporting that Connor Cruise, the 13-year-old son of Tom Cruise, will make his feature debut portraying a young Will Smith in Smith’s emotional drama, Seven Pounds, due this December. It’s said that Connor Cruise will appear mostly in photographs and will not have a speaking part.
Seven Pounds is from Gabriele Muccino, who directed Smith in the rather melancholy and surprisingly sap-less hit drama The Pursuit of Happyness. In that film, Smith’s real life kid, Jaden Smith, played his son (believably). Joining Smith and the young Cruise in the “emotional story of a man who will change the lives of seven strangers” are Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson and Barry Pepper. Oh yeah, and Connor Cruise is black.