Will Smith Delivers Legendary Box-office Numbers
Will Smith's
I Am Legend topped the weekend box office with a mighty $76.5 million haul, the biggest December opening
ever (edging out
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's $72.6 mil) and a personal best for the former Fresh Prince. Jason Lee's
Alvin and the Chipmunks placed second with $45 mil.
Rounding out the top five were
The Golden Compass ($9 million),
Enchanted ($6 mil) and
No Country for Old Men ($3 mil).
Atonement, the most-nommed film for this year's Golden Globes, pulled in $1.85 million across 117 screens. Overall, the top 12 films were up 39 percent from the same weekend a year earlier.
