''I Am Legend'' Makes Box Office History, Rakes In $76.5 Mil

[Elano]

Former rapper turned blockbuster actor, Will Smith proved his star power this weekend, breaking box office records with the debut of his new film, I Am Legend.

According to Variety, the sci-fi zombie thriller raked in $76.5 million over the weekend, the best December opening for a film of all time.

"It's nice to be in the Will Smith business," Dan Fellman, head of distribution for Warner Bros. told New York's Daily News. "He is just the No. 1 box-office star in the world today."

I am Legend pulled in more dollars at the ticket box than all three Lord of the Rings films, each of which also opened near Christmas. Yet while Smith is a known beast at the box office, I am Legend marks a personal best for the can't-miss actor.

Check his resume: In 2002 Smith pulled in $52 million with Men In Black 2; in 2003 Bad Boys 2 raked in $46.5 million; I, Robot made $52 million in 2004; Shark Tale earned $47.6 million, the same year; the 2005 release, Hitch, pulled in $43 million; and The Pursuit of Happyness, which came out last year, made $26.5 million all in their opening weekends.

I Am Legend sees Smith playing the role of a plague-survivor living in New York City who may be the last man on earth. After losing his family and all his friends, Smith, who plays a scientist, roams the empty streets of the city with his dog, trying to come up with a cure for the deadly zombie creatures that threaten his sole existence,

The movie is based on Richard Matheson's 1954 classic novel of the same name. The book's been adapted into two previous movies, The Omega Man and The Last Man on Earth.

[Javier]

I wonder how many people went to just see the Dark Knight related stuff

[Elano]

I wonder how many people went to just see the Dark Knight related stuff

??

[Teddy Roosevelt]

You got to be famous when you are the only person in a movie and can still draw a record setting audience.

[BIG SB]

movie wasnt even that good

[eS El Duque]

I wonder how many people went to just see the Dark Knight related stuff

this was the first time I was really trying to make sure i got to the theatre early!! i didn't want to miss the dark knight trailer..only reason i went to watch this movie.


good movie though

[LyRiCaL_G]

lol i never known a person who went to watch a movie for a trailor only.....

seriously though, smith is a beast at the box office, dang,

props 2 a nigga

pz!

[187_gangsta_crip]

movie wasnt even that good

[swangin and bangin]

i aint mad at him
shit was a good movie imo just the ending was a little shitty

all the movies hes made have been good
and dude has a classic tv show on nickelodeon every night

doggies doin his thing

[Elano]

now almost 400 million dollars all over the world 

[eS El Duque]

lol i never known a person who went to watch a movie for a trailor only.....

Transformer ---> Cloverfield trailer

 

Transformer turned out to be a good movie

[Joseph Bonanno]

A bunch of my pseudo "intellectual" friends said they didn't like the film and it was crap but I love this shit. It made me re think my life like when elior saw the secret. the bob marley thing was huge cuz ive always been a big fan.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

A bunch of my pseudo "intellectual" friends said they didn't like the film and it was crap but I love this shit. It made me re think my life like when elior saw the secret. the bob marley thing was huge cuz ive always been a big fan.

"I Am Legend" made you rethink your life? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. What a loser.

[Joseph Bonanno]

^^stay positive elior, if you think people are losers you will become one. AHAHAHAHAHAHA. go ask dad for some weed $$

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

I am positive...that you're a loser. Now go rethink your life and move back to Montreal, or wherever the hell it is you go when you're feeling confused.