Box Office: Summer 2008 Wrap-Up

Summer movie season has sadly come to an end, and it shows on the totals for this weekend, in which no movie made more than 7 million dollars. Instead of reporting about this weekend, I'll be posting the summer of 2008 biggest films - those that managed to cross over the 100 million dollar mark.

1- The Dark Knight- $512.2 Million

2- Iron Man- $317.9 Million
3- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull- $315.9 Million

4- Hancock- $227.4 Million

5- Wall-E- $219.5 Million

6- Kung Fu Panda- $213.8 Million

7- Horton Hears a Who!- $154.5 Million

8- Sex and the City- $152.5 Million

9- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian- $141.6 Million

10- Mamma Mia!- $136.2 Million

11- The Incredible Hulk- $134.5 Million

12- Wanted- $134.1 Million

13- Get Smart- $128.4 Million

14- The Mummy: Tomb of the Emperor Dragon- $100.4 Million

Box Office Report: New #1 and Summer's Biggest

We've finally got a new #1 this weekend. Tropic Thunder has topped the Box Office chart this weekend bringing in $26 million. Enough to send The Dark Knight packing to #2. This movie, however, is still grossing a lot more money that new movies like the new animated Star Wars flick. The Dark Knight pulled in $16 million to bring its amazing grand total to 471 million dollars - that's more than enough to make The Dark Knight the second highest-grossing film of all time in the US only behind Titanic which stands at 600 million dollars.

Now, instead of talking about the other insignificant debuts this weekend, let's do a short recap of this summer's huge movie hits and how much they've made. Firt up, Iron Man which managed to collect $317 million in 16 weeks - the DVD for this movie comes out September 30th. Can't wait to buy that. Next, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, flick that managed to make a great $315 million. Huge stuff. Will Smith's Hancock collected 225 million dollars and Disney Pixar's Wall-E has made $214 million so far. Finally, Dreamwork's Kung Fu Panda grossed in $211 million.

Huge summer hits, big numbers, great movies. For a full report, click here.

Weekend Box Office Report

Low #1 opening for a July movie - not to worry though, The Dark Knight is predicted to have the biggest opening of the summer next week. Can't wait. Well, that low #1 opening went to Hell Boy 2: The Golden Army. The film grossed in $35 million despite good reviews from critics. Very close at #2 we find Will Smith in Hancock, that film made another impressive $33 million on its second weekend in release, its now total is of $165 million. Another low opening was at #3, in which the Journey to the Center of the Earth opened with just $20 million made - not too far away from WALL-E at #4 which made $18 million this weekend, the film's total stands at $163 million. We're awiting the movie's release worldwide! Hope it's soon. To check out a full report, click here.

Box Office Report: Hancock is #1

Will Smith has made his way to the number one spot in the box office this past week (since its release on Tuesday) with his newest film Hancock which grossed in a great $107 million - despite bad reviews from critics ($66 million over the weekend). Close behind at #2 we find one of the best films of the year, WALL-E. The Pixar film managed to bring in another $33 million to its total of $127 million so far - which is more that impressive in just two weeks. It was a good fourth of July weekend at the box office overall To check out a full report, click here.

Out Today on the Big Screen: Hancock

Opening today in theatres on the UK and the US is another of this summer's most anticipated films - Hancock. This film revolves around Will Smith who portrays an alcoholic superhero named "Hancock" who is despised by the public. When he saves the life of PR executive Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), the latter helps rehabilitate Hancock. He later begins to develop feelings for Ray's wife Mary (Charlize Theron). The film has received average reviews, but I still want to check this one out. The trailer looks too promising not to. Check it out below.