FYI: Will Smith Got The Juice!

Will Smith’s latest “I Am Legend” debuted at the box office with $76.5 million dollars! WHAT!? Will has officially become like, THE A-list, black power actor/producer in Hollywood. He should have no problem getting $20-30 million a picture now. Sam Jackson, eat your heart out.

For the last man on Earth, Will Smith sure has a lot of friends. The Warner Bros. tale “I Am Legend,” starring Smith as a plague survivor who may be the last living human, debuted with $76.5 million, the biggest December opening ever and a personal best for one of Hollywood’s top box-office champs, according to studio estimates Sunday.

“It’s no wonder Will Smith feels so lonely. Everyone else on Earth is in the movie theater,” said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers.

“I Am Legend” smashed Smith’s personal debut record, easily exceeding the $52.1 million opening weekends of “I, Robot” and “Men in Black II,” his previous bests. “I Am Legend” outdid the $72.6 million premiere of 2003’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” the previous best December opening.

“It’s nice to be in the Will Smith business,” said Dan Fellman, head of distribution for Warner Bros. “He is just the No. 1 box-office star in the world today.” (source)

Me thinks he should never even bother rapping anymore LOL.

And on the other side of the checkbook, “The Perfect Holiday,” featuring Gabrielle Union and Morris Chestnutt, opened up at #6 with $2.97 million dollars. Ouch.

I guess one black Christmas movie was enough for the year LOL. I personally am not enamored with Morris’ acting enough or Gabby’s for that matter to drag myself out for that one.

Did anyone see “I Am Legend” or “The Perfect Holiday”? What are your reviews?

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