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'Hancock' will open big


July 01, 2008 Which is fortunate, considering the Will Smith starrer cost Sony upward of $150 million to produce and perhaps another $70 million to market. Reviews have been mixed, but the topliner's boxoffice appeal is unmatched and his hold on Independence Day week has proved marquee magic more than once. MovieTickets.com recently asked moviegoers to rate their favorite Smith performances, and two nonholiday openers, April 1995's "Bad Boys" and July 2003's "Bad Boys II," topped the responses with 29% of poll participants picking his role as Detective Mike Lowrey in those films.

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