Hancock tops holiday box office

Will Smith's "Hancock" topped the July 4 holiday weekend box office, becoming Smith's fifth movie to do so.

"Will Smith, Mom, apple pie and the Fourth of July. It doesn’t get any better," said Rory Bruer, head of distribution for Sony. "People just so relate to him and the characters that he plays. They totally embraced it as something different, something fresh."

"Hancock" also marks Smith's seventh straight movie to open at No. 1.

The poorly-reviewed superhero flick earned $66 million over the weekend, increasing its total in ticket sales to $107.3 million since its Tuesday evening opening.

Last weekend's No. 1, Disney-Pixar's "Wall-E," was bumped to the second spot this weekend, with $33.4 million in ticket sales. The family-friendly animated flick has made $128.1 million in its 10 days in theaters.

Overall, ticket sales were down for the first time in a month, as well as down four percent since Fourth of July of 2007.

But revenues for this summer are two percent ahead of last summer's record pace, when revenues topped $4 billion for the first time in history.


Weekend Top 10, courtesy of estimates from Exhibitor Relations:

1. Hancock, $66 million
2. WALL-E, $33.4 million
3. Wanted, $20.6 million
4. Get Smart, $11.1 million
5. Kung Fu Panda, $7.5 million
6. The Incredible Hulk, $5 million
7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $3.9 million
8. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, $3.6 million
9. Sex and the City, $2.3 million
10. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, $2 million

4th of July Kissing!

Ooh la, la! Who is this newly public celeb couple sharing a smooch on the 4th of July?

It's Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong, of course! The pair got cozy celebrating The Fourth of July at pal Courtney Cox's house in California on Friday. All those fireworks get everyone in the mood for romance, don't deny it!

Gwen Is NO DOUBT Going To Pop Soon!

What did Gwen Stefani and her hubby, Gavin Rossdale do on the 4th of July? The VERY pregnant singer took in a tennis semi-final at Wimbledon in London on Friday with her husband. Also pictured is the girlfriend is tennis star, Roger Federer, Mirka Vavrinec.

The threesome watched Federer beat Marat Safin. Gwen looks huge, we wonder if her baby will be born the same day as the Brangelina twins?

Jim Carrey Gets Silly

Funnyman Jim Carrey caused quite a stir along the Malibu beach on the Fourth of July. Jim and girfriend, Jenny McCarthy were taking in some of the sunshine when the actor decided to switch outfits with his lovely blond.

McCarthy was photographed earlier in the day wearing the black bathing suit. This couple shares everything, apparently! They look so casual about it too! Ha! Kudos to McCarthy for having a good sense of humor to play along with his antics!

The Cruise's Celebrate The 4th!

See! Actor Tom Cruise may be normal after all. Okay, maybe not, but this is a start. Tom and wife, Katie Holmes showed their patriotism and ventured out of their home in Colorado to join the rest of us normal folk for a 4th of July parade.

Tom was spotted carrying his two-year-old daughter Suri in Telluride, Colorado on Friday. Suri wore a headband with two mini American flags attached to the top, how cute! The couple and their daughter were also joined by Cruise's son, Conner, 13, at the parade. But, as you can see, the media didn't seem to care too much that he was there.

Check out these patriotic movies and photos

In honor of the 4th of July, the website Film School Rejects came up with a list of the top 10 films that make them feel more American, and why. The tongue-in-cheek list is as follows:

10. Easy Rider (Power to the people)
9. Scarface (Protection of rights not in the Constitution)
8. Yankee Doodle Dandy (Protection from cruel and unusual punishment)
7. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Civil trial by jury)
6. To Kill A Mockingbird (Rights of the accused, to speedy trial, to right to counsel)
5. The Patriot (Eminent domain)
4. Independence Day (Unreasonable search and seizure)
3. Forrest Gump (Protection from quartering troops)
2. Animal House (Right to bear arms)
1. Team America: World Police (Freedom of speech)

For more on their selections, check out the list with full descriptions here.

Or you can take a look at Ten Great American Flag Bikini Moments, as determined by the Huffington Post.

They describe their picks as "iconic shots" of "some of entertainment's finest showing off their patriotism in stars and stripes throughout the years."

The selections include Jessica Simpson's memorable GQ cover (left) and Sarah Jessica Parker's TV Guide cover.

They seem to have missed the boat entirely with their selection of Heidi Montag, though, someone who can hardly be described as one of "entertainment's finest." The not-so-iconic shot depicts her prancing around the beach like usual, but this time she is wearing a patriotic bikini.