Hancock (film) the United States and Canada, grossing $6.8 million. The film was widely released on July 2, 2008, expanding to 3,965 theaters. At the conclusion of the five-day weekend, "Hancock" took top placement at the box office in the United States and Canada, grossing an estimated $103.8 million. The film had the third-biggest opening 4th of July weekend after "Transformers" and "Spider-Man 2". "Hancock" was Will Smith's fifth film to open on a 4 July weekend and was his most successful opening to date. The film was also Smith's eighth film in a row to take top placement in the American
John Lee Hancock which was a critical and commercial success. In 2004, he wrote and directed "The Alamo", which was a box office bomb. Five years later, his film "The Blind Side" was a box office success and received an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination. In 2013 Hancock directed "Saving Mr. Banks", a film about the life of P.L. Travers and her difficult negotiations with Walt Disney over adapting her famous novel "Mary Poppins" into a feature film. He also directed "The Founder" (2016), about the McDonald's fast food chain, and co-wrote the upcoming musical film "The Goree Girls". John Lee Hancock