Will Smith’s I Am Legend Tops Weekend Box Office

His newest sci-fi thriller, I Am Legend, made $76.5 million this weekend. It was Smith's strongest opening since I Robot took in $52.1 million in 2004.

Legend, in which the actor speeds across deserted NYC streets while fighting off blood-sucking demons created by a killer pandemic, was also the best-ever December opening weekend of all time, beating out Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

The Top 5:
1. I Am Legend, $76.5 million
2. Alvin and the Chipmunks, $45 million
3. The Golden Compass, $9 million
4. Enchanted, $6 million
5. No Country for Old Men, $3 million

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