14-Jul-2008 - Hellboy 2 is #1!
by Parker Lyons
HELLBOY 2: THE GOLDEN ARMY was number one at the box office on its opening weekend, pulling in $35.9 million, according to studio estimates from Nielsen EDI.
According to USA Today, the film did better than projected (by about $5 million). HANCOCK came in second at $33 million, and the 3-D film JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH came in third at $20.6 million.
HELLBOY will have plenty of competition next weekend when THE DARK KNIGHT premieres nationwide.
Universal's spokesperson Nikki Rocco did confirm interest in a possible third Hellboy film by saying saying the studio was satisfied with THE GOLDEN ARMY's performance and "I hope there's another one somwhere down the road."
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