SMITH'S HAPPYNESS DEBUTS AT NUMBER ONE

Last updated: Monday, December 18, 2006

SMITH'S HAPPYNESS DEBUTS AT NUMBER ONE

Christmas has come early for WILL SMITH - days after landing his first Best Actor Golden Globe nomination, his new movie THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS has shot to the top of the US box office with an impressive $27 million (GBP13.8 million) debut weekend.

Will Smith and Jaden Smith in 'The Pursuit of Happyness'

The film, in which Smith plays real-life homeless hero CHRIS GARDNER, beat fantasy film ERAGON to the top spot by almost $4 million (GBP2 million).

Family film CHARLOTTE'S WEB debuted in third place with $12 million (GBP6.2 million), while MEL GIBSON's APOCALYPTO slipped up after taking the top spot in its first weekend a week ago (10DEC06) - the epic fell to number six with a second weekend take of $7.7 million (GBP3.9 million).

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Source: WENN

| Monday, December 18, 2006

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