Box Office Hits - Will Smith, Daniel Radcliffe, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks

Source: Businessweek

Will Smith set an opening-weekend record for films released in December with his latest flick, I Am Legend, which raked in $77.2 million in its first days. However, he is not the real box-office champ. The title goes to young star Daniel RadCliffe, aka Harry Potter.

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Daniel RadCliffe

Number of Films: 5

Avg Opening Weekend: $90.4 million

Avg U.S. box office: $235.2 million

Top grossing film (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone): $317.6 million

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Will Smith

Number of Films: 17
Avg Opening Weekend: $36.5 million
Avg U.S. box office: $120.2 million
Top grossing film (Independence Day): $306.2 million

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Tom Cruise

Number of Films: 28
Avg Opening Weekend: $22.6 million
Avg U.S. box office: $96.8 million
Top grossing film (War of the Worlds): $234.3 million

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Tom Hanks

Number of Films: 28
Avg Opening Weekend: $17.1 million
Avg U.S. box office: $103.9 million
Top grossing film (Forrest Gump): $329.7 million