For the weekend, Hellboy II took in $35.9 million on 3,204 screens, barely beating Hancock, which added $33 million (on 3,965 screens) to its take so far, totalling $165 million after its second weekend. The first Hellboy, released in April 2004, made $59.6 million domestically, $23.2 of that on its opening weekend.

Following the superhero battle at the top of the box office was 3D showcase Journey to the Center of the Earth, which made a respectable $20.6 million on 2,811 screens. Disney Pixar's latest WALL-E stayed strong in fourth with $18.5 million in its third week.

The other new wide release of the week, Meet Dave, was way back in seventh (behind Wanted's $11.6 million and Get Smart's $7.1 million), mustering a humiliating $5.3 million on 3,011 screens. Thank you, moviegoers for finally wising up about Eddie Murphy's antics. Maybe he'll learn something from this disaster.

Kung Fu Panda ($4.3 million), Kit Kittredge: An American Girl ($2.4 million), and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($2.3 million) rounded out the top 10.