One of the biggest films of 2007, I Am Legend was the long-awaited big-budget adaptation of the Richard Matheson novel, previously shot in 1971 as The Omega Man. Will Smith's star power virtually ensured it success, but few predicted it would beat The Lord of the Rings: The Return the King for the biggest December opening weekend ever.
Note: All figures are US domestic box office totals.
1. Jurassic Park : $357,067,947 (Released 6/11/1993)
2. The Sixth Sense : $293,506,292 (Released 8/6/1999)
3. Jaws : $260,000,000 (Released 6/20/1975)
4. I Am Legend : $256,386,216 (Released 12/14/2007)
5. Ghost Busters : $238,632,124 (Released 6/8/1984)
6. The Lost World: Jurassic Park : $229,086,679 (Released 5/23/1997)
7. Signs : $227,965,690 (Released 8/2/2002)
8. King Kong : $218,080,025 (Released 12/14/2005)
9. Ghost : $217,631,306 (Released 7/13/1990)
10. The Exorcist : $204,632,868 (Released 12/26/1973)
