I, Robot knocks Spider-man from No 1 position

WILL Smith’s sci-fi thriller, I, Robot, is yet another No 1 July debut, opening with $52.25 million and bumping Spider-Man 2 from the top spot at the weekend box office in the US, according to studio estimates.

I, Robot is Smith’s best debut ever, coming in just ahead of Independence Day, Men in Black and Men in Black II, all July premieres that opened in the $50 million to $52 million range.

“My God, this guy opens movies,” said Bruce Snyder, head of distribution at 20th Century Fox, which released I, Robot. “He’s just so likable, he takes something like science fiction, which can be a little cold, and he makes it warm and entertaining.”