‘Journey to the Center of the Earth,’ a 3D film from New Line and Walden Media starring Brendan Fraser grossed $20.6 million, with the higher priced 3D tickets bringing in the higher gross. ‘Earth,’ came in at 3rd place.

Though the Guilliermo Del Toro directed ‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’ showed strong legs, analysts are predicting an almost certain drop as ‘The Dark Knight,’ premieres after a strong viral campaign this Friday.

The box office rounds out with ‘Hancock’ in 2nd place with a 47% drop a $33 million in its sophmore session, and Pixar film ‘WALL-E” came in at fourth place, with a $18.5 million total.

‘Hancock’ marked the actors fifth July 4 outing, and despite relatively poor reviews, he still opened at number one. Though a superhero film, ‘Hancock’ an original film, not based on any other material.

‘Wall-E’ came in at second, with a $33.4 million take, showing a 47% decline from the previous weekend, however, it has passed the $100 million dollar mark in only its second week, bringing in $128 mil total in its second week.