Hancock
“There are heroes. There are superheroes. And then there's Hancock.”
Hancock is a down-and-out superhero who's forced to employ a PR expert to help repair his image when the public grows weary of all the damage he's inflicted during his lifesaving heroics. The agent's idea of imprisoning the antihero to make the world miss him proves successful, but will Hancock stick to his new sense of purpose or slip back into old habits?
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Cast
73 people
Will Smith
John Hancock
Known for
Suicide Squad
I Am Legend
Charlize Theron
Mary
Known for
Mad Max: Fury Road
Atomic Blonde
Jason Bateman
Ray
Known for
Zootopia
Horrible Bosses
Jae Head
Aaron
Known for
The Blind Side
Bravetown
Eddie Marsan
Red
Known for
Sherlock Holmes
Atomic Blonde
David Mattey
Man Mountain
Known for
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
Jack and the Beanstalk
Maetrix Fitten
Matrix
Known for
Quasi
Thomas Lennon
Mike
Known for
17 Again
Memento
Johnny Galecki
Jeremy
Known for
The Big Bang Theory
In Time
Hayley Marie Norman
Hottie
Known for
Murder in the First
Tone-Deaf
Dorothy Cecchi
Woman in Dive Bar
No other roles listed
Michelle Lemon
Girl at Bus Bench
No other roles listed
Peter Berg Director · Vincent Ngo Writer Vince Gilligan Writer
Worldwide gross $629M · Budget $150M · United States release July 1, 2008
Box office
Budget
$150,000,000
Worldwide gross
$629,400,000
Gross vs. budget
4.2×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Relativity Media
Production
Blue Light
Production
Weed Road Pictures
Production
Overbrook Entertainment
Production
Forward Pass
Production
GH Three
Production
United States
Produced in
John Hancock · Tonight, He Comes
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Japanese · Vietnamese
Release dates
Russia · June 19, 2008
Premiere · 30th Moscow International Film Festival
United States · July 1, 2008
Theatrical
Australia
July 3, 2008 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 1, 2008 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
July 4, 2008 · Theatrical
Canada
July 1, 2008 · Theatrical
Denmark
July 16, 2008 · Theatrical
Estonia
July 2, 2008 · Theatrical
Finland
July 11, 2008 · Theatrical
France
July 9, 2008 · Theatrical
January 1, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
January 15, 2026 · TV · TFX
May 7, 2026 · TV · Paris Première
September 20, 2026 · TV · 6ter
October 16, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Frisson
Germany
July 2, 2008 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 2, 2008 · Digital
Ireland
July 2, 2008 · Theatrical
Italy
September 12, 2008 · Theatrical
Japan
August 21, 2008 · Digital
Kazakhstan
July 11, 2008 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 2, 2008 · Theatrical
May 1, 2009 · Physical · Blu ray
May 7, 2009 · Physical · DVD
May 6, 2011 · TV · RTL 5
Norway
July 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Poland
July 11, 2008 · Digital
Portugal
July 3, 2008 · Theatrical
Slovakia
July 3, 2008 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 2, 2008 · Theatrical
Spain
July 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 3, 2008 · Digital
Taiwan
July 1, 2008 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 2, 2008 · Theatrical
November 7, 2008 · Physical
Vietnam
August 1, 2008 · Theatrical
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