Will Smith usually plays the hero in his summer blockbusters. But in "Hancock," he drinks, swears, mouths off ? and goes to prison.

LOS ANGELES - Will Smith usually plays the hero in his summer blockbusters. But in "Hancock," he drinks, swears, mouths off - and goes to prison. Smith's...

Will Smith is the undisputed king of the July 4 weekend movie blockbuster - and this year is no different. In "Hancock," Smith plays a superhero with a mysterious past and a bad attitude.

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As a surly and homeless antihero of a superhero known as Hancock, Will Smith flies through the air with a drunkard's wobble, like a helicopter with a bent rotor.

Will Smith usually plays the hero in his summer blockbusters. But in "Hancock," he drinks, swears, mouths off ? and goes to prison. Smith's role as a superhero-gone-bad could be jarring to some moviegoers ? but not his children and wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. "Fortunately, our kids are in the business so they kind of understand," the 39-year-old actor said at the red-carpet premiere of the film. ...

Will Smith, right, and Jason Bateman are shown in a scene from the film, ?Hancock? (AP photo). "Hancock" demonstrates why Will Smith gets paid the big bucks.

LOS ANGELES - "Hancock" demonstrates why Will Smith gets paid the big bucks. The guy has owned Fourth of July weekends with huge debuts for some passable but not-so-great movies ("Independence Day," ''Men in Black II"), and he'll likely do it again with this foul-mouthed-misanthrope-as-superhero flick.