The talented actor and musician has recently entered yet
another arena, working as a film
producer. Smith worked both sides of the camera for the film
Hancock, in which he plays an alcoholic anti-superhero, and for
Seven Pounds, about a man who sets out to change the lives of seven people. He also helped produce the 2008 films
Lakeview Terrace and
The Secret Life of Bees. His most recent project,
The Mark, is slated for release in 2009.
After Smith transitioned from television to film, he ultimately starred in numerous blockbuster films that received broad box office success. In fact, he is the only actor in history to have eight consecutive films gross over $100 million in the domestic box office as well as being the only actor to have eight consecutive films in which he starred open at the #1 spot in the domestic box office tally. Fourteen of the 19 fiction films he has acted in have accumulated worldwide grosses of over $100 million, and 4 of them took in over $500 million in global box office receipts. Will Smith has definitely made his mark on Hollywood. The highest paid actor hasn't gotten tired and continues to do big things.