Where would we be without the Smiths? Well, Earth would have been overrun by aliens. Robot squid would have destroyed humanity's last refuge. A steampunk spider mech would have killed Ulysses S. Grant. Bullies would have harmed a young man's self-esteem. And we haven't even gotten to Willow!
Sci-fi thriller After Earth hits theaters May 31 (double Smith bonus!); to warm up, here's a manifest of the people, things, and institutions saved by the Smiths. It's a family that has generated $6 billion in box-office gross, adjusting for inflation. Apparently they've saved movies too.
WILL
We're talking big-ticket threats here: Vampire mutants, robot overlords. Drug kingpins are just an
amuse-bouche for this guy.
Bad Boys (1995)
Independence Day (1996)
Men in Black (1997)
Enemy of the State (1998)
Wild Wild West (1999)
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Ali (2001)
Men in Black II (2002)
Bad Boys II (2003)
I, Robot (2004)
Shark Tale (2004)
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
I Am Legend (2007)
Hancock (2008)
Seven Pounds (2008)
Men in Black 3 (2012)
After Earth (2013)
JADA
Mama Smith might not work as often these days, but when she does you’d better believe the stakes
are high.
A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)
Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
JADEN
He started off small—as a homeless child in the most inspirational movie ever—but graduated to the
real deal. Filling Ralph Macchio’s shoes is no small feat.
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
The Karate Kid (2010)
After Earth (2013)
WILLOW
All hail the tween who saved pop music from haters. As you were, party people!
"Whip My Hair" (2010)
### AGGREGATE DISTRIBUTION
OF SAVES
63,648,098,766
SAVED BY THE SMITHS
- Welcome to the Programmable World
- Connected Sensors Watch the Earth's Murmurs and Translate Into Data
- The Boat That Could Sink America's Cup
