Will Smith was the top money-making movie star of 2008, according to an annual survey of movie exhibitors.

The actor, who headlined “Hancock” and “Seven Pounds” last year, was voted in the Quigley poll as the star who generated the most box office revenue in theatres.

“Hancock” grossed $228 million, while “Seven Pounds,” currently in theatres, has taken in $39 million in two weeks.

Smith is the second African-American actor to top the poll, which began in 1932. Sidney Poitier was the first to do so, in 1968.

Following Smith in the No. 2 spot was Robert Downey Jr. (”Iron Man,” “Tropic Thunder”), while Christian Bale (”The Dark Knight”) came in third.

The top 10, in order, were rounded out by Shia LaBeouf, his “Indiana Jones” co-star Harrison Ford, Adam Sandler, Reese Witherspoon, George Clooney, Angelina Jolie and Daniel Craig.

Meanwhile, Anne Hathaway and Chris Pine were voted the top stars of tomorrow. Hathaway was recently nominated for a SAG award and Golden Globe for “Rachel Getting Married,” while Pine — Hathaway’s co-star in “The Princess Diaries 2″ — will play Captain Kirk in the upcoming Star Trek movie.






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