BOX OFFICE REPORT: The Hulk does Incredible numbers at the box office
Written by Rick From Chicago on June 15th, 2008 in Box Office Report, Movies. 204 views
The Hulk smashed the box office this past weekend
The weekend box office once again wowed as Marvel Studios and Universal’s “The Incredible Hulk” made up for past mistakes in grossing an estimated $54.5 million domestically and M. Night Shyamalan’s R-rated “The Happening” outperformed expectations in grossing an estimated $30.5 million for 20th Century Fox.
Overseas, “Happening” narrowly beat “Hulk” in grossing an estimated $32.1 million from 5,714 runs. “Hulk,” playing in far fewer locations, grossed $31 million from 3,165.
Domestically, “Hulk” won the weekend as it debuted in 3,505 runs. It nabbed the second-best gross ever for Father’s Day weekend after last year’s “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” ($58 million) and is another victory for Marvel, home studio of “Iron Man.”
“Happening,” bowing in 2,986, also made the record books. The horror-thriller, playing in 2,984 runs, is the second-best June opening for an R-rated film after raunchy laffer “Knocked Up,” which opened last year to $30.7 million. Not many R-rated films debut in June, considering its prime season for all-audience summer films.
Still, “Happening” lost the No. 2 spot to DreamWorks Animation/Paramount holdover “Kung Fu Panda,” which declined a slim 43% in its second sesh to an estimated $34.3 million from 4,136 runs for a cume of $118 million.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.
1. “The Incredible Hulk,” $54.5 million.
2. “Kung Fu Panda,” $34.3 million.
3. “The Happening,” $30.5 million.
4. “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan,” $16.4 million.
5. “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” $13.5 million.
6. “Sex and the City,” $10.2 million.
7. “Iron Man,” $5.1 million.
8. “The Strangers,” $4.1 million.
9. “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,” $3 million.
10. “What Happens in Vegas,” $1.7 million.
[Credit: Variety / Media By Numbers]
