Pamela McClintock of Variety:
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...
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.
Placing No. 4 for the weekend was Sony's Adam Sandler laffer "You Don't Mess with the Zohan," which declined 57% to an estimated $16.4 million from 3,466 theaters for a cume of $68.8 million in the pic's first 10 days.
Paramount's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" came in No. 5 for the frame, showing one of the best holds of the weekend. "Crystal Skull" declined just 41% to $13.7 million from 3,804 runs for a cume of $275.3 million
Meanwhile 'Happening' beats 'Hulk' overseas
Joshua Rich of EW:
Defying bad buzz, 'The Incredible Hulk' was No. 1 at the box office, while 'The Happening' also fared well...
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I'm working on my Hulk review and should have it posted soon...
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