Audiences loved the team of Anne Hathaway & Steve Carell over the weekend....
Pamela McClintock of Variety:
Mike Myers topliner "The Love Guru" didn't have huge karma after all, while Warner Bros.' "Get Smart" had enough brains to easily win the weekend at the domestic box office.
Toplining Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway, "Get Smart" grossed an estimated $39.1 million from 3,911 runs in its B.O. bow, in line with expectations.
The race between the two comedies wasn't even close. "Guru," from Paramount and Spyglass, placed only No. 4 in its debut, grossing an estimated $14 million from 3,012 runs.
"Guru," playing mostly to young men, received dismal reviews. It is Myers' first live-action pic in five years.
Par had much better luck with DreamWorks Animation toon "Kung Fu Panda," which essentially tied with Universal and Marvel's "The Incredible Hulk" for the No. 2 spot at the weekend box office.
"Panda" declined a mere 35% in its third weekend to an estimated $21.7 million from 4,053 theaters for a cume of $155.6 million.
That put the toon slightly ahead of "Hulk," which fell off a sizeable 61% in its second weekend to an estimated $21.5 million from 3,508 theaters for a cume of $96.5 million.
M. Night Shyamalan's R-rated eco-thriller "The Happening" took an expected tumble in its second frame, declining 67% to an estimated $10 million from 2,986 runs for a cume of $50.3 million.
On the specialty side, Bob Berney's Picturehouse scored a boffo per location average of $44,539 million with "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," which played in five cities where American Girl dollstores are, including in Los Angeles. Film, toplining Abigail Breslin, grossed an estimated $222,697 million.
Joshua Rich of EW:
Steve Carell's spy spoof was No. 1 at the box office, while Mike Myers' ''The Love Guru'' had bad karma...
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Wow! Given the way things played out here..Should we expect Myers to pull out another Austin Powers sequel right quick? Come back, Austin Powers...
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