"The Incredible Hulk" opened more than credibly for Universal and Marvel this weekend, as the big green guy rung up an estimated $54.5 million in opening-frame green stuff.
The performance outpaced most prerelease projections and carried the high-profile remake to the top of the domestic boxoffice rankings. Family favorite "Kung Fu Panda" from Paramount and DreamWorks Animation dropped just 43% from its week-earlier opening grosses to grab second place during the Father's Day frame with $34.3 million and a $118 million cume, while M. Night Shyamalan's sci-fi horror release "The Happening" also bowed better than anticipated with $30.5 million in third place.
Sony's Adam Sandler comedy "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" fell 57% in its sophomore session to $16.4 million, good for fourth place and a $68.8 million cume. Paramount's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" unearthed another $13.5 million to nab fifth and push its cume to $275.3 million through four sessions.
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The performance outpaced most prerelease projections and carried the high-profile remake to the top of the domestic boxoffice rankings. Family favorite "Kung Fu Panda" from Paramount and DreamWorks Animation dropped just 43% from its week-earlier opening grosses to grab second place during the Father's Day frame with $34.3 million and a $118 million cume, while M. Night Shyamalan's sci-fi horror release "The Happening" also bowed better than anticipated with $30.5 million in third place.
Sony's Adam Sandler comedy "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" fell 57% in its sophomore session to $16.4 million, good for fourth place and a $68.8 million cume. Paramount's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" unearthed another $13.5 million to nab fifth and push its cume to $275.3 million through four sessions.
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