In the US: Generally positive reviews and familiarity with the '60s comedy series propelled Steve Carrell and Anne Hathaway to box-office gold with Get Smart... but the other big comedy release, Mike Myers' The Love Guru, flopped in at #4 amidst very poor reviews for his "comeback". Time to get in the sound booth for Shrek 4, methinks.
US TOP 10
(-) 1. Get Smart $38.7m
(1) 2. The Incredible Hulk $22.1m
(2) 3. Kung Fu Panda $21.9m
(-) 4. The Love Guru $13.9m
(3) 5. The Happening $10.5m
(5) 6. Indiana Jones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull $8.54m [review]
(4) 7. You Don't Mess With The Zohan $7.45m
(6) 8. Sex & The City $6.53m
(7) 9. Iron Man $4.03m
(8) 10. The Strangers $2.12m
In the UK: Hulk continues to smash #1... Indy swaps places with Sex & The City, moving up to #2... Noel Clark's crime sequel Adulthood surprises everyone to take #4 (it was technically #1 for awhile in its opening weekend!) which is amazing for a Brit flick with very little marketing... low-budget Teeth intrigues horror-hounds to bite #7, finding more love than Kiera Knightley's romance The Edge Of Love could summon, in at tragic #9... and horror flick The Ruins limps in at #10 -- but they can blame zero marketing, unlike Ms. Knightley...
UK TOP 10
(1) 1. The Incredible Hulk £1.8m
(3) 2. Indiana Jones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull £1.4m [review]
(2) 3. Sex & The City £1.21m
(-) 4. Adulthood £1.20m
(4) 5. The Happening £834k
(5) 6. Superhero Movie £502k
(-) 7. Teeth £235k
(6) 8. Gone Baby Gone £199k
(-) 9. The Edge Of Love £180k
(-) 10. The Ruins £124k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
A COMPLETE HISTORY OF MY SEXUAL FAILURES
Documentary filmmaker Chris Waitt investigates why he's been so unlucky in love.
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIANThe Pevensie children return to Narnia to help an ousted prince regain his throne from an evil king. Fantasy adventure sequel starring Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Peter Dinklage & Warwick Davis.
WANTEDA nerdy apathetic office worker discovers a hidden talent for assassination when he meets an enigmatic, alluring professional killer. Action thriller starring James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman & Terence Stamp.
