THE INCREDIBLE HULK smashed its way into American 3,505 theatres this weekend, earning $54.54-million. That gave it an easy first-place win,surpassing last week’s winner, KUNG FU PANDA, which shuffled into second place with $34.32-million.
The weekend’s other big debut, THE HAPPENING, had to settle for third place, with $30.5-million earned in 2,986 theatres.
As for returning cinefantastique titles:
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL whipped its way into fifth place, down from third, with $13.55-million. The four-week total is $275.33-million.
IRON MAN decayed from #6 to #7 in its seventh weekend of release. The $5.13-million in ticket sales raised the total to $297.43-million.
THE STRANGERS dropped into eighth place, down three notches, earning $4.1-million. The three-week total is $45.36-million.
CHORNICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN retreated from #7 to #9, adding $3-million worth of treasure to the five-week total of $131.74-million.
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