Hulk repeats curse of tanking in sophomore weekend

[Vortigern99]

Worldwide, TIH has made close to what the Ang Lee film made... and it hasn't yet been released in Japan, which is a very superhero- and Marvel-friendly market. It will at least equal and probably surpass what the 2003 movie did. Since the first film was deemed successful enough to continue the franchise, it's likely this one will do the same.

[Captain]

They probably should have waited a few more years for the bad taste of the last Hulk film to fade away. I'm thinking the general moviegoer was unaware this wasnt tied to the Ang Lee flic, and stayed far, far away.

From what everyone is saying, ol' greenskin is going to be in the Avengers film anyways.

[spaceace35]

i though the hulk was much better than the last one too

[Seeker]

Sad I saw it a a few days ago and I liked it. It was much better then the first. Not as good as Iron Man or Hellboy 2 but a good summer movie none the less.

Would have loved to see what happened to Stan Lees character after HE got the Gamma infused Blood.

The Iron Man bit at the end was good. I thought there was going to be something else after the credits like Iron man had also. A little disapointed in that. They should have put the Iron man bit there. It was like a fan boy easter egg that was there just for us.

[toys2cool]

wow! man some those budgets are freakin crazy!

[spaceace35]

Weekend Box Office Results for July 1113, 2008

totals are to the right

[toys2cool]

hulk is up to about $130 million and its budget was $150 million

That's all it's done so far world wide?

[spaceace35]

hulk is up to about $130 million and its budget was $150 million

[The Toyroom]

I liked it...one of the better Marvel comic book film romps IMO.

[filmation batman fan]

I am first and foremost a devoted DC fan. When it comes to Marvel, WHY, WHY , WHY is it that the titles I like don't make it?! The Incredible Hulk and the
Fantastic Four! No wonder I'm a DC fan!!!

I felt the Incredible Hulk was an excellent movie. It was far better than the Ang Lee movie could ever dream of being. I can understand losing to Get Smart for first place, but losing second place to Kung Fu Panda?! Puleeeze!!!!
Then again, I don't have kids, so I can be a scrooge.
Edward Norton made a far better Bruce Banner than Eric Bana ever could. And the Hulk looked far better and more like the comic as opposed to the Bana faced Hulk that grew too big. This movie had better nods to the TV series, with Bill Bixby on a TV channel, Lou Ferrigno had a better cameo, and there was a character by the name of Jack McGee. And as much as I love the music of Danny Elfman, he did a weird score for the Hulk movie. Craig Armstrong's score in this movie sounds more Hulkesque.
And I thought that both Fantastic Four movies were outstanding. And I mean both of them. I loved the cast and the special FX used to show their powers.
I personally think audiences were unforgiving when it came to the new Incredible Hulk movie. They probably thought it was going to be like the Ang Lee flick, so the new movie was prejudged. I saw this new movie 4 times in the same week.
Then again, there is absolutely no justice in this life.
Cheers.

[toys2cool]

Angelina Jolie's Wanted made a lot of money too...coming in second just behind WallE.

yeah it pulled in like $51 mil. It looks good too

[Hector]

Angelina Jolie's Wanted made a lot of money too...coming in second just behind WallE.

[jwyblejr]

Still in the Top Ten this week. So it has that going for it. Took in $9 million this week.

[huedell]

Animated movies always hold strong if they're good. Families don't rush to the theaters opening weekend like teens and fanboys do. Wall-E will be a challenge, but Kung Fu Panda will still hold steady for a while. BTW, it was a great, fun movie.

It's not just about "rushing to theatre"---it's about numbers---
there's more "families" then there are "teens or fanboys" (obviously).

If a family movie that is good for the youngest of children is a solid hit--
it has more legs than a superhero movie with monsters and more adult issues
in it that is a solid hit.

[Vortigern99]

Even if another solo Hulk outing does not happen, I'm happy that we got what IMO are two excellent Hulk movies told in different styles and approaches: a character-driven drama punctuated with eye-popping action sequences, and an action movie deepened by brief yet effective character development. And either way, Hulk is a sure thing in the Avengers movie of 2011!