Steve Carrell’s new comedy Get Smart, based on the 1960’s television show of the same name, raked in $39.2 million at the box office this weekend to topple previous No. 1 The Incredible Hulk as the most popular movie in the country. Despite tepid reviews, audiences flocked to see Carrell (from television’s The Office) as agent Maxwell Smart, along with Anne Hathaway as Agent 99 and Dwayne Johnson as Agent 23.
The Incredible Hulk slipped two spots to No. 3 with $21.6 million in ticket sales. The Edward Norton-Liv Tyler adventure was edged out by Kung Fu Panda, an animated feature boasting the voice talents of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, and Angelina Jolie among others. Kung Fu Panda earned $21.7 million, boosting its total revenues to a whopping $156 million.
The only other nationwide new release this week was The Love Guru, a comedy from Mike Meyers. The film took in a disappointing $14 million for fourth place.
Here’s the complete Top 10 for the weekend ending 6/22/08:
- Get Smart, $39.2 million
- Kung Fu Panda, $$21.7 million
- The Incredible Hulk, $21.6 million
- The Love Guru, $14 million
- The Happening, $10 million
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $8.41 million
- You Don’t Mess With the Zohan, $7.2 million
- Sex and the City, $6.46 million
- Iron Man, $4 million
- The Strangers, $1.95 million
I’ve heard good things about Get Smart, which is surprising. The trailers haven’t looked that great. I’ll have to check it out.
I have no desire whatsoever to see Get Smart. At least not while it’s in theaters, that’s for sure. Maybe I’ll check it out on DVD, but it’s not high up on my “To Watch” list.