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Friday, July 11, 2008

Hulk Underperform!

posted by on July 11 at 16:00 PM

After four weekends, the Louis Leterrier-directed “The Incredible Hulk” has earned $125 million, the same as what “Hulk” had pulled in at the same time in its run. “Hulk” finished with $132 million, and its successor is unlikely to do much better.

Maybe people just don’t like CGI Hulk.

Via Kung Fu Rodeo.

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1

If Bradley Steinbacher had starred in it, it would have done $100,000,000,000!!!!!

Posted by michael strangeways | July 11, 2008 4:10 PM
2

Kelly O and Ari Spool give Paul Constant can of Rize, Paul Constant drink Rize, freak out, OG SFX Hulk out, PAUL CONSTANT BECOME OG SFX HULK!

OG SFX HULK WILL SMASH PHONY CGI HULK!

And no, I don't feel like letting it go.

Posted by The Incredible Sulk | July 11, 2008 4:12 PM
3

I'd see it if I was bored, but the ads really did look dumb. The CGI didn't look any better than a videogame cut-scene, so kids probably just stayed home and played video games.

Way more excited about the puppets and costumes in Hell Boy 2.

Posted by Dougsf | July 11, 2008 4:24 PM
4

Unlike Batman or Spider-Man, the Hulk never had this amazing psychodrama/back-story to draw you in (he gets mad, he bulges and greens). I'm amazed the w(h)iz kids who make movies this day can't tell what the deal is. No, actually, I'm not. The same brainless idiots canceled Firefly and Futurama.

Posted by Simac | July 11, 2008 4:27 PM
5

Why do people even pay attention to theater receipts anymore? The real money is in DVDs and foreign.

Posted by Fnarf | July 11, 2008 4:29 PM
6

I liked Kung Fu Panda a lot better than the Hulk.

The real money is in toys and spinoff items.

Posted by Will in Seattle | July 11, 2008 4:35 PM
7

DC Comics rule! Marvel (kind of sucks). (The gauntlet is thrown!)

Posted by elswinger | July 11, 2008 4:51 PM
8

@7 Blasphemy!

Posted by Mike of Renton | July 11, 2008 6:03 PM
9

That sucks! It was fairly awesome, good enough that as far as I'm concerned, Ang Lee's Hulk doesn't exist, just like the Star Wars prequels.

Posted by Gitai | July 11, 2008 6:56 PM
10

It was a decent movie ... I'll give it that!

Posted by OR Matt | July 12, 2008 9:13 PM
11

I liked Ang Lee's Hulk a lot better. I'll grant that it didn't appeal to the average American attention span, though...

Posted by Vasya | July 13, 2008 11:58 PM

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