The Happening
A science teacher, his wife, and a young girl struggle to survive a plague that causes those infected to commit suicide.
DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Opening$30,517,109
2,986 theaters
2,986 theaters
Budget$48,000,000
Release DateJun 13, 2008
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Sep 18, 2008
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 31 min
GenresAdventure
Drama
Sci-Fi
Thriller
In Release202 days/28 weeks
Widest Release2,986 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13-15 | 3 | $30,517,109 | - | 2,986 | - | $10,220 | $30,517,109 | 1 |
| Jun 20-22 | 5 | $10,482,146 | -65.7% | 2,986 | - | $3,510 | $50,749,495 | 2 |
| Jun 27-29 | 8 | $3,907,948 | -62.7% | 2,483 | -503 | $1,573 | $59,120,854 | 3 |
| Jul 4-6 | 13 | $1,438,889 | -63.2% | 1,795 | -688 | $801 | $62,053,729 | 4 |
| Jul 11-13 | 17 | $446,470 | -69% | 510 | -1,285 | $875 | $63,356,470 | 5 |
| Jul 18-20 | 23 | $165,770 | -62.9% | 242 | -268 | $685 | $63,736,525 | 6 |
| Jul 25-27 | 27 | $138,504 | -16.4% | 211 | -31 | $656 | $63,957,083 | 7 |
| Aug 1-3 | 30 | $115,347 | -16.7% | 151 | -60 | $763 | $64,143,425 | 8 |
| Aug 8-10 Beijing Olympics | 37 | $79,923 | -30.7% | 134 | -17 | $596 | $64,276,051 | 9 |
| Aug 15-17 Beijing Olympics | 44 | $61,429 | -23.1% | 65 | -69 | $945 | $64,384,941 | 10 |
| Aug 22-24 Beijing Olympics | 56 | $27,710 | -54.9% | 46 | -19 | $602 | $64,438,122 | 11 |
| Aug 29-31 | 56 | $36,275 | +30.9% | 25 | -21 | $1,451 | $64,485,596 | 12 |
| Aug 29-Sep 1 Labor Day wknd | 56 | $38,222 | - | 25 | - | $1,528 | $64,487,543 | - |
| Sep 5-7 | 79 | $11,660 | -67.9% | 17 | -8 | $685 | $64,501,694 | 13 |
| Sep 12-14 | 104 | $1,975 | -83.1% | 11 | -6 | $179 | $64,505,912 | 14 |
