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The Happening
2008
91 minutes (1 hrs 31 mins)
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Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
M. Night Shyamalan
Starring
Mark Wahlberg
·
Zooey Deschanel
· John Leguizamo · Ashlyn Sanchez · Betty Buckley · Spencer Breslin
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release
13th June 2008
Belgium release
11th June 2008
Bahrain release
11th June 2008
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
13th Jun '08
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: £1.6 Million
Total chart weeks: 3
US box office
Box Office debut: 13th Jun '08
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: $30.5 Million
Total chart weeks: 13
Chart position history
UK box office
13 Jun,
2008
4
20 Jun,
2008
5
27 Jun,
2008
8
US box office
13 Jun,
2008
3
20 Jun,
2008
5
4 Jul,
2008
13
Global box office
Certificates
US
R
Total grosses
UK total gross
£3.9 Million
US total gross
$64.5 Million
Global total gross
$0
25thframe.co.uk stats
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Tue, 1st October 2019
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Mon, 22nd November 2010