<P> The Incredible Hulk earned $134.8 million in the United States and Canada, as well as $128.6 million from other territories, for a worldwide total of $263.4 million . The film, even though it barely passed its predecessor, and only equalled it if the smaller budget of the first film is taken into account, was still considered successful . Entertainment analyst David Davis told The Hollywood Reporter, "The first Hulk had such high expectations after the NBC Universal merger and was supposed to be critical favorite Ang Lee's breakout commercial blockbuster . Then with the new Hulk film, Marvel was able to underplay the importance of the success after the great success of Iron Man this summer . So the new one overdelivered, relative to its underpromise ." </P> <P> The Incredible Hulk earned $55.4 million in its opening weekend, becoming the top film at the box office . Behind Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, it was the second - highest gross for a film released over the Father's Day weekend . This surpassed industry expectations of a $45 million opening, following the disappointing response to the 2003 film . Universal believed word of mouth would contribute to the film breaking even eventually . </P> <P> The Incredible Hulk also opened in 38 other countries, adding $31 million to the total opening . The film outgrossed the 2003 film in South Korea, while its openings in Mexico and Russia created records for Universal . The film grossed 24 million yuan (roughly $3.4 million) in its Chinese opening on August 26, outgrossing the previous film's overall gross of 10 million yuan . </P> <P> The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 67% approval rating with an average rating of 6.2 / 10 based on 225 reviews . The website's consensus reads, "The Incredible Hulk may not be quite the smashing success that fans of Marvel's raging behemoth might hope for, but it offers more than enough big green action to make up for its occasionally puny narrative ." Metacritic gave the film an average score of 61 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". A CinemaScore poll indicated the majority of viewers were male and graded the film an A -, and 82% of them had seen the 2003 film . </P>

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