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More from MoviesAudiences placed "Get Smart" under surveillance as the spy comedy starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway debuted at No. 1 over the weekend with $38.7 million.
But moviegoers did not get Mike Myers' "The Love Guru," the weekend's other new wide release. The Paramount Pictures comedy about a self-help mentor took in just $13.9 million to open at No. 4.
The weekend's No. 2 spot was a photo finish between DreamWorks Animation and Paramount's "Kung Fu Panda" and Universal's "The Incredible Hulk."
In its third weekend, "Kung Fu Panda" pulled in $21.9 million, raising its domestic total to $155.8 million.
"The Incredible Hulk" was right behind with $22.1 million in its second weekend to lift its total to $97.1 million.
Hollywood's summer surge continued, with total revenues climbing for the fourth straight weekend compared to last year. The top 12 movies took in $136.9 million, up nearly 10 percent from the same weekend in 2007. The industry is on track to beat the revenue record set last summer, when receipts topped $4 billion for the first time.
The top 10 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by gross, as compiled Monday by Media By Numbers LLC, are:
1. "Get Smart," $38.7 million.
2. "The Incredible Hulk," $22.1 million.
3. "Kung Fu Panda," $21.9 million.
4. "The Love Guru," $13.9 million.
5. "The Happening," $10.5 million.
6. "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," $8.5 million.
7. "You Don't Mess With the Zohan," $7.5 million.
8. "Sex and the City," $6.5 million.
9. "Iron Man," $4 million.
10. "The Strangers," $2.1 million.
— The Associated Press
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