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Get Smart Gets Rich at Box Office

Mike Myers' 'Love Guru' fails to impress

By Caroline Zimmerman,  Newser User

Posted Jun 22, 2008 3:36 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Mike Myers' Love Guru failed to work its mojo at the box office this weekend, caving to Get Smart, which raked in $39.1 million. It wasn't a close race: Myers' live-action comedy grossed $14 million, coming in at No. 4. The Incredible Hulk and Kung Fu Panda—in their second and third weeks respectively—virtually tied for second spot, grossing just more than $21 million.

Actress Anne Hathaway makes an appearance at MTV Studio's in Times Square for a taping of MTV's Total Request Live show to promote her new movie Get Smart on Tuesday, June 17, 2008.
Actress Anne Hathaway makes an appearance at MTV Studio's in Times Square for a taping of MTV's "Total Request Live" show to promote her new movie "Get Smart" on Tuesday, June 17, 2008.   (Associated Press)
Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart, left, Nate Torrence as Lloyd, center, and Masi Oka as Bruce during a scene from Warner Bros. action comedy Get Smart.
Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart, left, Nate Torrence as Lloyd, center, and Masi Oka as Bruce during a scene from Warner Bros. action comedy "Get Smart".   (Associated Press)
Steve Carell, who portrays Maxwell Smart, right, talks with Anne Hathaway, who plays Agent 99, in a scene from Get Smart.
Steve Carell, who portrays Maxwell Smart, right, talks with Anne Hathaway, who plays Agent 99, in a scene from "Get Smart."   (Associated Press)
In this image released by Paramount Pictures, Jessica Alba, left, Mike Myers, center, and Manu Narayan star in the comedy The Love Guru.
In this image released by Paramount Pictures, Jessica Alba, left, Mike Myers, center, and Manu Narayan star in the comedy "The Love Guru."   (Associated Press)
From left, The Love Guru cast members Verne Troyer, Mike Myers, Meagan Good and Romany Malco pose backstage after an appearance on MTV's Total Request Live.
From left, "The Love Guru" cast members Verne Troyer, Mike Myers, Meagan Good and Romany Malco pose backstage after an appearance on MTV's Total Request Live.   (Associated Press)
Actors Steve Carell, right, and Anne Hathaway, center, talk with MTV VJ Lyndsey Rodrigues to promote their new movie Get Smart at MTV Studio's in Times Square.
Actors Steve Carell, right, and Anne Hathaway, center, talk with MTV VJ Lyndsey Rodrigues to promote their new movie "Get Smart" at MTV Studio's in Times Square.   (Associated Press)
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