'Hulk', 'Happening' enter US top ten

The Incredible Hulk has entered the US box office chart at number one.

The sequel, starring Edward Norton as the green superhero, collected $54 million in ticket sales over the weekend. The film's gross was slightly less impressive than Ang Lee's first franchise entry, which opened to $62 million in 2003.

Animated comedy Kung Fu Panda slipped a place to number two, while M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening came in at number three with a $30 million take.

The top ten in full:

1. (-) The Incredible Hulk - $54,538,000
2. (1) Kung Fu Panda - $34,321,000
3. (-) The Happening - $30,500,000
4. (2) You Don't Mess With The Zohan - $16,400,000
5. (3) Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - $13,547,000
6. (4) Sex And The City - $10,185,000
7. (6) Iron Man - $5,130,000
8. (5) The Strangers - $4,097,000
9. (7) The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - $3,004,000
10. (8) What Happens In Vegas - $1,700,000