The Happening
We've sensed it. We've seen the signs. Now...it's happening.
When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth.Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon -- or something even more sinister?
- Director
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Worldwide
- $163M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon -- or something even more sinister?
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Happening returned 2.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $60M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $163M
- Release date
- Jun 11, 2008
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- India, United States of America
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