The Happening
2008 1h 31m movie Film India

The Happening

“We've Sensed It. We've Seen The Signs. Now... It's Happening.”

Synopsis

“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 Elliott 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?

The 2007–2009 India Window

164 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Happening sits at position #108.

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    #1

    3 Idiots

    ★ 8.0 · 2009

  2. Like Stars on Earth
    #2

    Like Stars on Earth

    ★ 8.0 · 2007

  3. Abhiyum Naanum
    #3

    Abhiyum Naanum

    ★ 7.9 · 2008

  4. Wolverine and the X-Men
    #4

    Wolverine and the X-Men

    ★ 7.6 · 2009

  5. Amal
    #5

    Amal

    ★ 7.6 · 2007

  6. Arabikkatha
    #6

    Arabikkatha

    ★ 7.6 · 2007

  7. Bhramaram
    #7

    Bhramaram

    ★ 7.6 · 2009

  8. Iron Man: Armored Adventures
    #8

    Iron Man: Armored Adventures

    ★ 7.5 · 2009

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The 2000s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Happening premiered. 454 total titles in this decade from India.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$60.0M
Budget
$163.4M
Revenue
$103.4M
Net Profit
2.7×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 31m runtime, production spent $659K per minute on screen and earned $1.8M per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

5.4
TMDB Rating
3,252
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,655 of 1,983 India films indexed here (17th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.0 points below the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Thriller productions specifically: #399 of 482 (top 83%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
All Production Countries United States of America, India, France
Original Language En
Spoken Languages English, French
Production Companies Dune Entertainment, Spyglass Entertainment, Blinding Edge Pictures, UTV Motion Pictures, 20th Century Fox
Runtime 1h 31m
Release Date June 11, 2008
IMDb tt0949731
Official Site www.thehappeningmovie.com

Themes & Motifs

  • suicide
  • husband wife relationship
  • tree
  • natural disaster
  • crisis
  • park
  • nature
  • strange behavior
  • virus
  • unexplained
  • toxin
  • unprecedented

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