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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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.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 31m runtime, production spent $659K per minute on screen and earned $1.8M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
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 |