It looks like “The Incredible Hulk” has exceeded everyone’s expectations. When the numbers come in this afternoon, look for the Edward Norton-Liv Tyler Marvel comic spectacle to have reeled in around $60 million this weekend.
That means Marvel comics’ Stan Lee, using first Paramount with “Iron Man” and now Universal with “Hulk,” has had the biggest hits of the spring back to back. In a smart move, Lee made sure to include “Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr. in the “Hulk” promotion and even in a “surprise” scene at the end of the film.
Will the sequels to these movies include cross-overs? No one’s saying anything yet. But on Friday I came upon Paramount chief Brad Grey and Universal head honcho Ron Meyer lunching together in a booth at the Grill on the Alley in Beverly Hills. Odds are the topic came up.
 To think that yours truly was reading these comics in the late 60s when the magazines themselves cost — yes— 12 cents. A million years later, the Marvel superstars are bigger than ever. Next up: Captain America. And then, can a 4th Spider Man film be far behind? Tobey Maguire had better be at the gym. PS—he’s Ron Meyer’s son in law. Small super hero world!
source: foxnews.com
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