“The Happening” didn’t happen!

I am currently researching M. Night Shyamalan’s films for a podcast segment and I planned on going to the movies tonight to see “The Happening” to complete the list of his films (I have watched a few of his films over the last few nights on DVD) and to my surprise it is no longer playing at my local cinema, The Ritz in Randwick.

What happened? Was it really that bad? I mean, Prince Caspian is still playing 4 sessions a day and it has been running a week longer. This will add a new dimension to the Podcast episode, stay tuned.

After a quick check around, The Happening is finished everywhere. This is a film that opened on June 12! It has not even been in circulation for a month. Good lord, this after the failure of Lady in the Water could be a problem for Night’s career.