The premise of You Don't Mess With the Zohan (June 6; $10 Ultimate, $10 Box Office) is pretty ridiculous — an Israeli counterterrorist who wants to become a hairstylist? — but Adam Sandler sells tickets. To be honest, this looks weaker than his last two summer contributions, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry and Click, but it still shouldn't fare too poorly. It doesn't really have much to compete with, aside from Panda and the legs of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. With four solid weeks to earn in the middle of summer, when dropoffs from week to week are smaller, that price tag is mighty tempting. Truthfully, I think the $60 million that Fantasy Moguls projects is a little low; no Sandler comedy has failed to cross the $100 million mark since 8 Crazy Nights back in 2002. (I specify comedy because those are obviously in a different vein from, say, Reign Over Me or Spanglish.) And while this one may not scrape together $100 million, paying $10 for even $80 million is a pretty good bargain. Not to mention, you'll grab a sizable handful of top 5 points and the review score won't kill you either. And of course, if you're one of Rob Schneider's six remaining fans, you know you count on him to at least make a cameo.

First M. Night Shyamalan ran out of leeway with Disney, so he moved to Warner Bros. to make Lady in the Water. Since that didn't go so well for him, now he's with yet another studio — 20th Century Fox is releasing The Happening (June 13; $11 Ultimate, $8 Box Office). I've heard early reviews ranging from "awful" to "redeeming," but, honestly, I'm just not feelin' this one. It's my hunch that this movie will end up being nicknamed The Crappening. It could be somewhat interesting, but Shyamalan has lost his luster. The Friday the 13th release date is working for it, but when that's all that's in your favor, there's cause for worry. Even so, maybe it could be a comeback of sorts, and for that small of a price tag, it won't hurt you too badly to take a flyer on it. I mean, I don't think it'll win its opening weekend, but should stick around in the Top 5 for a few weeks, and the review score shouldn't be terrible, certainly nothing that'll singlehandedly kill your slate. There's also not much else in Box Office leagues that's even remotely appealing priced at $8 or lower; The Happening is certainly a better option than Forbidden Kingdom or 88 Minutes, and definitely better than the now-postponed Midnight Meat Train. For that matter, it'll probably end up doing more business than the costlier Nim's Island. Just tread carefully, because if it does fail, I won't be surprised.

For the record, The Incredible Hulk (June 13; $13 Ultimate, $12 Box Office) has nothing to do with Ang Lee's Hulk from 2003. Yet people still seem to make that connection, and it may end up hurting business a little. Still, watch out for this film — I see it positioned a little like Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, which was at first just an afterthought last summer, but went on to make $131 million. I'll admit I don't find the trailer all that interesting, but just because I'm not stoked to see it doesn't mean there aren't people who are excited. (I auditioned for the role of Bruce Banner, but they thought a superhero playing another superhero was ... not exactly what they were looking for. Not to mention I demanded a higher salary than Edward Norton, and they wanted someone a little less burly.) If nothing else, I think people will eventually realize, "Hey, this looks better than that other Hulk movie; it's less moody and more about brute force!" If I had to guess right now, I'd say it'll win its opening weekend and stay in the Top 5 through the end of June, maybe even snag a few PTA points in the meantime. I also say that $80 million total is too low; I think it breaks $100 million, but does so quietly.

Who better to play a bumbling secret agent than Steve Carell? The awkwardness and cluelessness he's displayed in The 40-Year-Old Virgin and The Office are just perfect. Get Smart (June 20; $15 Ultimate, $10 Box Office) is a tremendous bargain, even with only two weeks of eligibility in the season. A good portion of the revenue will be made in the first two weeks anyway, and that's when the Top 5 points (no more than 9 in two weeks, but that's still not bad) and PTA points (and it should scrape a few) will come too. Again, a solid $80-100 million in two weeks is definitely within reach, and for $10, that's a steal. And even though he only has a writing credit for creating the characters, Mel Brooks's name is worth throwing around. If you like Spaceballs and/or Blazing Saddles, then I'd imagine this will be much in the same vein, almost like a parody of spy movies (only an intelligent one, not just a mashup of pop culture, which is what seems to pass for parody these days — are you listening, producers of Goodie Two Shoes?) You'd be very smart to get Agent 86 onto your slate right away.

I have a theory: The Love Guru (June 20; $8 Ultimate, $8 Box Office) is an old idea Mike Myers had for a Saturday Night Live sketch, but he never got to do it on the show. So, he decided to make it into a full length movie. The problem is, the exaggerated character might be funny in small doses, but not for an hour and a half (or two hours, or whatever the case may be). There might be a few funny lines ("I'm sorry, I didn't catch your gnome ... name!"), Justin Timberlake might steal a few scenes, and Jessica Alba is nice to look at ... but beyond that, it's just way too over-the-top. Here's a memo: Explaining the jokes right after you tell them doesn't make them funnier. And as a comedy, coming out against another comedy (Get Smart) probably wasn't the best idea. The fact that two of Myers's most recent movies made over $300 million has no bearing on this, because those were Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third, and therefore it wasn't really because of Myers that they were so successful. I honestly think the $65 million Fantasy Moguls calls for might be a little high — it won't win the weekend, and might even struggle to crack the Top 5. Maybe Myers can join M. Night Shyamalan in the Lost His Touch Club.

The biggest opening weekend ever for a Pixar movie is $70.4 million (for The Incredibles, barely beating Finding Nemo at $70.2 million). I honestly think that Wall-E (June 27; $21 Ultimate, $14 Box Office) could beat that mark. And for the time being, that first weekend is all you need to concern yourself with, since Wall-E is released on the last weekend of the April-June season. Still, it's a decent cutoff bargain, although moreso in Box Office leagues than in Ultimate. You're virtually guaranteed 5 Top 5 points, and a PTA crown wouldn't be out of the question either; the only question that remains is, how much will it make on that first weekend? Even a Cars-esque $60 million opening would be a huge boost from the final weekend of tabulations. It's really just up to you to decide whether or not the price tag is worth it. Part of me thinks it isn't, but there's really nothing else in June that will be equally big. For example, when comparing prices in Ultimate leagues, you could either pony up a few extra bucks to grab Sex and the City (probably pretty safe), or else drop down and take ... Baby Mama for $17? Yuck, no thanks. Personally, I think that Wall-E will be one of the summer's three highest-grossing films, and so you'll want to milk it for all you can while it's still relatively cheap. (I'd wager a guess that the price tag in May-July leagues will at least double.)

That's all for this week; here's hoping you don't fall into a June swoon, and, until next time, good night, and good luck!

Mister Informative predicts that M. Night Shyamalan will get his next shot directing Tom Cruise for MGM in a sequel to Battlefield Earth. Watch for that one in the summer of 2011, and send your e-mails to misterinformative@gmail.com.