Total foreign take by director James Cameron's 3D blockbuster now stands at $1.844 billion -- thus surpassing the $1.843-billion worldwide boxoffice total rolled up by the director's 1997 former record holder, "Titanic." "Avatar's" worldwide cume is $2.550 billion. To date, its foreign gross is more than two-and-a-half times its domestic cume of $707 million.

director Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" grossed $19 million from 20 territories on the weekend for an early foreign cume of $34 million

Also grossing $19 million on the weekend -- and also tied for No. 2 -- was Fox's adventure fantasy "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief," which played 6,350 screens in 65 territories for a foreign cume to date of $95.4 million.

"The Wolfman," at $63.3 million with five more markets to play including Japan on April 22.

A close No. 4 is Warner Bros. romantic comedy "Valentine's Day," International cume stands at $87.4 million.

Finishing fifth was Disney's "The Princess and the Frog," a foreign cume to date of $143 million.

"The Lovely Bones" garnered $6.3 million on the weekend from a total of 3,328 screens in 34 territories. Foreign cume to date is $35 million.

Warner's "Sherlock Homes" upped its foreign cume to $273.7 million. Same distributor's "Invictus" for a foreign cume to date of $71.1 million.

"The Blind Side," (Foreign cume stands at $3.8 million.)

Paramount's "The Crazies," generating $1.9 million from 345 sites. Opening No. 18 in the U.K. was Sony's release of the CBS Films co-production, "Extraordinary Measures," a medical drama with Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser. Premier weekend came up with $215,000 from 258 screens.

"It's Complicated," ($90.2 million)

Sony's durable family-oriented title, "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," $112.5 million.

Jason Reitman's "Up in the Air" starring George Clooney, which has grossed a total of $68.5 million thus far overseas.

Filmauro's "Genitori & Figli: Agitare bene prima dell'uso," director Giovannie Veronesi's comedy about generational frictions between parents and offspring. Debut stanza at 397 spots produced an estimated $2.2 million

A local-language newcomer in France was EuropaCorp. Distribution's "Coursier" ("Motorcycle Courier"), director Herve Renoh's comedy about a hard-pressed deliveryman and his girlfriend. Opener at 250 screens generated an estimated $1.1 million and a No. 9 ranking. Third in the market in its second round was "Le Mac" ("The Pimp"), a comedy from director Pascal Bourdiaux, which drew an estimated $2.6 million from 465 locations for a France-only cume of $7.5 million.

Other international cumes: Fox's "My Name Is Khan," $29 million; Focus Features/Universal's "A Serious Man," $19 million; Sony's "Did You Hear About the Morgans?," $48.8 million; Fox's "Hot Summer Days," $16.3 million; Lionsgate's "Brothers," estimated $9.4 million; Universal's "Couples Retreat," $61.2 million; Lionsgate's "The Spy Next Door," estimated $13.7; Fox's "Fantastic Mr. Fox," $22.8 million; Showbox's "The Secret Reunion," estimated $25 million in South Korea only ; Sony's "Friendship!," $14.5 million in Germany and Austria only; Lionsgate's "Daybreakers," estimated $11.7 million; and Fox's "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel," $219 million.

And yet $110+ million OS is very good for it since it is far from over. Fox should greenlight a sequel.

Do you realize that just two films have dominated the No. 1 spot on the foreign theatrical circuit over the entire first quarter of 2010?

Overseas hunger for spectacle in 3D propelled 20th Century Fox's "Avatar" to the top spot for nine consecutive weeks this year, through Feb. 28.

Then audiences shifted to Disney's "Alice in Wonderland," which has rounded out the rest of the quarter with its fourth straight No. 1 finish.

By the end of March 2009, eight films ranging from DreamWorks Animation's "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" to Clint Eastwood's "Gran Torino" took their turns in the lofty No. 1 slot overseas.

Director Tim Burton's 3D version of "Alice" drew $46 million on the weekend from 7,170 screens in 51 markets for an offshore cume of $363 million. The worldwide gross total stands at $656.1 million.

"Alice" was challenged by the Paramount's release of DreamWorks Animation's "How to Train Your Dragon," which drew $31 million from 5,594 locations in 35 markets, of which 32 are new. (Last weekend's debuts were in Russia, the Ukraine and Romania.)

Overseas cume for the 3D animation about a lonely Viking teenager who befriends a giant dragon stands at $42 million. The worldwide tally is $85.3 million. Although "Dragon" opened No. 1 domestically, it will finish in the No. 2 spot behind "Alice" on the foreign circuit.

Biggest boost for "Alice" were openings in France (generating $14.9 million from 746 screens) and in China ($5.1 million from 450 locations). "Dragon," which opened No. 1 in Brazil, Mexico and Spain, did best in its second weekend in Russia ($6.4 million for a market cume of $16.7 million).

For its part, "Avatar" drew another $7.6 million on the weekend from 2,600 situations in 63 markets, pushing its overseas gross total to an unprecedented $1.950 billion.

Well, it has Germany, Russia, Japan, Brazil, France, Netherlands, Scandinavia

A spectacular debut in Russia played its part in helping Clash Of The Titans hold on to the international crown as Warner Bros Pictures International’s titan shot past $100m in its second weekend.

The action adventure was active on more than 7,000 screens in 31 territories and 2,610 3D screens accounted for $34.9m or 65% of total box office from 37% of total screens.

Weekend business was punctuated by a trio of number one debuts, led by that sensational Russian result of $12.4m (361m roubles) from 919. French audiences generated $7.6m (€5.6m) from 615 for their compatriot, director Louis Leterrier, and Germany produced $6.4m (€4.7m) from 672.

In key number one holds, Clash added $4m in South Korea from 520 for $12.1m, $3.8m in the UK from 468 for $19.1m, $3m in Australia from 349 for $12.2m, and $2.2m in Spain from 553 for $12.5m. It opens in Italy and Mexico on April 16, followed by Japan on April 23.

The Blind Side grossed $3.2m from more than 1,600 screens in 25 markets for $38.9m and stands at $11.4m in Australia after seven weekends, $7m in the UK and $5m in Germany after three, and $3.5m in Mexico after four.

PPI reported that DreamWorks Animations’ How to Train Your Dragon added $23.7m from 7,033 sites in 55 territories for $148.1m. Approximately 69% of the weekend total came from 3,357 3D screens.

The family film ranks number one in Australia, where it climbed 42% and took $3.2m from 358 for $12.4m. It grossed $2.2m in the UK from 704 for $15m and $2m in Germany from 807 venues for $10.5m.

A number one hold in Mexico was the result of a $1.8m haul from 716 for $11.3m, while Brail stands at $8.5m after $1.8m from 321 and France $8.7m following $2.2m from 753.

The only new opening was in Poland, where $790,000 from 95 sites understandably fell below expectations after president Lech Kaczynski’s death on Saturday in a fatal air crash. The film is set to open in Turkey on April 23, South Korea on May 20 and Japan on August 7.

Shutter Island added $7.3m to bring the international running total to $143.9m. The 45 territories in which Paramount is distributing the film contributed $6.6m from 2,502 sites for a $102.9m running total. Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed mystery did the best business in Japan through a $3.5m number one launch from 284 sites for the director’s biggest debut there.

The romantic comedy She’s Out Of My League added $1.5m from 289 sites in five territories for $5.2m after two weekends.

Alice In Wonderland’s extraordinary journey saw it jump to number 28 on the all-time international and 29 on the worldwide rankings after grossing $19m through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International from 7,152 theatres in 51 territories for $461.5m.

The $780.8m global tally means Alice ranks as Disney’s fourth biggest global release behind Pirates Of The Caribbean 2on $1.066bn, Pirates Of The Caribbean 3 on $961m, and Finding Nemo on $865m.

France led weekend business in second place on $4.3m from 737 theatres for $33.3m after 17 days in release and the €24.7m tally has already overtaken the entire €23.1m run of Pirates Of The Caribbean. The film added $4.1m in China from 1,477 for $33.2m and consolidated its status as Disney’s biggest release there.

In Germany, fourth place and $1.8m from 535 raised the cumulative total to $35m, while in the UK Alice stands at a n mighty $60.6m following $1.1m from 547 in the sixth weekend and is expected to become Disney’s fourth biggest release this week. Alice is set to open in Spain on April 16, Japan on April 17, and Brazil on April 21.

Romance The Last Song starring the teenage chanteuse Miley Cryus added $1.4m from Australia and New Zealand for $4.5m and opens this week in Mexico and Portugal.

Universal/UPI’s family sequel Nanny McPhee And The Big Bang grossed $7.4m from 2,570 sites in 13 territories for a terrific $34.6m early running total. The film stayed at number two in the UK on $1.9m from 510 for $18.1m after three weekends, and ranks third on $1.7m in the second weekend in Australia for $4.8m. Germany has generated $2.3m after two and Mexico $1.4m after the same time.

Kick-Ass, which Lionsgate has sold in the bulk of territories, added $3.5m through Universal from 636 in the UK, Australia and New Zealand for an early $12.4m running total. It ranks fourth in the UK on $10.5m and arrives in Germany, German-speaking Switzerland, Austria and French-speaking Switzerland through Universal in the next two weeks.

Green Zone added $2.7m from 1,800 in 30 for $37.9m and opened top in Italy through Medusa on $1.3m from 286. The Universal-Quad co-production Heartbreaker added $2.1m in its fourth weekend in France from 400 to reach an excellent $18.8m after 26 days. It’s Complicatedstands at $108.8m.

The Bounty Hunter delivered another solid weekend for Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) as $7.2m from 2,530 screens in 44 markets boosted the tally to $42.2m. The top territories were Germany on $1.7m from 522 for $6.3m and Spain on a $1.7m debut from 349.

SPRI’s local Brazilian title Chico Xavier held on to number one in its second weekend in the territory on $2.5m from 340 for a superb $7.5m running total. Last weekend’s launch was the biggest for a locally produced film in Brazil.

Fox International unleashed the action comedy Date Night starring Steve Carrel and Tina Fey in 35 territories, reporting $7.1m from 1,610 screens. Australia led the way on $2m from 304 in third place, followed by Brazil on $1.1m from 174 in second, and Mexico on $878,851 from 305 in second.

Singapore generated $326,262 from 27, Hong Kong $301,612 from 30, and New Zealand $194,231 from 49. Date Night arrives next week in Germany, Russia and Sweden, and the UK the following weekend.

Avatar added $3.5m from 1,155 in 22 for $1.971bn, and Tooth Fairy grossed $500,459 from 460 in ten for $45.1m. Fox’s local title Priest launched in Russia on $1m from 661 screens.

Summit International’s romance Remember Me added $4.7m from 2,302 screens in 36 for $27m running total.