Avatar added $1.3m from 653 in 24 markets, raising the extraordinary running total to $1.972bn.

Thanks to opulent openings in Latin America and Italy, "Clash of the Titans" maintained its No. 1 boxoffice position on the foreign theatrical circuit for a third straight weekend, grossing $53.6 million from some 10,400 screens in 57 markets. Oversea gross total generated so far by the Warner Bros. release comes to $188.7 million.

Debuting at 2,207 screens in Latin American territories, including Mexico and Argentina, the 3D update of the 1981 MGM action fantasy generated $12.7 million with about half the action coming from 3D venues. In all, "Titans" premiered in nine territories on the weekend.

In Mexico, where it ranked No. 1, "Titans" drew $7.1 million from 1,343 screens, the equivalent of 80% of the market's top five collective boxoffice films, said Warners. An Italy bow drew a No. 1 ranking and $4.3 million from 603 screens.

Particularly strong holdovers for "Titans" include Russia (No. 1 with $5.2 million from 923 locations for a $20 million market cume), France ($3.6 million from 640 sites, cume $12.7 million) and Germany (No. 1 with $2.7 million from 672 screens, cume $10.2 million). A Japan opening is due Friday.

No. 2, Disney's "Alice in Wonderland," bouncing back from a $18.4 million prior weekend, took in $34 million from 7,134 screens in 53 territories. Director Tim Burton's 3D reworking of the Lewis Carroll classic, which occupied the top offshore ranking through March, was buoyed by strong weekend openings in Japan ($14 million from 654 locations) and Spain ($10.1 million from 349 screens).

A solid holdover in France ($3.9 million in the fourth weekend at 741 spots) also contributed to "Alice's" boxoffice resurgence. The film's foreign gross total has surpassed a half-billion dollars ($503.5 million), making the title one of only 21 films in history to beat that benchmark.

Worldwide, "Alice" has generated $827.5 million to rank as the 22nd biggest boxoffice hit of all time and the fourth most popular title ever released by Disney. A Brazil opening is scheduled for Friday.

The weekend's No. 3 title was DreamWorks Animation's "How to Train Your Dragon," which boosted its overseas gross total to $176.5 million after four rounds thanks to a $15.5 million weekend at 6,582 venues in 58 markets.

Paramount, the animation title's distributor, said about 65% of the overall weekend gross came from 3D screens. Despite unseasonably warm weather in the U.K., "Dragon" managed to hold nicely with $2.1 million generated from 683 sites (80% of which were 3D screens) for a market cume of $20 million.

Opening in six European markets and finishing No. 4 was Fox's "Date Night," which grossed $8.1 million in its second weekend on the foreign circuit, playing a total of 2,796 screens in 41 territories and pushing its overseas take to $17.8 million. Best new market for the marital action comedy costarring Steve Carell and Tina Fey was Russia, where it generated $1.4 million from 442 locations.

Fifth on the weekend was "The Bounty Hunter," Sony's romantic comedy costarring Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler, which grossed $7 million from 2,760 sites in 51 markets, pushing its overseas gross total to $51.5 million. A No. 7 France bow delivered $1.175 million from 299 screens.

Universal's "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang," starring Emma Thompson as a kindhearted governess with magical powers, delivered $5.7 million from 2,525 situations in 13 markets for an overseas cume of $44.6 million. Top market was France (via Studio Canal), where the weekend provided $1.6 million from 459 sites for a 19-day market cume of $4.1 million.

The weekend's dominant No. 1 title in France was EuropaCorp. Distribution's release of director-co-scripter Luc Besson's "Les Adventures Extraordinaries d'Adele Blanc-Sec" ("The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec"), which opened the 28th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.

The feature film adaptation of a Franco-Belgian comic series written and illustrated by Jacques Tardi -- about a fearless reporter (Louise Bourgoin) pursuing a prehistoric creature in pre-World War I Paris -- opened at 650 locations for an estimated $5 million. ("Adele" also opened in Belgium over the weekend.)

"Green Zone," the Iraq War drama starring Matt Damon, hoisted its overseas gross total to $43.6 million due to a $4.6 million weekend at 1,900 situations in 31 territories. Handled by Universal and other distributors, "Zone" opened No. 5 in France via Studio Canal (but No. 2 in Paris and suburbs) for $2.4 million registered from 450 screens.

Director Martin Scorsese's drama "Shutter Island," handled by Paramount and other distributors, claimed $4.5 million on the weekend, raising its total offshore take to $154 million. The 50 markets Paramount is handling provided $4.1 million of the weekend gross from 1,982 sites. "Shutter's" Japan cume over two rounds stands at $9 million.

No. 1 title in the U.K. was "Dear John," Paramount's release of director Lasse Hallstrom's version of the Nicholas Sparks novel about the romance of a soldier and a college student. Opening tally at 403 sites was $3.2 million.

Lionsgate/Universal's "Kick-Ass," which opened domestically on the weekend but has been playing for 17 days on the foreign circuit, drew $2.6 million from 675 screens in four territories handled by Universal for an early cume of $17.4 million. Openings in Germany, Austria and French-speaking Switzerland are due by next weekend.

No. 1 in Brazil remained Sony's local-language co-production "As Vidas de Chico Xavier" ("Chico Xavier"), the film biography of a nationally revered spiritual medium and author. The film's third weekend at 327 screens generated $1.8 million, lifting its market cume to $10.6 million.

Other international cumes: Fox's "Avatar," $1.972 billion over 18 weeks of release; Sony's "The Book of Eli," $24.1 million (Sony territories only); Universal's "It's Complicated," $109 million; Pathe's "Tout ce qui Brille" ("All that Glitters"), $8.5 million in France only; Universal's "L'arnacoeur" ("Heartbreaker"), $21.5 million in France only; Sony's "Cemetery Junction," opened the U.K. with $1 million drawn from 342 screens; and UGC's "Les Invites de mon Pere" ("My Father's Guest"), $4.7 million in France only.

No. 2 on the weekend was Disney's "Alice in Wonderland," which on the basis of its $591 million overseas cume after nine rounds on the foreign circuit, is the 13th biggest-grossing title ever released abroad. Worldwide, director Tim Burton's 3D reworking of the Lewis Carroll classic has amassed $920.7 million, making "Alice" the 12th biggest grosser of all time.

"Marvel Studios' "Iron Man 2" ruled the foreign theatrical circuit over the weekend for the second straight stanza, taking the No. 1 spot with $57.2 million from 10,774 locations in 61 markets, and hoisting its accumulated overseas boxoffice total to $194 million.

That puts the sequel to 2008's "Iron Man" $71 million shy of the original's total foreign gross after only 12 days of international play (it began its offshore run on April 28). Of the cume so far, $190.3 million was derived from territories handled by Paramount International, which is handling "Iron Man 2" costarring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow in most offshore markets.

"Iron Man 2" got a huge weekend boost from its China opening where the Jon Favreau-directed sequel drew $7.3 million from about 3,000 situations.

Paramount reports the China opening tally is a full 209% better than "Iron Man's" comparable opening market figure. In Germany and Austria, "Iron Man 2" drew a combined opening tally of $3.88 million, sufficient for a No. 1 finish in each market.

"Iron Man 2" also finished No. 1 in Korea ($4.7 million from 834 locations for a market cume of $22 million), Australia, Turkey, Russia, Brazil, Italy and Mexico.

In France, the sequel snared $4 million from 655 locations, down 55% from the opener, but far more than enough to rank No. 1 in the market. In the U.K., "Iron Man 2" took the top spot with $4.9 million drawn from 426 spots (down 53% from the opener) for a market cume of $23 million.

Paramount opened "Iron Man 2" a week before its domestic bow over the weekend to maximize foreign playtime before the June 11-July 11 World Cup soccer tournament eats into theatrical audiences, especially those for action titles. As it also handled the original, Paramount is distributing the sequel. But "Iron Man 2" is the first Marvel theatrical release since Disney acquired the company last year.

Competition with "Iron Man 2" for the top overseas spot this coming weekend will heat up considerably as Universal opens its summer tentpole, director Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood" starring Russell Crowe, in some 56 markets. After making its debut at the International Festival de Cannes on May 12, "Hood" begins its foreign run in France and Russia plus four other territories. (The film's domestic run begins May 14.)


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We're looking at a bit over $300 million for its overseas total it seems.

Jesus, they love the movie more than some of the people here..

This won't even crack 650 million worldwide.

$320m domestically and $290+m overseas. $610+m worldwide.

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Jesus, they love the movie more than some of the people here..

foreign box office dont count, remember?

foreign box office dont count, remember?

Robin Hood - $74 million OS
Alice in Wonderland - $649.5 million OS


Heh, you know, it looks like Clash of the Titans could end up with a higher overseas total than all live action May releases. It's looking at $300+ million, a mark that Robin Hood will miss and Iron Man 2 will only barely crack.

"Iron Man 2" retained its crown in North America after earning $53 million in its second weekend, said Paramount Pictures, which is distributing the film for Walt Disney Co's Marvel Studios. The superhero sequel, starring Robert Downey Jr., pulled in $84 million worldwide, taking its total to $457 million.