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The Hollywood Reporter has some early numbers for the weekend’s overseas boxoffice. (Remember: comparisons of international boxoffice receipts aren’t necessarily apples-to-apples, as films follow different distribution patterns with respect to number and size of markets.) As in the US, BREAKING DAWN PART 1 is in the lead, with a projected $40M from 73 territories (that pretty much covers the entire world), bringing its overseas total to $341M. It seems to be on track to match New Moon‘s $416M international gross.
PUSS IN BOOTS, now in 26 territories, grossed $23M for an $89M overseas total. HAPPY FEET TWO, in 40 territories, made $16M, bringing it to $34M overseas. ARTHUR CHRISTMAS is now in 52 markets, and was only able to reach $11M for the weekend
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN, which doesn’t open in the US for 3 more weeks, is already trailing off in its international run, with $10M in 54 markets giving it an international total of $221M.
It’s worth noting that IN TIME, the Justin Timberlake/Amanda Seyfried vehicle that could only struggle to $36M in the US, has already grossed an additional $83M overseas, turning a flop into a picture that should at least break even. Similarly, the much more expensive REAL STEEL, a disappointing $83M grosser in the US, has more than doubled that to $176M overseas. However, TOWER HEIST, not unusually for US comedies, isn’t hitting the mark overseas–with only a few territories still to open, it has just $43M overseas compared to $71M domestically.
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