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Overseas, The Smurfs film continues to do solid business and is closing in on two more benchmarks: $400 million overseas (only $7 million to go) and $550 million worldwide ($13 million to go). $550 million is important because that would match Cars 2, which it now looks like it can pass.
DreamWorks and Disney’s Real Steel has grossed $22 million overseas, just behind its $27 million North America opening. The ShowBuzzDaily Final Domestic Gross estimate is $81 million, and we give Real Steel a shot at making $90 million overseas. The combined $171 million worldwide (if that comes to pass) would put it right in between The Help ($177 million worldwide) and Cowboys & Aliens ($169 million), around 27th place on our chart below. Not exactly the high rent district.
The other recent releases are not doing any significant business overseas at this time.
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