Around the World Roundup
Just as the U.S. was enjoying a robust holiday weekend, so was the rest of the world.
Unbreakable's vice grip on the top spot was unpenetrable, totaling $16.8 million over the frame from 2,749 screens in 19 markets. In France, the Bruce Willis thriller delivered Disney's third best opening ever, $6,838,713 from 548 screens, averaging $12,479. In Israel, it gave the Mouse House its best bow ever with $340,000 from 30 screens. Similarly strong results were met in Germany with $3.8 million on 721 screens, in the United Kingdom with $2.9 million on 431, in Austria with $670,000 from 87, and in Belgium with $640,000 on 75. With many territories still to go, it's $41.5 gross-to-date could triple or even quadruple when all is said and done.
Meanwhile, Meet the Parents has been dominating different territories. It took the top spot in Australia with $2,814,991 on 266 screens ($4,053,862 to date), more than double the take of the second place Vertical Limit. In Singapore, the Robert De Niro-starrer garnered a first-place $459,000 bow from 29 screens, a record for a comedy. Additionally, it remained on top in Spain with $1.1 million on 216 screens and an impressive $4.2 million total to date, and placed second in the U.K. and Germany.
Despite a slow international roll-out, Dinosaur's momentum is far from extinct. It took $8.4 million on 3,013 engagements from 20 territories, lifting its foreign total to $180.1 million. Disney expects it to pass $200 million very soon, making it the company's ninth animated film to reach that offshore milestone. It will probably finish at from $210-225 million. Contributing to that impressive number is Japan's $22.5 million, where its business rose to $3.3 million on 410 screens thanks in part to the Shogatsu holiday. In France, the CGI epic enjoyed a 38% boost to $3,748,002, elevating its total to $22,196,589.
Domestic champ How the Grinch Stole Christmas only managed $4.3 million from 2,587 screens in 26 markets, nudging the overseas haul to $65.5 million. Paltry compared to its $254 million domestic tally. However on Monday, it became producer Imagine Entertainment's highest U.K. grosser with $18.3 million, surpassing Mel Gibson's Ransom.
Charlie's Angels is still kicking boot-ay internationally with powerful debuts in Argentina and Uruguay, grossing $340,000 on 97 and $36,000 on 12 respectively. Overall, it took $4 million on 3,100 screens in 51 markets, lifting its foreign total to $113 million. It should shortly surpass its $123 million domestic total.
Vertical Limit climbed up 18% in Australia where it took $1,251,848 on 239 screens in its second weekend and is still doing well in Japan.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's The 6th Day opened in Denmark at $164,000 on 50 screens. In Venezuela, it racked up $211,000 from 40 screens, knocking sophomore Bedazzled down to second. Its foreign cume reached over $32 million this week, and should surpass the anemic $34 million domestic haul soon.
Bedazzled is wrapping up its overseas campaign. In Chile, it opened at number one with $130,835 on 20 screens and in Peru at $90,469 on 25 screens. Its weekend total was $926,738 in 13 countries. It's taken an O.K. $21.8 million internationally.
What Lies Beneath took $1.4 million on 648 screens in 11 markets this weekend, led by Italy's $856,056 on 254, it topped $114 million overseas.
Pokemon: The Movie 2000 grabbed a poor $1.1 million on 790 screens in Germany in its second weekend. It foreign cume is $22.9 million.
Unbreakable's vice grip on the top spot was unpenetrable, totaling $16.8 million over the frame from 2,749 screens in 19 markets. In France, the Bruce Willis thriller delivered Disney's third best opening ever, $6,838,713 from 548 screens, averaging $12,479. In Israel, it gave the Mouse House its best bow ever with $340,000 from 30 screens. Similarly strong results were met in Germany with $3.8 million on 721 screens, in the United Kingdom with $2.9 million on 431, in Austria with $670,000 from 87, and in Belgium with $640,000 on 75. With many territories still to go, it's $41.5 gross-to-date could triple or even quadruple when all is said and done.
Meanwhile, Meet the Parents has been dominating different territories. It took the top spot in Australia with $2,814,991 on 266 screens ($4,053,862 to date), more than double the take of the second place Vertical Limit. In Singapore, the Robert De Niro-starrer garnered a first-place $459,000 bow from 29 screens, a record for a comedy. Additionally, it remained on top in Spain with $1.1 million on 216 screens and an impressive $4.2 million total to date, and placed second in the U.K. and Germany.
Despite a slow international roll-out, Dinosaur's momentum is far from extinct. It took $8.4 million on 3,013 engagements from 20 territories, lifting its foreign total to $180.1 million. Disney expects it to pass $200 million very soon, making it the company's ninth animated film to reach that offshore milestone. It will probably finish at from $210-225 million. Contributing to that impressive number is Japan's $22.5 million, where its business rose to $3.3 million on 410 screens thanks in part to the Shogatsu holiday. In France, the CGI epic enjoyed a 38% boost to $3,748,002, elevating its total to $22,196,589.
Domestic champ How the Grinch Stole Christmas only managed $4.3 million from 2,587 screens in 26 markets, nudging the overseas haul to $65.5 million. Paltry compared to its $254 million domestic tally. However on Monday, it became producer Imagine Entertainment's highest U.K. grosser with $18.3 million, surpassing Mel Gibson's Ransom.
Charlie's Angels is still kicking boot-ay internationally with powerful debuts in Argentina and Uruguay, grossing $340,000 on 97 and $36,000 on 12 respectively. Overall, it took $4 million on 3,100 screens in 51 markets, lifting its foreign total to $113 million. It should shortly surpass its $123 million domestic total.
Vertical Limit climbed up 18% in Australia where it took $1,251,848 on 239 screens in its second weekend and is still doing well in Japan.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's The 6th Day opened in Denmark at $164,000 on 50 screens. In Venezuela, it racked up $211,000 from 40 screens, knocking sophomore Bedazzled down to second. Its foreign cume reached over $32 million this week, and should surpass the anemic $34 million domestic haul soon.
Bedazzled is wrapping up its overseas campaign. In Chile, it opened at number one with $130,835 on 20 screens and in Peru at $90,469 on 25 screens. Its weekend total was $926,738 in 13 countries. It's taken an O.K. $21.8 million internationally.
What Lies Beneath took $1.4 million on 648 screens in 11 markets this weekend, led by Italy's $856,056 on 254, it topped $114 million overseas.
Pokemon: The Movie 2000 grabbed a poor $1.1 million on 790 screens in Germany in its second weekend. It foreign cume is $22.9 million.
