Around the World Roundup: 'Pirates' Reclaims Crown with Italian Record
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest washed ashore its final beach over the weekend, Italy, and unearthed another record opening gross. Playing at 1,005 theaters—the widest Italian release ever—the supernatural swashbuckler claimed a massive $13.4 million in five days, more than doubling its predecessor.
Italy propelled Pirates back to the top of the foreign box office. Overall, the picture made $18.3 million from 4,361 screens in 42 territories, lifting its total to $613.3 million—it's the sixth movie in history to cross the $600 million mark internationally.
After a brief stint at No. 1, Cars shifted back to second place with an $8 million weekend from 3,276 screens in 32 territories, and its total rose to $192.8 million. Two top-ranked debuts set Pixar opening records: Greece's $510,000 from 85 screens and Turkey's $450,000 from 90.
Little Man bumped up to $6 million over the weekend after three strong debuts and its overseas tally grew to $22.6 million. The Wayans brothers comedy exceeded expectations in Spain with $2.1 million from 250 screens, while Russia's $1.1 million opening from 251 screens was more in line with its genre. Mexico's second place $1 million debut from 352 screens bettered the Wayans' previous movie, White Chicks.
Making its foreign debut in Mexico, World Trade Center opened to a market-leading $1.3 million from 247 screens, which is nearly as much as previous Sept. 11 drama United 93 has grossed there in its entire run. Overall, United 93 has made a modest $38.6 million from nearly all markets.
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift glided into Japan, its final market, and saw a 75 percent plus improvement over its predecessors with $2 million from 229 screens. However, in Hong Kong, the action sequel tumbled 77 percent in its second weekend to $65,461 for a $435,533 total. All told, Tokyo Drift has racked up $88.2 million.
X-Men: The Last Stand stumbled in its second weekends in China and Japan. The superhero sequel managed just $189,000 in China, after a huge screen loss, for a $1.8 million total, while, in Japan, it fell to $1.9 million for a $6.2 million total. The international tally stands at $215.4 million.
Seeing its first No. 1, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby topped the United Kingdom with a moderate $2 million start from 400 screens. Otherwise, the Will Ferrell racing comedy continued its pathetic run outside the English-language markets. In Hungary, it produced only $10,298 from 14 screens, while, in Jordan, it saw just $1,797 from 1 screen and, in the United Arab Emirates, it grabbed $87,011 from 19. In total, Talladega Nights may struggle to reach $10 million, having just $2.8 million in the tank thus far.
An Inconvenient Truth was accepted in Australia with a solid $500,058 debut from 60 screens but rejected elsewhere with soft business in Denmark ($34,286 start from 12 screens), South Korea ($11,394 start from 7) and Thailand ($26,249 through three weeks).
Good times for The Break-Up in Spain, with a third place $1.3 million opening from 222 screens, which was 32 percent higher than Wedding Crashers' debut. Overall, the Vince Vaughn-Jennifer Aniston comedy has $74.6 million, with Italy ahead on Sept. 22.
Meanwhile, Miami Vice grossed $3.8 million over the weekend from 48 territories, raising its total to $79.6 million. There were no major releases, and the cop drama has only seven more markets to go, including Italy on Oct. 6.
Italy propelled Pirates back to the top of the foreign box office. Overall, the picture made $18.3 million from 4,361 screens in 42 territories, lifting its total to $613.3 million—it's the sixth movie in history to cross the $600 million mark internationally.
After a brief stint at No. 1, Cars shifted back to second place with an $8 million weekend from 3,276 screens in 32 territories, and its total rose to $192.8 million. Two top-ranked debuts set Pixar opening records: Greece's $510,000 from 85 screens and Turkey's $450,000 from 90.
Little Man bumped up to $6 million over the weekend after three strong debuts and its overseas tally grew to $22.6 million. The Wayans brothers comedy exceeded expectations in Spain with $2.1 million from 250 screens, while Russia's $1.1 million opening from 251 screens was more in line with its genre. Mexico's second place $1 million debut from 352 screens bettered the Wayans' previous movie, White Chicks.
Making its foreign debut in Mexico, World Trade Center opened to a market-leading $1.3 million from 247 screens, which is nearly as much as previous Sept. 11 drama United 93 has grossed there in its entire run. Overall, United 93 has made a modest $38.6 million from nearly all markets.
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift glided into Japan, its final market, and saw a 75 percent plus improvement over its predecessors with $2 million from 229 screens. However, in Hong Kong, the action sequel tumbled 77 percent in its second weekend to $65,461 for a $435,533 total. All told, Tokyo Drift has racked up $88.2 million.
X-Men: The Last Stand stumbled in its second weekends in China and Japan. The superhero sequel managed just $189,000 in China, after a huge screen loss, for a $1.8 million total, while, in Japan, it fell to $1.9 million for a $6.2 million total. The international tally stands at $215.4 million.
Seeing its first No. 1, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby topped the United Kingdom with a moderate $2 million start from 400 screens. Otherwise, the Will Ferrell racing comedy continued its pathetic run outside the English-language markets. In Hungary, it produced only $10,298 from 14 screens, while, in Jordan, it saw just $1,797 from 1 screen and, in the United Arab Emirates, it grabbed $87,011 from 19. In total, Talladega Nights may struggle to reach $10 million, having just $2.8 million in the tank thus far.
An Inconvenient Truth was accepted in Australia with a solid $500,058 debut from 60 screens but rejected elsewhere with soft business in Denmark ($34,286 start from 12 screens), South Korea ($11,394 start from 7) and Thailand ($26,249 through three weeks).
Good times for The Break-Up in Spain, with a third place $1.3 million opening from 222 screens, which was 32 percent higher than Wedding Crashers' debut. Overall, the Vince Vaughn-Jennifer Aniston comedy has $74.6 million, with Italy ahead on Sept. 22.
Meanwhile, Miami Vice grossed $3.8 million over the weekend from 48 territories, raising its total to $79.6 million. There were no major releases, and the cop drama has only seven more markets to go, including Italy on Oct. 6.
