'Madagascar 3′ Wins the Weekend
Pixar's "Brave" ranked 3rd Internationally, and "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" finished outside the weekend's Top 5.
With a Soccer preoccupied Europe and popular local language titles playing in Japan and South Korea, the foreign theatrical circuit posted a weak session with Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted hanging on to the # 1 ranking for the 3rd consecutive frame, drawing $30.1-M from 11,250 locations in 44 territories.
The DreamWorks Animation title has surpassed the $200-M total gross mark, $208.4-M, since opening overseas on 6 June. Distributor Paramount plans no foreign openings of Europe's Most Wanted this week as the European Cup Soccer tournament comes down to its series of Semi-finals and Finals.
The Germany vs, Greece match Friday resulted in a 70% drop in theatrical box office in the former market, while dips of 45% were registered in France and Spain Saturday as teams from those two territories squared off.
Box office action in the UK and Italy will take hits Sunday as teams representing the markets take on each other.
Complementing its # 1 domestic opening, Pixar's Brave made its debut overseas, generating $13.5-M in its premier launch in 10 markets, which distributor Disney describes as "17% of the international market."
Top territory for the fantasy about a warrior princess was Russia where the gross was $5.6-M representing a 42% market share. Australia came in with a # 2 ranking with $3.6-M, the film's China debut took 17% of the market with $2.2-M Overall, Brave ranked as the weekend's # 3 title.
Finishing outside the top five was 20th Century Fox's release of co-producer Tim Burton's Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, which opened offshore to $8.1-M at 2,656 venues in 17 markets for a per-site average of slightly more than $3,000. This Civil-War-set action fantasy, starring Benjamin Walker as Honest Abe with ax, drew $3.9-M in Russia from 1,482 theaters.
The weekend # 2 title was Universal's Snow White and the Huntsman, which took the Top spots in France, Japan, Australia and New Zealand and collected $22.6-M overall at 6,780 sites in 60 territories. The Down Under bow generated $6.1-M from 245 play dates for a 44 percent market share. Director Rupert Sanders' period action fantasy costarring Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron has grossed a total of $160.4-M so far overseas.
Dropping to 4th spot was Fox's Prometheus, drawing $12.7-M from 6,911 theaters in 61 territories. With such Key Japan, Germany, Italy and Spain yet to open, director Ridley Scott's sci-fi/action film has grossed $152.9-M to date on the foreign circuit.
5th for the weekend was Men In Black III, which drew $10.5-M from 7,660 sites in 75 markets with Japan leading the pack with $35.4-M. Director Barry Sonnenfeld's special effects extravaganza in 3-D costarring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin has accumulated $414-M since its offshore opening on 23 May.
Dark Shadows, Warner Bros.' release of director Tim Burton's period fantasy starring Johnny Depp opened smartly in Latin America, drawing $6.9-M on the weekend overall from 3,600 sites in 57 markets. A # 2 Mexico bow generated $2.6-M from 656 situations. Take now stands at $143-M.
Openings in France and Lebanon, Paramount's The Dictator grossed another $4.4-M on the weekend at 2,186 spots in 37 territories. The # 3 France take was $1.9-M at 334 sites. Foreign take for the Sacha Baron Cohen comedy stands at $83.2-M since 16 May.
Sparking the Spain market was Warner's release of Tengo Ganas De Ti, I Have Wanted You, director Fernando Gonzalez Molina's local-language production, Zeta Cinema/Antena 3 Films, the latest in a series of romantic dramas. Opening round generated $4.3-M at 538 locations, sufficient to take the # 1 market spot.
Marvel's The Avengers from Disney has a foreign take of $837.9-M vs $598.3-M domestic, thanks in part to a $2.3-M weekend playing in 56 markets.
Sony's That's My Boy, Adam Sandler's latest R-rated comedy costarring Andy Samberg, drew just $900,000 from 245 screens in 7 territories, for an early foreign take of $2.8-M.
Warner Bros.' Rock of Ages, director Adam Shankman's big-screen version starring of the hit Broadway musical, grossed $2.9-M at about 2,500 screens in 24 territories. The Tom Cruise vehicle has accumulated a weak $8.6-M overseas so far.
Opening # 1 in the UK was The Five-Year Engagement, Universal's release of director Nicholas Stoller's comedy costarring Jason Segel and Emily Blunt, which collected $1.8 million from 452 market locations. Offshore take to date stands at $9.8-M.
Top-grossing local language title in France was UGC Distribution's release of Adieu Berthe: l'enterrment de meme, Goodbye Berthe or Grandma's Funeral, director Bruno Podalydes' comedy about a philandering pharmacist and his grandparent. Opening round at some 350 screens drew $1.2-M, sufficient for a # 4 market ranking.
Other international takes: Focus Features/Universal's Moonrise Kingdom, $2.4-M over 31 days in he UK only; Fox's This Means War, $101.5-M; Universal's Battleship, $236.4-M; Pathe's Le Prenom, $23.8-M over 9 rounds in France; Universal's American Pie: Reunion, $175.2-M; and Fox's We Bought A Zoo, $44.2-M.
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