'Quantum' still on top overseas
Sunday, November 30, 2008 at 4:56PM | By
Franck Tabouring "Quantum of Solace" topped the international box office for the fifth consecutive weekend with $20.1 million, lifting its foreign total gross to $340.1 million.
At No. 2, "Madgascar: Escape 2 Africa" took home $12.5 million in 24 territories, reaching a cumulative gross of $71.5 million. Following in third place was "Body of Lies" with $8.3 million, which brought its overseas total to $43.7 million.
Meanwhile, Catherine Hardwicke's vampire romance "Twilight" collected $7.6 million in fourth place. Starring Kristen Stewart as a teenage girl falling in love with a friendly vampire, the movie reached an international total of $19.9 million.
Walt Disney's animated family adventure "Bolt" made it to No. 5 after opening in three new markets, pulling in $6.6 million. Baz Luhrmann's epic "Australia" picked up $5 million.
Other results from the overseas box office: Disney's "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" earned $3.6 million for a total of $133.9 million, John Moore's "Max Payne" reached $40.3 million thanks to weekend earnings of $2.7 million; and "Death Race" brought its international total to $33.8 million.
Source: Hollywood Reporter




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