Monday
14Jul2008
‘Hancock’ dominates overseas box office
Monday, July 14, 2008 at 8:43AM | By
Franck Tabouring
Will Smith’s action adventure “Hancock” kept its No. 1 spot at the international box office with a stunning weekend gross of $71.4 million in 66 territories, bringing its overseas total gross to $180.2 million. According to The Hollywood Reporter, DreamWorks Animation’s family adventure “Kung Fu Panda” finished in second place with $41 million in 55 markets, lifting its international gross to $215.9 million.
Debuting in third place with an impressive $24 million was Universal’s musical ‘Mamma Mia!,” which topped the box office in the U.K., Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Australia.
Meanwhile, “The Chronicles of Narina: Prince Caspian” dropped to No. 4 with $12 million in 42 territories, reaching an overseas total of $218 million.
Timur Bekmambetov’s action hit “Wanted” pulled in $9.5 million in 28 markets, lifting its cumulative gross to $80.7 million. Pixar’s “WALL-E” took home $7.4 million in 19 territories.
Other results from the international box office: Steven Spielberg’s “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” collected $5.7 million to reach a total of $441 million, while “Get Smart” picked up $6.2 million ($46.1 million cumulative). New Line’s “Sex and the City” lifted its international total to $220.5 million.







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