Will Smith’s latest action hit “Hancock” dominated the international box office this weekend with a stunning $78.3 million in ticket sales in 50 territories, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Along with its five-day domestic gross of $107.3 million, Peter Berg’s film brought its worldwide total to $185.6 after just a few days in release. That’s not a bad result for Will Smith, who proved yet again he’s still a global box office hero.
DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda” delivered another strong weekend performance overseas with $38 million in a total of 44 markets. John Stevenson and Mark Osborne’s computer-animated family adventure lifted its international total to $151 million.
Meanwhile, “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” finished in third place with $24.3 million from ticket sales in 42 territories, reaching a total haul of $194 million. Although the film had a slow start domestically, the sequel to “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” brought its worldwide cumulative to $332 million.
Last week’s overseas box office champion "Wanted" dropped to No. 4 this weekend, collecting $18.8 million and bringing its international total to $64.2 million after only two weeks in release. Pixar’s “WALL-E” followed in fifth place with $12.9 million from only 11 markets.
Other results from the international box office: New Line Cinema’s “Sex and the City” reached an overseas total of $209.3 million, while “Get Smart” took in $7.3 million and lifted its cumulative to $34.3 million. “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” reached $429 million.