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Sunday
17Aug2008

‘The Dark Knight’ returns to ruling overseas b.o.

The Dark Knight” jumped back on top of the international box office with a weekend gross of $42.4 million in ticket sales, lifting its foreign total to $328.6 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Last week’s winner “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” slipped to No. 2, collecting $32.6 million in 56 markets. Rob Cohen’s third installment in the popular “Mummy” series lifted its overseas total to $196.6 million.

Moving up a spot from No. 4 to No. 3 was Universal’s musical “Mamma Mia!,” which pulled in $16.8 million and reached a cumulative gross of $204.6 million. Following in fourth place was Pixar’s “WALL-E,” which grabbed $13.8 million to lifted its overseas total to $146.2 million.

Meanwhile, Adam Sandler’s comedy “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan” ranked in fifth this weekend, taking home $11.2 million in 42 markets and bringing its total gross to $40.8 million. DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda” reached $363.5 million thanks to a weekend gross of $6.3 million.

Other results from the international box office: Chris Carter’s “The X-Files: I Want to Believe” rose to $36.5 million after weekend earnings of $3.4 million; “Wanted” reached $126.5 million; and “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” pulled $7.6 million.

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