'The Dark Knight' flies high at overseas b.o.
Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 7:49PM | By
Franck Tabouring
"The Dark Knight" continued its overseas box office dominance this weekend with $34 million in 62 territories, bringing its international total to $381.2 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Meanwhile, Universal’s “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” held on to its No. 2 spot, earning $12.8 million and lifting its overseas total to $222.4 million.
Following in third place with $12.5 million was Universal’s acclaimed musical “Mamma Mia!,” which reached a cumulative gross of $232.5 million. At No. 4, Adam Sandler’s comedy “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan” pulled in $10.5 million to reach a total of $56.6 million
Pixar’s computer-animated adventure “WALL-E” finished in fifth place with a weekend gross of $8.7 million and an overseas total of $163 million, while “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” lifted its cumulative to $33 million thanks to this weekend’s take of $7.2 million.
Other results from the international box office: “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” earned $5 million; Universal’s “Wanted” took home $4 million; “Kung Fu Panda” pulled $3.8 million; and “Meet Dave” grossed 3 million.











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