‘Tomb of the Dragon Emperor’ scores overseas
Monday, August 4, 2008 at 8:28AM | By
Franck Tabouring
Although it failed to outperform “The Dark Knight” at the North American box office, Universal’s “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” climbed to the top spot overseas with a weekend gross of $59.5 million in 26 markets, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Last week’s box office champion “The Dark Knight” dropped to second place with $37 million, lifting its international total to $202.5 million. Meanwhile, Pixar’s “WALL-E” finished third with $15.7 million, bringing its overseas cumulative to $95 million.
At No. 4, “Mamma Mia!” collected $14.6 million to reach a total haul of $140.7 million. Worldwide, Universal’s adaptation of the popular Broadway musical has grossed 228.7 million so far.
Following in fifth place this weekend was Will Smith’s “Hancock” with $11.9 million in 71 territories. The Peter Berg-directed action adventure lifted its international gross to $319.1 million after a strong five-week run.
Other results from the overseas box office: DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda” snatched $11 million ($328 million total haul); “The X-Files: I Want to Believe” took in $9.2 million (for a $22 million cumulative); and “Wanted” grabbed $6.5 million (reaching a 115.6 million total).







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