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Sunday
18Jan2009

'Seven Pounds' takes over international b.o.

It's been a good weekend overseas for Will Smith, as "Seven Pounds" topped the international box office with an estimated $19.8 million in ticket sales. The film's total currently stands at $40.8 million.

At No. 2, Catherine Hardwicke's vampire romance "Twilight" collected $13.1 million in 46 markets, reaching a cumulative gross of $135 million. Following in third place with $12 million was Jim Carrey's new comedy "Yes Man," which lifted its overseas total to $67 million.

Meanwhile, Baz Luhrmann's epic adventure "Australia" picked up another $10.3 million in 56 territories for a total haul of $118.5 million. That's about $70 million more than the film grossed in North America.

Finishing fifth was "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa," which brought its international total to $380 million after weekend earnings of $8.3 million.

Other overseas box office results: Sam Mendes' drama "Revolutionary Road" picked up $2.4 million in five markets; "Bride Wars" collected $6.2 million; "Bedtime Stories" brought in $4.5 million; and "Bolt" took home $3.7 million

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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