'The Ugly Truth' wins overseas box office race

Sony's romantic comedy "The Ugly Truth" worked its way to the top of the overseas box office this weekend with an estimated $12.1 million in ticket sales after expanding to 54 territories.

Starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler as two TV personalities struggling to get along, the film has reached an international total gross of $70.8 million.

At No. 2, Jonathan Mostow's sci-fi action flick "Surrogates" took home $11.4 million, reaching a cumulative gross of $28.4 million. Willis plays a cop in a world where humans use surrogates to perform everyday tasks.

Following in third place overseas this weekend was Pixar's "Up," which lifted its total gross to $231 million after earnings of $10.6 million. The film is currently playing in 27 markets.

Meanwhile, Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" finished fourth with $8.6 million, bringing its cume to $141.5 million. At No. 5, "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" picked up $7.1 million for a $21.9 million total.

Other results from the overseas box office: "The Invention of Lying" picked up $2.9 million; "G-Force" collected $5.3 million; "The Final Destination" bagged $4.6 million, and "The Proposal" pulled $2.4 million.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter