Sony's Michael Jackson documentary "This Is It" is leading the worldwide box office, and I'm not surprised. The film delivered a strong debut overseas, scoring $68.5 million in 108 markets since its release Wednesday. That brings its worldwide total to $101 million.
Still going strong internationally was Pixar's animated adventure "Up," which dropped one spot and landed at No. 2 with a weekend gross of $12.8 million. The film's total gross currently stands at $352.7 million.
Meanwhile, Disney productions "Surrogates" and "G-Force" tied for third place with $6.1 million each. "Force" brought its international total to $148 million, while "Surrogates" with Bruce Willis reached a cumulative gross of $60.3 million.
At No. 4, France's live-action adaptation of "Le petit Nicolas" took home $5.6 million for a market total of $37.1 million. Following at No. 5 was Russia's "Kniga masterov" (Book of Masters), which picked up a solid $5.2 million.
Other results from this weekend's overseas box office: "The Ugly Truth" pulled $3.4 million, while "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" earned $4.9 million. "Inglourious Basterds" generated $3.9 million, with "Saw VI" bagging $3.3 million.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter