"Knowing" took control of the international box office this weekend with an estimated $8.8 million in ticket sales. The Alex Proyas-directed Nicholas Cage vehicle lifted its total gross to $14.7 million.
At No. 2, Clint Eastwood's "Gran Torino" took home $8.4 million in 45 territories, lifting its cumulative gross to $73.7 million. Following in third place with $8 million was Kevin James' latest comedy "Paul Blart: Mall Cop," which brought its overseas total to $14.3 million.
Meanwhile, last week's winner "Marley & Me" dropped to No. 4, collecting $7.9 million for a total haul of $72.7 million. "Duplicity," Tony Gilroy's comedy starring Clive Owen and Julia Roberts, finished fifth with a weekend gross of $6.9 million and a cumulative gross of $12.7 million.
Other results from the overseas box office: "Confessions of a Shopaholic" took home $4.9 million for a $44.7 million total); "Monsters vs. Aliens" grabbed $4.6 million in eight markets; "Race to Witch Mountain" picked up another $2.6 million for a cume of $6.3 million; and "Dragonball: Evolution" finished with $2.1 million.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter