'Alice in Wonderland' rules worldwide box office

Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" took over the worldwide box office this weekend by earning $116.3 million domestically and $94 million on the international circuit. It's a good start for the Disney 3D flick, which scored an average of $16,786 per theater.

At No. 2, James Cameron's surprise sci-fi flick "Avatar" scored another $21 million, lifting its cumulative overseas gross to $1.883 billion. Martin Scorsese's thriller "Shutter Island" followed in third place, picking up a solid $17 million for a total haul of $57 million.

Meanwhile, "Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief" bagged $9.3 million in fourht place, reaching a cume of $110.6 million. Following in fifth place with $5.1 million was "Valentine's Day," which brought its international total to $96.2 million.

Other results from this weekend's overseas box office: "Invictus" picked up $4.6 million ($79.3 million), "Sherlock Holmes" generated $4.4 million ($283.2 million cume), and "The Wolfman" earned $4.2 million (total: $71 million).

Source: The Hollywood Reporter