'New Moon' grabs another $85M overseas

"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" continued its world dominance at the box office this weekend, scoring $85.1 million on the international circuit in 56 markets. Domestically, the "Twilight" sequel grabbed $42.5 million.

Chris Weitz's film starring Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson reached $243 million overseas, compared to a domestic total of $230.6 million. It should cross the $500 million mark worldwide next week.

Following in second place was Roland Emmerich's apocalyptic adventure "2012," which grabbed another $61.7 million from ticket sales in 107 territories. The film's total gross now stands at a solid $455.8 million.

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'This Is It' also dominates overseas box office

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.

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'Up' still a big hit at international box office

Pixar's animated adventure "Up" continued its overseas box office reign this weekend, scoring another $20.2 million from ticket sales in 26 markets for an international total gross of $324.9 million.

Disney also took the No. 2 spot, as "G-Force" picked up $8.3 million for a cume of $138.5 million. Following in third place with $7.9 million was "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" ($44.3 million total).

At No. 4, French adventure "Lucky Luke" opened with $5.9 million in just one market. Coming in close behind in fifth place was "The Ugly Truth," which bagged $5.4 million for a cume of $101.8 million.

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Pixar's 'Up' tops overseas box office yet again

Pixar's animated adventure "Up" continued its overseas dominance as the film picked up $27.9 million in 24 territories to top the international box office for yet another weekend. The film's total gross currently stands at $295.8 million.

Disney's 3D family film "G-Force" came in second with earnings of $12.5 million, bringing its overseas total to $127.9 million. Following in third place again was "The Ugly Truth," which brought in $8.8 million for a cume of $94.1 million.

At No. 4, Universal's comedy "Couples Retreat" generated $6.8 million from ticket sales in five markets, bringing its early international total to $10.8 million. The film starring Vince Vaughn follows four couples forced to participate in therapy sessions at a tropical island resort.

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'Up' reclaims No. 1 spot at overseas box office

Pixar's spectacular animated adventure "Up" flew back to the top of the international box office this weekend with a solid $21 million in ticket sales after a strong U.K. debut ($9.7 million). The film's overseas total currently stands at $257.1 million.

At a distant No. 2, Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" took home another $8.5 million, lifting its cumulative gross to $154.7 million. Following in third place with $7.9 million was last week's winner "The Ugly Truth," which brought its total to $80.5 million.

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'Up' still dominates international box office

Disney registered another solid weekend at the internatinonal box office as "Up" held on to the top spot with earnings of $12.3 million from ticket sales in 25 markets. The animated adventure by Pixar currently boasts a total gross of $215 million.

Disney also released "Surrogates," which landed at No. 2 with a gross of $12.2 million. In the Jonathan Mostow-directed sci-fi film, Bruce Willis plays a cop investigating a murder in a world in which humans use surrogates to complete everyday tasks.

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Pixar's 'Up' lands at top of overseas box office

Pixar's superb animated adventure "Up" flew to the top of the international box office this weekend with $13.7 million in ticket sales. The film, which is currently playing in 23 markets, lifted its total gross to $196.7 million.

At No. 2, Quentin Tarantino's excellent WWII drama "Inglourious Basterds" picked up $11.2 million, bringing its overseas cume to $115.7 million. Following in third place with $9.4 million was "The Ugly Truth," which brought its cumulative gross to $44.9 million.

Recent box office champion "The Final Destination" dropped to No. 4 this weekend, pulling another $9.2 million from ticket sales in 35 markets. The horror flick's total haul currently stands at $70.4 million.

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'Inglourious Basterds' dominates overseas box office

Quentin Tarantino's fantastic WWII drama "Inglourious Basterds" rushed to the top of the international box office this weekend with an esimated $27.5 million in 22 markets, scoring the best opening for a Tarantino flick overseas. Domestically, the film also took the crown with $37.6 million.

Worldwide, "Basterds" pulled in $65.1 million this weekend. In the R-rated film, Brad Pitt stars as Lt. Aldo Raine, who assembles a gang of Jewish soldiers making it their mission to kill every Nazi they encounter on their way to Paris.

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Box Office: 'Inglourious Basterds' kills competition

Weekend of August 21 – 23, 2009: The 'Basterds' rule them all...

Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” stormed the North American box office and secured the No. 1 spot this weekend with an estimated $37.6 million in ticket sales, the biggest opening for a Tarantino film.

“Basterds” opened at 3,165 locations, scoring a solid average of $11,881 per theater. In the R-rated WWII drama, Brad Pitt stars as Lt. Aldo Raine, who assembles a gang of Jewish soldiers making it their mission to kill every Nazi they encounter on their way to Paris.

At No. 2, Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi action thriller “District 9” delivered another strong performance, bagging $18.9 million for a domestic total of $73.4 million after only a little more than one week in release.

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'District 9' destroys competition at Friday box office

The badass marketing campaign and awesome reviews for "District 9" really worked, because Neill Blomkamp's excellent sci-fi thriller landed at the top spot at the North American box office Friday with an estimated $14.2 million. That's not a bad launch for the film.

Playing at 3,049 locations, "District 9" is set in a world where aliens are living as refugees on Earth in slump-like conditions. The Peter Jackson-produced action film doesn't have any big names attached to it, but glorious reviews and a lot of buzz gave it the necessary boost to storm the box office.

Also opening this weekend is Robert Schwentke's romance "The Time Traveler's Wife," which debuted at No. 2 Friday with a daily gross of $7.7 million. Starring Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana, the film follows a man who involuntarily travels through time and tries to maintain a romantic relationship with a woman.

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