Tim Burton and his "Alice in Wonderland" took the worldwide box office by storm last week when the Disney 3D release opened everywhere, and now the film is still leading charts domestically and overseas. On the international circuit, the film took an estimated $76 million this weekend, and its foreign cume now stands at a superb $221 million.

Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" is doing just fine as well internationally, scoring another $19.2 million in 43 territories. The film brought its total gross to $82 million. Following in third place with $17 million was James Cameron's "Avatar," which reached a cumulative gross of $1.914 billion.

Meanwhile, No. 4 this weekend was Paul Greengrass' war thriller "Green Zone," which bagged $9.7 million in 14 markets. Matt Damon plays a U.S. solider who runs into trouble with officials when he starts to believe the Iraqi WMD program doesn't exist.

At No. 5, Chris Columbus' adventure "Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief" collected $6.3 million, lifting its international total to $120.5 million. Still in the race was Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes," which generated $6.1 million. "Valentine's Day" earned $3.5 million.

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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.

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James Cameron's blue folks are finally slowing down...

James Cameron's "Avatar" had a sweet run on the international circuit, but with some big titles opening this week, it looks like it's about to leave its beloved No. 1 spot and take a step back. Still, "Avatar" scored a strong $36.1 million this past weekend.

Overseas, the film has reached a lovely box office total of $1.844 billion, compared to its domestic gross of $707 million. Worldwide, the sci-fi epic has bagged a stunning $2.550 billion. Yes, I'm sick of hearing about "Avatar" too, but the film sure performed well.

Martin Scorcese's "Shutter Island" and Chris Columbus' "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" tied in second place this weekend with $19 million each. "Island" reached a cume of $34 million, while "Jackson" lifted its foreign gross to $95.4 million.

Meanwhile, Universal's "The Wolfman" generated $10.8 million in third place, bringing its total haul to $63.3 million. Following at No. 4 was "Valentine's Day," which took home $10.4 million for an international total gross of $87.4 million.

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Cameron's sci-fi winner stays on top!

It will take a while before "Avatar" will disappear from the international circuit, because James Cameron's sci-fi epic bagged another superb $59 million this weekend. Overseas, the film has now reached an amazing total gross of $1.690 billion. Worldwide, it has grossed $2.350 billion.

Also performing very well this weekend was Garry Marshall's new romantic comedy "Valentine's Day," which took home $30.4 million. Domestically, the film generated more than $50 million. The story boasts an all-star cast and follows a bunch of Los Angeles people on Valentine's Day.

Meanwhile, Chris Columbus' new family adventure "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" picked up a decent $28 million. The film follows Percy, son of Poseidon, as he tries to prevent a war between the gods by retrieving Zeus' powerful lightning bolt.

Also opening overseas was Joe Johnston's "The Wolfman," which bagged $21 million. Following in fifth place this weekend was "My Name Is Khan," which collected $14.2 million.

What else happened at the box office overseas? "The Princes and the Frog" swallowed another $11.3 million ($109 million total gross), while "Sherlock Homes" took another $9.6 million. Clint Eastwood's "Invictus" earned $6.5 million. "Up in the Air" finished with $6 million.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter