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The Matt Damon spy thriller opened at No. 1 in India,
Portugal and Turkey, and held onto first place in France,
Germany and Austria. After spending five of the past six
weekends at No. 1 internationally, it has earned $144 million. The weekend in general, though characteristically down for
this time of year, was stronger than a year ago at this time.
The top five titles this stanza grossed $34.2 million, compared
with the year-ago haul of $27.8 million. Finishing at No. 2 for the weekend was "The Simpsons
Movie," with $6 million -- of which $5.3 million was
attributable to Italy. Its overseas total stands at $332
million. "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry" followed with $5.5
million. The comedy opened at No. 3 in the U.K. ($2.2 million). In fourth overall was "Superbad," with $5 million. The best
of five new markets was Australia, with $1.7 million. The
foreign total rose to $10 million. Thanks to a No. 1 bow in Spain, where it cooked up $1.5
million, "No Reservations" finished fifth with $4.6 million,
good for an international total of $30.7 million. The new North American champ, "Resident Evil: Extinction,"
also led the field in Mexico. Foreign totals include: "Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix," $641.7 million; "Shrek the Third," $463.4 million;
"Transformers," $382 million; "Die Hard 4," $235.5 million;
"Ratatouille," $215.5 million; "Ocean's Thirteen," $193.1
million; "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," $145.6
million; "Evan Almighty," $57 million; "Knocked Up," $51.6
million; "Surf's Up," $46.1 million; and "Disturbia," $32
million. Reuters/Hollywood Reporter |
Although it opened
overseas six weeks ago, "The Bourne Ultimatum" endured as the
top attraction at the foreign box office box office, selling an
estimated $13 million worth of tickets during the weekend. 
