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Foreign Box Office: 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I' Dips 47 Percent but Still No. 1

"Puss In Boots" finishes No. 2; Hollywood majors eye 2011 foreign box office record.

Grossing 47% less than last weekend, Summit Int’l.’s The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part I still managed to remain No. 1 on the foreign theatrical circuit this round, bleeding an estimated $40.2 million from some 9,000 screens in 73 territories

Box office total over three overseas frames for the fourth installment of the girl-loves-vampire saga based on Stephanie Meyer’s novels comes to $341 million (worldwide, $588.3 million).

While well ahead of the $200 million grossed offshore by series original (2008’s Twilight), Breaking Dawn still lags behind the total offshore takes of 2009’s The Twilight Saga: New Moon ($416 million) and last year’s The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ($400 million).

Nonetheless, Breaking Dawn provided a spark to an otherwise lethargic box office round internationally. It opened No. 1 in South Korea, logging an estimated $3.2 millon from some 620 sites ($4.27 including previews). Robust market cumes so far include the U.K. ($43.4 million), Russia ($30.8 million), France ($26 million) and Australia ($24.7 million).

The weekend’s less-than-stellar box office overall did not diminish strong numbers in 2011 to date logged by the Hollywood studios.

Calendar year gross estimates to date indicate that with nearly a month left – and several holiday films still to open offshore – the six major studios are rushing towards a new foreign box office record in 2011.

Through Nov. 30, the “big six” amassed combined international box office of $12.539 billion, just $161 million shy of the 2010’s record $12.7 million benchmark, according to studio figures.

Paramount International leads the pack in the 11-month overseas gross sweepstakes with estimated total box office of $2.871 billion, followed by Warner Brothers International with $2.600 billion, matching the unit’s comparable 2010 total.

Then, Disney ($2.168.billion), 20th Century Fox ($2.022 billion, down 23% from 2010), Sony ($1.677 billion) and Universal ($1.201 billion, up 9% from last year).

Broadening its foreign run by openings in 13 new territories, DreamWorks Animation’s Puss In Boots elevated its weekend gross to $23 million derived from a total of 2,740 venues in 26 markets. It finished No. 2 on the weekend. Cume for the 3D animation spinoff of Shrek stands at $89. 2 million. (Paramount is handling offshore distribution.)

Biggest of the new markets was France, where Puss opened No. 2 with $8.1 drawn from 671 situations. A No. 1 Mexico opening generated $3.8 million from 526 locations while the second round in Spain contributed $3.1 million from 383 sites. In Russia, the market cume has topped $50 million. Puss opens in 16 markets this week including the U.K., Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Brazil and Venezuela.

Third on the weekend was Warner Bros.’ release of Happy Feet Two, Village Roadshow’s family-oriented animation sequel about an amiable penguin. Weekend take registered $16.3 million derived from some 7,000 screens in 40 territories, raising the foreign cume to $34 million.

A No. 3 opening in the U.K. generated $2.6 million from 491 sites. A Russia bow generated $3.6 million from 926 sites while a No. 3 Germany debut kicked in $1.2 million from 690 sites. Happy Feet Two opens in France on Wednesday (Dec. 7).

France’s comedy sensation, Intouchables, continues its torrid pace in the market, holding the No. 1 spot for the fifth consecutive weekend with an estimated tally of $11.9 million from some 720 screens, down a mere 17% from its prior round. It ranks No. 4 overall on the weekend.

The Gaumont release about the prickly relationship between a wealthy quadriplegic (Francois Cluzet) and his caretaker (Omar Sy) has grossed a total of $92.8 million in France alone, and is expected to cross the $100 million mark there by next weekend.

No. 5 was Sony Animation’s Arthur Christmas opened in at least a dozen new markets, generating $11.4 million on the weekend overall from 5,720 situations in 52 markets. Top market tally was generated in the U.K. where the seasonal family title ranked No. 2 in its fourth stanza, raising $2.9 million from 815 sites for a market cume of $18.2 million.

Logging a $4 million Japan opening via Toho, Sony/Paramount’s The Adventures of Tintin:The Secret of the Unicorn looks to finished the weekend with $10.6 million overall drawn from 10,833 sites in 54 markets. Steven Spielberg’s stop motion animation in 3D, which won’t open in the U.S. until Dec. 21, has grossed a total of $221.6 million since it opened offshore on Oct. 26.

20th Century Fox’s release of In Time, New Regency’s sci-fi thriller costarring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried had a No. 2 opening in Germany, drawing $2.7 million from 414 sites. Weekend overall generated $9.59 million from 3,680 situations in 45 territories, pushing the film’s foreign cume to $82.6 million.

Disney’s Real Steel, now in its ninth round of offshore release, lifted its foreign gross total to $176.4 million thanks to a $5.3 million weekend from playdates in 51 territories. A Japan opening looms this week for the Hugh Jackman sci-fi vehicle.

With 10 territories still to open, including Mexico this week, Universal’s Tower Heist has snared a foreign gross total so far of $42.5 million. Weekend for the crime caper costarring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy drew $4 million from some 2,500 playdates in 45 markets.

Premiering No. 1 in Italy via Medusa Film was Woody Allen’s comedy Midnight In Paris. Opening round at some 400 screens drew an estimated $2.8 million.

Opening No.3 in France was Gaumont’s release of Les Lyonnais (A Gang Story), a French gangster saga based on the autobiography of a famous 1970’s bank robber. Directed by cop turned cineaste Olivier Marchal, the action drama drew and estimated $3 million from 425 screens.

In Spain, Universal released Fuga De Cerebros 2 (Brain Drain 2), Antenna 3 Films’ sequel to its 2009 romantic comedy about a dim-witted high schooler’s crush on the brightest girl in the class. The Spanish-language title opened No. 3 in the market, grossing $2.3 million from 345 situations, the second biggest opening of a local language film in Spain this year.

Universal also opened Morgan Creek’s remake of The Thing in the U.K. where is finished No. 6 in the markets, grossing $760,000 at 304 situations. Universal’s cume for the horror film update stands at $7.7 million. (The studio is handling distribution in 28 overseas territories on Morgan Creek’s behalf.)

Other international cumes: Disney’s The Muppets, $4 million (from three markets); Universal’s A Dangerous Method, $4.8 million; Fox’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, $306.1 million; Universal’s Johnny English Reborn, $152.5 million; DreamWorks/Disney’s The Help, $31.5 million; Fox’s You Are The Apple Of My Eye, $24.1 million; and Disney’s The Lion King 3D, $68.8 million.

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France’s comedy sensation, Intouchables, continues its torrid pace in the market, holding the No. 1 spot for the fifth consecutive weekend with an estimated tally of $11.9 million from some 720 screens, down a mere 17% from its prior round. It ranks No. 4 overall on the weekend.

The Gaumont release about the prickly relationship between a wealthy quadriplegic (Francois Cluzet) and his caretaker (Omar Sy) has grossed a total of $92.8 million in France alone, and is expected to cross the $100 million mark there by next weekend.

Amazing. I love to see a local film doing big box office.
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Screendaily:Summit’s penultimate Twilight episode ruled the international waves with ease for a third consecutive session, adding an estimated $40.2m from approximately 9,000 venues in 73 markets for $341m.The global tally has reached $588.3m incorporating $247.1m from North America and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 will cross $350m internationally and $600m worldwide within daysThe film opened in South Korea on $3.2m (3.5bn KRW), rising to $4.3m (4.9bn KRW) and 698,000 admissions including previews.The UK is the lead market at this stage on $43.4m, followed by CIS on $30.8m, France on $26m, Australia on $24.7m, Germany on $22.4m following a $5.9m second weekend, Italy on $20.2m and Spain on $21.7m.•PPI reported a $23m weekend haul for DreamWorks Animation’s Puss In Boots from 2,740 sites in 26 markets as the tally climbed to a relatively early and highly promising $89.2m.France produced the biggest of the 13 debuts on $8.1m from 671. The family release opened top in Mexico on $3.8m from 526 and took $942,000 in Portugal from 67. Romania delivered DreamWorks Animation’s biggest launch on $371,000 from 26.Turning to the holdovers, Spain led the way on $3.1m from 383 for $9.2m after two. The film has crossed $50m in Russia after six weekends and stands at $50.7m following a $947,000 weekend haul.•Warner Bros Pictures International’s Happy Feet Two grossed $16.3m from 7,000 screens in 40 markets for $34m.Debut highlights included Russia on $3.6m from 926, the UK on $2.6m from 491 and Germany on $1.2m from 690. It added $966,000 in the second weekend in Brazil from 362 for $3.3m and stands at $2.3m in Italy after two.•Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) reported that Arthur Christmas grossed $11.4m from 5,720 screens in 52 markets for an excellent $45.3m after a few weekends. It added $2.9m from 815 in the UK for $18.2m after four and stands at $9.6m in South Korea and $2.8m in France, both after two.Sony’s Russian co-production Vysotsky: Thank God I’m Alive stormed to the top on $11.4m from 1,400 screens to score the third biggest launch for a Russian film in industry history. The story chronicles the life of performer Vladimir Vysotsky.The Adventures Of Tintin grossed $10.6m from 10,833 screens in 54 markets through SPRI, PPI and the Japanese launch through Toho for a combined $221.6m running total.The film grossed $4m in Japan to rank third and added $1.6m in China through PPI for $18.1m after three weekends. It has amassed $52.4m in France and $24.5m in Spain, both after six weekends through SPRI, and $25.5m in the UK through PPI after six.The weekend split was roughly $7.8m from SPRI for $171.6m and $2.8m from PPI for $50.6m.•Fox International reported that the sci-fi thriller In Time from New Regency added $9.6m from 3,680 screens in 45 markets for a solid $82.6m.The film launched in Germany on $2.7m from 414 and Spain on $2m from 350 and stands at $14.7m in Russia and $9.3m in Australia, both after six, $8.5m in the UK after five and $5.7m in France after two.Taiwanese hit You Are The Apple Of My Eye has become the ninth biggest release in Hong Kong where it has grossed $7.9m after seven weekends. The overall tally is $24.1m.•Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International’s Real Steel added $5.3m for $176.4m, while The Muppets brought in $1.8m for a very early $4m running total. The Help stands at $31.5m.•Universal’s caper Tower Heist added $4m from 2,500 sites in 45 territories for $42.5m through UPI. It has grossed $5.2m in Russia after two weekends.Local Spanish acquisition Fuga De Cerebros 2 opened third in Spain on $2.3m from 345 for the second biggest opening of a local film in Spain in the year-to-date and the third biggest comedy opening. Immortals added $1.8m through UPI for $22.4m. The overall running total was unavailable as Lionsgate had not reported results at time of writing.The Thing has reached $7.7m from eight Universal territories, while A Dangerous Method is at $4.8m and Johnny English Reborn stands at $152.5m.

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