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« on: June 14, 2011, 12:35:41 AM »
Around-the-World Brief: 'Panda' Topples Mighty 'Pirates'
"On Stranger Tides declined 41 percent to an estimated $41.1 million. It held on to first place in Japan for the fourth weekend in a row with $6 million, and its $74.5 million total there is tops among all of its territories. Over the weekend, it passed Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End to become the highest-grossing entry in the series with a huge $678 million. That total was good for sixth place all-time, and it's poised to pass Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Alice in Wonderland by Friday to move up to fourth place. It also now appears to have a great chance of eclipsing The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's $742.1 million total to become the third highest-grossing movie overseas behind James Cameron's Avatar and Titanic (both of which are way out of reach). Add in its soft domestic haul, and On Stranger Tides now ranks 19th on the all-time worldwide chart with $886.8 million."
It's also interesting that Kung Fu Panda 2 is shaping up as another movie that's doing much better overseas than it is in the US...
"On Stranger Tides declined 41 percent to an estimated $41.1 million. It held on to first place in Japan for the fourth weekend in a row with $6 million, and its $74.5 million total there is tops among all of its territories. Over the weekend, it passed Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End to become the highest-grossing entry in the series with a huge $678 million. That total was good for sixth place all-time, and it's poised to pass Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Alice in Wonderland by Friday to move up to fourth place. It also now appears to have a great chance of eclipsing The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's $742.1 million total to become the third highest-grossing movie overseas behind James Cameron's Avatar and Titanic (both of which are way out of reach). Add in its soft domestic haul, and On Stranger Tides now ranks 19th on the all-time worldwide chart with $886.8 million."
It's also interesting that Kung Fu Panda 2 is shaping up as another movie that's doing much better overseas than it is in the US...