`Panda` climbs to top of international Box Office

Los Angeles: After three weeks in release, ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’ has finally kicked and chopped its way to the top of the international Box Office charts with a weekend total of USD 56.5 million in 45 territories. The kid-friendly animated film has benefited from the booming 3-D overseas marketplace and its global appeal is evident, having earned over USD 330 million worldwide.

Big news as ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ becomes Disney`s biggest international release ever with USD 695.9 million in revenue after a month in theatres. A fourth weekend total of USD 41.1 million in 46 territories lands the 3-D pirate epic in second place and propels it to a massive worldwide total of USD 907.4 million. Debuting internationally in fifth place is the Abrams-Spielberg sci-fi piece ‘Super 8,’ which managed a USD 6.7 million weekend tally in just nine territories. The film, which has earned over USD 50 million globally, should move up the international chart in the coming weeks as it expands into more foreign theatres. Here are the top 20 movies at international theatres last weekend, followed by international gross for the weekend (excluding North America), number of theatre locations, number of territories, worldwide gross to date (including North America), and number of weeks in release as compiled Wednesday by Rentrak and provided by Hollywood.com. Figures may differ from the numbers given above, which are provided by the studios: 1. ‘Kung Fu Panda 2,’ USD 43,026,967, 7,799 locations, 33 territories, USD 345,630,461, three weeks. 2. ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,’ USD 34,563,880, 8,865 locations, 46 territories, USD 798,795,844, four weeks. 3. ‘X-Men: First Class,’ USD 34,004,844, 9,196 locations, 48 territories, USD 234,386,006, two weeks. 4. ‘The Hangover 2,’ USD 33,660,449, 8,177 locations, 41 territories, USD 426,269,683, three weeks. 5. ‘Fast Five,’ USD 3,870,621, 3,452 locations, 43 territories, USD 566,226,276, eight weeks. 6. ‘Gokaiger Goseiger,’ USD 3,596,086, locations not available, one territory, USD 3,596,086, one week. 7. ‘Super 8,’ USD 3,578,094, 3,826 locations, eight territories, USD 53,284,286, one week. 8. ‘Insidious,’ USD 2,722,159, 650 locations, 11 territories, USD 75,926,314, 11 weeks. 9. ‘Limitless,’ USD 2,696,485, 678 locations, 14 territories, USD 145,779,956, 13 weeks. 10. ‘All Inclusive,’ USD 2,508,527, locations not available, one territory, USD 2,508,527, one week. 11. ‘Paradise Kiss,’ USD 2,297,180, locations not available, one territory, USD 7,283,368, two weeks. 12. ‘Sunny,’ USD 2,145,818, locations not available, one territory, USD 32,551,622, six weeks. 13. ‘The Tree of Life,’ USD 1,972,841, 206 locations, 10 territories, USD 16,398,462, four weeks. 14. ‘Source Code,’ USD 1,947,447, 1,085 locations, 17 territories, USD 113,042,483, 11 weeks. 15. ‘Drucker in the Dug-Out,’ USD 1,842,803, locations not available, one territory, USD 5,539,380, two weeks. 16. ‘Star Watching Dog,’ USD 1,795,269, locations not available, one territory, USD 1,795,269, one week. 17. ‘Midnight in Paris,’ USD 1,782,967, 1,661 locations, three territories, USD 34,490,730, five weeks. 18. ‘Princess Toyotomi,’ USD 1,756,703, locations not available, one territory, USD 13,226,214, three weeks. 19. ‘Rio,’ USD 1,720,242, 2,580 locations, 36 territories, USD 468,526,715, 10 weeks. 20. ‘Scabbard Samurai,’ USD 1,543,423, locations not available, one territory, USD 1,543,423, one week. Bureau Report