| | |  Entertainment | September 2009 
"Final Destination" Stays on Top Overseas
 Frank Segers - Hollywood Reporter
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September 14, 2009
Los Angeles - Deathly premonitions ruled the overseas boxoffice during the weekend as "The Final Destination" led the field for a second consecutive round, extracting $17.3 million from 28 territories.
The weekend take for the tale of young people's lethal forebodings was the eighth lowest this year for a No. 1 title, indicating a generally slow post-summer session overseas.
A No. 1 Russian opening yielded an estimated $7.7 million; the foreign total stands at $55.3 million. A Mexico opening is set for Wednesday.
At No. 2 overall was Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds," which drew $9.4 million in 36 territories. The World War II drama has earned $99 million to date.
In its fourth round in France, it finished No. 1 with $1.5 million. "Basterds" has 26 markets still to play including such key territories as Italy, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Japan and Korea. "Basterds" opened No. 1 in Poland during the weekend with $678,000. This week will see debuts in Israel, Lebanon, Singapore and Spain.
In third was Pixar/Disney's animated "Up," which continued it marathon overseas push with a $8.4 million weekend from 21 territories. Its overseas total stands at $181.3 million.
Fourth place went to the sci-fi drama "District 9," whose $8.1 million weekend pushed its foreign total to $35.8 million. It opened No. 1 in Spain ($2.9 million) and retained the lead in the U.K. ($1.9 million; $7.8 million to date).
Thanks to a big No. 1 Italy opening ($4.8 million), "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" tied for the fifth spot with $7 million in 35 markets. Its international total stands at $670.2 million.
Playing in its native Germany, "Wickie und die starken Manner," director Michael Herbig's family adventure about a timid Viking youth taking to the sea, also pulled in $7 million.
(Editing by DGoodman at Reuters) |
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