Pic scored best in Germany with $3.4 million
Military thriller “Valkyrie†landed atop the foreign box office, while the weekend saw only a smattering of international expansions of awards contenders in the wake of Thursday’s Oscar nominations announcement.
Highlight of the frame came from “Slumdog Millionaire,†which continued to amaze in the U.K. with a 6% hike in its third frame to $3.8 million for a $13.9 million Brit cume. “Slumdog†also posted a solid $1.9 million Indian launch for Fox, coming in second behind Sony’s Bollywood sequel “Raaz 2: The Mystery Continues†— marking the third-best launch for a Hollywood pic in India after “Spider-Man 3†and “Casino Royale.â€
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“Valkyrie,†in its first weekend in international markets, earned $13.2 million at 2,283 playdates in 13 territories.
MGM/UA pic, handled by Fox overseas, scored a respectable $5,803 per-location average and racked up its best numbers in Germany with $3.4 million, South Korea with $2.7 million and the U.K. with $2.5 million. The Tom Cruise vehicle, which has cumed $80 million domestically, launches next weekend in 13 more markets, including Russia and Spain.
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Source: Variety