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.”

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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