'Garfield' Claws &#36;64 Million at Foreign Box Office
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Despite a narrow finish, "The Village" couldn't spook "Garfield" away from the top spot at the foreign box office this weekend.
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A dancing penguin and the world's deadliest spy have settled in for a long stay at the top of the box office. The animated penguin tale "Happy Feet" was the No. 1 movie for the third straight weekend, posting ticket sales of $17 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Also for the third straight weekend, the James Bond adventure "Casino Royale" ran a close second, taking in $15.1 million.
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The animated tale about a family of superheroes remains number-one at the North American theaters taking in 51 million dollars US.
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Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday said it had sold &#36;1 billion in foreign movie tickets by late August, a month faster than it did last year and a bright sign for a studio that has had a bad year at home.
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LOS ANGELES  - M. Night Shyamalan's  "The Village" took top honors at the foreign box office over  the weekend, scaring up an estimated $9.5 million from 23  countries, raising its international haul to $45 million.
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Katzenberg is taking the animation unit public in a year that has seen box office success for the studio: &quot;Shrek 2&quot; has brought in $876.
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Sony cuts full-year forecast by 3%, Matsushita warns on effects of high oil prices and competition. TOKYO  - Sony Corp. Thursday reported a quarterly profit gain thanks to the &quot;Spider-Man 2&quot; hit movie
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The dragon fantasy  "Eragon" sold an estimated $30.3 million worth of tickets  during its first weekend of foreign release, propelling the  youth-slanted adventure to the No. 1 slot overseas.
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LOS ANGELES  - Disney's domestic  disappointment, "King Arthur," is regaining stature at the  foreign box office, leading the pack last weekend with a $12.3  million haul from 32 countries, raising its international total  to $91.7 million.
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The hit superhero cartoon "The Incredibles" retained its lead at the weekend box office in North America, while the costly Tom Hanks holiday movie "The Polar Express" opened at a distant No. 2, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.
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The hit superhero cartoon "The  Incredibles" retained its lead at the weekend box office in  North America, while the costly Tom Hanks holiday movie "The  Polar Express" opened at a distant No. 2, according to studio  estimates issued on Sunday.
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Local faves "Seven Dwarves" in German-speaking Europe, "A Very Long Engagement" in France and "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" in Britain took top honors at the international boxoffice alongside "Shark Tale," which continued to scale the heights, gobbling another &#36;11.3 million this weekend for a total of &#36;130 million.
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THE company behind animated hits such as Shark Tale and Shrek has made initial moves towards a public offering which could be worth up to $US700m ($960m).
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The robot aliens of âTransformersâ have sold $152.5 million in tickets at American theaters since that filmâs debut last Monday.
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Four films tallied over  $10 million each at the foreign box office last weekend, led by  reigning champ "I Am Legend" with $39.8 million, according to  final data issued Monday.
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Animated film The Incredibles takes $44.3m on its first weekend on release outside the US and Canada.
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"The Incredibles," retaining its superpowers, took in &#36;50.3 million and stayed atop the movie box office for a second weekend.