"Shrek" sinks "Pirates" at international box office
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LOS ANGELES  - Captain Jack Sparrow took a back seat to that odiferous green ogre internationally during the weekend as "Shrek the Third" finished No. 1 with an estimated boxoffice of $46 million from 3,693 screens in 36 markets.
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The third installment of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films passed the $500 million mark worldwide in 20 days, including a record opening in China for the film's distributor, The Walt Disney Co.
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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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&quot;Pirates of the Caribbean: At  World&#39;s End,&quot; the third film in Walt Disney Co.&#39;s lucrative  adventure franchise, sold an estimated $57 million of tickets  in its first two days of release across North America, the  company said on Saturday.
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"The Incredibles" lived up to its name at the foreign box office last weeekend, raking in an eye-opening &#36;45.3 million from 22 countries, according to final data issued Monday.
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LOS ANGELES  - Talk about booty. Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" tallied first-week sales of 10.5 million units, according to the studio, making it the biggest home video debut of any new release this year.
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Led by "Pirates of the  Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest's" fabulous $60.2 million haul, the  weekend box office was especially lively internationally as the  studios unleashed a batch of offerings during a summer  compressed by World Cup activity in June and early this month.
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The cast and crew of the new Shrek movie attend the Japanese premiere on May 28.
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The Bridget Jones sequel is proving a global success, becoming the most popular film outside the US
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LOS ANGELES  - 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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LOS ANGELES  - The bid by "Pirates of   the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" to lead the foreign box office   for a 10th successive weekend ended at nine as Disney   stablemate "Cars" outraced the Johnny Depp smash to the finish   line, according to final data issued Monday.
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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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"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" lost momentum but remained the No. 1 movie with $44.2 million in its second weekend, raising its domestic haul to $217.5 million.
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LOS ANGELES  - "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" overwhelmed the international box office for the second consecutive weekend, making off with an estimated $105.4 million from 103 markets.
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"Ocean's Twelve" sailed to the top of the international box office this weekend, and "The Incredibles" flew past &#36;300 million during a busy period that also saw encouraging debuts for "Ray" and "The Aviator."
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Thanksgiving came early for the stars of "Shrek 2" as the cast celebrated record-breaking DVD sales.
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"Pirates of the  Caribbean: At World's End" topped the DVD sales chart during  its first week in stores, while "Superbad" debuted at No. 2,  according to Nielsen VideoScan sales data issued Wednesday.