"Eragon" bounces Bond at foreign box office
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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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Variety - The wannabe shark slayer caused a feeding frenzy at U.K. cinemas and propelled takings by more modest levels in France and Germany last week. Hitman Tom Cruise in "Collateral" scored solidly in Italy and Spain but not enough to arrest a B.O. slide in both territories.
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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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Fast running out of  steam in North America, "The Golden Compass" led the foreign  box office for a second weekend, while new domestic champ "I Am  Legend," rolled up huge returns in eight Asian markets.
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LOS ANGELES  - Reigning champ "Casino Royale" easily dominated the overseas box office last weekend, taking in a robust $67 million to power it to $129.2 million after two rounds.
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The globe-trotting thriller "Jumper" leaped to a box office win with $27.2 million on a weekend when Hollywood offered something for everyone, with new films for action fans, teens, family audiences and the date-movie crowd. The new wide releases opene...
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Reigning champ "Casino  Royale" easily dominated the overseas box office last weekend,  taking in a robust $67 million to power it to $129.2 million  after two rounds.
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LOS ANGELES  - With the $200 million mark expected to be reached Tuesday, "Casino Royale" appears well on its way to becoming the best ever of the 21 James Bond offerings at the overseas box office.
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LOS ANGELES  Â The globe-trotting thriller "Jumper" leaped to a box office win with $27.2 million on a weekend when Hollywood offered something for everyone, with new films for action fans, teens, family audiences and the date-movie crowd.
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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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National Treasure beats animated hits at the US box-office.
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National Treasure: Book of Secrets, starring Nicolas Cage, strikes gold at the US and Canada box office.
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As the major studios  find dates for late-summer leftovers, &quot;The Bourne Ultimatum&quot;  dominated the overseas market for a third weekend in a row and  the fifth time in the past six weeks.
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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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The destruction of New York City in action films may not be appealing to many American moviegoers, but it plays well overseas.
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Overseas boxoffice tends to slacken at this time of the year, but two newcomers -- "Shark Tale" and "Wimbledon" -- showed early promise in kickoff dates over the weekend, while M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village" topped &#36;100 million in international gross and "Garfield" neared membership in the &#36;100 million club.
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Nicolas Cage unearthed the No. 1 spot at the North American box office on Sunday with "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," which earned more than the combined totals of four other high-powered newcomers.