"Pirates" rides buoyant foreign box office
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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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Holiday shoppers in North America snapped up nearly 5 million DVD copies of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" in the hit title's first day in release, Walt Disney Co. said on Wednesday.
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LOS ANGELES  - Handily outdrawing an eclectic mix of fading holdovers and early fall newcomers, "The Bourne Ultimatum" reclaimed the top spot at the weekend foreign box office with an estimated $16.5 million from 37 markets.
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&quot;Pirates of the Caribbean: At  World&#39;s End,&quot; the third film in the Walt Disney Co&#39;s  multi-billion franchise, took in $58 million at worldwide box  offices in limited showings before its wider record-breaking  release on Friday, Disney said.
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The all-star caper film "Ocean's Thirteen" made off with $37.1 million in ticket sales during its opening weekend to steal the No. 1 spot at the North American box office, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
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LOS ANGELES  - "Shrek the Third" reclaimed the No. 1 spot at the foreign box office with an estimated weekend haul of $17.2 million, lifting its overseas total to $436 million.
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"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," the third film in Walt Disney Co.'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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Captain Jack Sparrow  took a back seat to that odiferous green ogre internationally  during the weekend as &quot;Shrek the Third&quot; finished No. 1 with an  estimated boxoffice of $46 million from 3,693 screens in 36  markets.
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"Pirates of the  Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," the foreign box office champ for  the past eight weekends, has helped Walt Disney Co. pass the $1  billion mark overseas for a 12th consecutive year.
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"Spider-Man 3" and "Shrek the Third" may have set opening day box office records this month, but Hollywood thinks the latest "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie will steal a hefty chunk of the summer movie season's treasure.
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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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Opening week takings of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End surpass those of Spiderman 3 in China, despite the film being censored.
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"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," the third film in the Walt Disney Co's multi-billion franchise, took in $58 million at worldwide box offices in limited showings before its wider record-breaking release on Friday, Disney said.
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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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&quot;Pirates of the  Caribbean: At World&#39;s End&quot; weathered intensified international  competition, but maintained its lead for a third consecutive  weekend with an estimated $51.3 million from 103 territories.
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Holiday shoppers in North America snapped up nearly 5 million DVD units of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" in the hit title's first day in release, Walt Disney Co. said on Wednesday.
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While Buena Vista&#39;s  pirates predictably rode atop the boxoffice&#39;s high seas during  the second weekend of &quot;Pirates of the Caribbean: At World&#39;s  End,&quot; there was also room for Universal Pictures&#39; R-rated  comedy &quot;Knocked Up&quot; to establish itself as an upstart hit.