"Legend" and "Compass" shine at foreign box office
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The Will Smith sci-fi  fantasy "I Am Legend" pulled in $33 million at the foreign box  office last weekend, while "The Golden Compass" tallied $23.1  million, two hefty totals reflecting strong post-holiday  business in many parts of the world.
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That Germany is a breeding ground for movie legends is no surprise. Aside from producing renowned directors such as Ernst Lubitsch, Roland Emmerich, Wolfgang Petersen, Wem Winders and Werner Herzog, Germans ...
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Will Smith's sci-fi drama I Am Legend remains top of the UK and Ireland box office chart for a second week.
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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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Fantasy epic The Golden Compass remains top of the UK box office chart in its second week on release.
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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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In what's been a good year for foreign films, France offers up two more but only one is truly dreamy
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LOS ANGELES  - One evening last November, a handful of journalists and industry insiders eased into the plush armchairs of a Hollywood screening room to watch "The Golden Compass," the Nicole Kidman fantasy based on the first novel in Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy.
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Following are the top 10 movies at the North American box office for the Jan. 14-16 weekend, led by the new release "Coach Carter," according to studio estimates collected on Sunday by Reuters. Final data will be issued on Tuesday, a day after the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
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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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The action film holds on to the top box office spot.
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Domestic dud "King Arthur" remained the No. 1 movie at the foreign box office last weekend, adding &#36;12.5 million to its international haul of &#36;92 million.
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LOS ANGELES  - The effects-laden dragon tale "Eragon" flew high on the back of openings in 76 territories over the weekend, taking in $30.1 million and ending the four-week reign of "Casino Royale" as the No. 1 choice of the overseas audience.
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"Sideways," a critically acclaimed tale of two men looking for love in California's wine country, led Golden Globe nominations on Monday with seven, one more than closest rival, "The Aviator," a biography of young Howard Hughes conquering Hollywood.
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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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Zhang Yimou is bemused by the surprise response from American moviegoers to "Hero," which broke box-office records for an Asian film released in the United States.
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The Chinese martial-arts epic Hero, starring Jet Li, has topped the US box office in its first weekend. The film, which was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar in 2002, grossed $17.