Dragons soar above overseas box office
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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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LOS ANGELES  - "The Golden Compass" sped towards the $100 million mark at the overseas box office, even as the costly family fantasy lost steam in North America.
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SYDNEY  - "The Incredibles" has  delivered Disney's biggest single weekend ever at the  international box office, taking in $45.5 million, according to  data issued Sunday.
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The Walt Disney Co.'s first non-Hollywood movie made more than US$1 million (euro740,000) at Chinese box offices in its first week, but "The Secret of the Magic Gourd," lagged far behind two of this year's biggest American releases, the company said Monday.
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Strong overseas sales helped offset weakness in the North American market.
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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  - 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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&quot;Harry Potter and the  Order of the Phoenix&quot; opened a powerful No. 1 on the  international circuit during the weekend, setting a record for  the franchise by grossing an estimated $190.3 million from more  than 12,000 screens in 44 territories.
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Disney's "King Arthur," a domestic dud at about &#36;50 million, soared past the century mark (&#36;107.4 million) at the foreign box office last weekend, helping the studio hit &#36;1 billion overseas for an unprecedented 10th consecutive 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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&quot;Shrek the Third&quot; led  the foreign box office with a weekend haul of $48.6 million  from 45 markets, according to studio estimates issued Sunday.
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LOS ANGELES  - "Collateral" was the top  scorer, "Wimbledon" headed the United Kingdom for a second  weekend, and "Shark Tale" kept up a sturdy pace in early bows  in a weekend at the overseas boxoffice that was typically  lackluster for the early fall.
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The Internet buzz over "Snakes on a Plane" turned out to be nothing to hiss about. The high-flying thriller preceded by months of unprecedented Web buildup technically debuted as the No. 1 movie, but with a modest $15.25 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Overseas is the most lucrative territory today. But not many are aware of the business potential of their films in one of the largest markets -- U.K.
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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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"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" ruled the seven seas with a record $139.8 million domestically over the long Memorial Day weekend, lifting its worldwide total to $404 million.
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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.