'Bridget' Rises to &#36;59 Million Overseas
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"Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" claimed the international box office crown for the second weekend in a row even as the animated superheroes of "The Incredibles" started to flex their foreign muscles.
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The final curtain came down on the summer movie season with box office watchers on Tuesday reporting a near &#36;4 billion record haul led by sequels "Shrek 2" and "Spider-Man 2," even as admissions slipped 1.5 percent.
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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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All the protests and all the bad  reviews could not prevent &quot;The Da Vinci Code&quot; from recording a  &#36;224 million worldwide opening, the second-biggest debut ever  at the global box office, its distributor said on Sunday.
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Overweight, awkward and anxiety-ridden Bridget Jones showed up on screen at a star-studded London premiere on Tuesday where thousands turned out to cheer the actress who plays pop culture&#39;s beloved antiheroine.
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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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"Pirates of the  Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" ruled the foreign box office for  an eighth weekend, grossing an estimated $17.8 million from 48  territories.
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THE opening day of the sequel to Bridget Jones&#39;s Diary was twice as successful as the first film, raking in more than $1 million across Australia.
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"The Incredibles" maintained the top spot at the foreign box office over the weekend ahead of "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" and "The Polar Express."
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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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The scatty, endearingly plump singleton with a troubled love life is ready for a big slice of the box-office pie. Movies such as Polar Express may get all the hype now but Bridget Jones thinks she knows where she stands in the overcrowded markets.
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Despite halfhearted  reviews, Nicolas Cage's "Ghost Rider" led the foreign box  office for a second weekend, according to final sales data  issued Monday.
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SYDNEY  - "The Incredibles" maintained  the top spot at the foreign box office over the weekend ahead  of "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" and "The Polar Express."
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The awakening of Italy after its traditional summer siesta, a national holiday in Japan and the start of school holidays in Australia, Mexico and parts of Germany contributed to a sturdy weekend at the overseas boxoffice.
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Last nightâs premiere of Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason was greeted by thousands of fans in Leicester Square. The movieâs stars, Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth, delighted the crowd by turning out at the event.
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SYDNEY  - "Bridget Jones: The Edge Of  Reason" was the No. 1 film at the international box office over  the weekend with an estimated haul of $26.7 million.
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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."