For the second weekend in a row, Kung Fu Panda 2 dominated the foreign market with over $50 million. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides continued its march to $1 billion, while The Hangover Part II reached an important milestone. Domestic champ Green Lantern also opened in a handful of territories, though its initial results weren't that encouraging.
Kung Fu Panda 2 added $58.2 million from 54 markets for an overseas total of $284.2 million. It took first place in most of its ten new markets, including France ($8.6 million), Germany ($6.5 million) and Spain ($3 million). It also continued to play well in holdover markets like Mexico ($5.1 million) and the United Kingdom ($3.7 million). With an opening in Australia next weekend (and Japan and Italy still on the horizon), the animated sequel should eventually pass the original Kung Fu Panda's $416.3 million foreign total.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides dipped 42 percent to $26.3 million, which brought its foreign total to an incredible $732.3 million. It's set to pass The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's $742.1 million later this week to become the third highest-grossing movie ever overseas behind James Cameron's Avatar and Titanic. Add in its disappointing domestic haul and the movie has racked up a worldwide total of $952.2 million. On Monday, it moved ahead of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 ($954.5 million) to enter the all-time Top Ten, and it's on course to cross the $1 billion worldwide mark sometime next week.
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