Bad Boys 2 grossed$9.8m at the weekend for Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International(CTFDI), raising its international running total to $43.4m.

The action sequel opened film number one in the UK on $4.5m from619 venues ($5.2m including previews), while Spain produced an estimated $3.1mnumber one bow in Spain from 403.

Bad Boys 2is due to open next weekend in Germany, Austria, Belgium and Holland.

The police thriller S.W.A.T. raised its international cumulative total by $3m to $15.6m.

Highlights werea strong $314,000 opening in Norway and a $1.9m second-week haul in Japan thatraised the film's running total there to $7.9m.