Warner Bros' The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button climbed to the top of Screen's international chart over the February 6-8 weekend. It was up 171% on the weekend before to $32.6m, with over 4 million admissions in 42 markets. Debuts in key territories helped boost revenue, with France, Spain, the UK and Japan bringing in $5.5m, $5m, $3.3m and $3.4m respectively.
Benjamin Button opened at number one in Spain, where it took double the revenue of its nearest contender (Beverley Hills Chihuahua), and in the UK, where it ended Slumdog Millionaire's four-week stint at the top, closely followed by Warner Bros' He's Just Not That Into You. Button also enjoyed a decent second week in Germany, with just a 22% drop to $3.8m from 605 screens. Playing on a total of 4,939 international screens, with a screen average of $6,600, Button's international gross to date is $75.4m.
The highest debut in the chart is Pathe International's LOL (Laughing Out Loud). Written and directed by Liza Azuelos, the teen drama stars Christa Theret as 15-year-old Lola and Sophie Marceau as her mother, Anne. LOL opened in France, Belgium and French-speaking Switzerland, taking $5.4 from 447 screens in the territories. The film had the highest screen average of the weekend with $12,100.
He's Just Not That Into You was the highest opener of all the US films, debuting in four markets, including the UK where it took $2.8m from 375 sites, placing it second behind Benjamin Button. The film will open in further key territories this weekend, including France, Australia, Germany and South Korea. In total, it has taken $3.1m from 460 screens, for a screen average of $6,800.
Also debuting in the top 20 is Italian International Film's Ex which entered the chart in 12th place. Fausto Brizzi's contemporary comedy opened top at home in Italy taking $5.2m from 571 screens, with the third-highest screen average of $9,200.
| ANALYSIS: INTERNATIONAL BOX-OFFICE WEEKEND FEBRUARY 6-8 | ||||||
| (Last | 3-day | |||||
| week) | Film (origin) | gross $ | Scrs | Cume $ | Terr | |
| 1 | (2) | The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (US) | $32,566,041 | 4,939 | $75,408,581 | 42 |
| 2 | (10) | Bolt (US) | $12,576,827 | 3,643 | $114,794,138 | 38 |
| 3 | (1) | Valkyrie (US-Ger) | $11,735,754 | 4,233 | $57,533,099 | 36 |
| 4 | (3) | Revolutionary Road (US) | $6,225,825 | 3,173 | $36,814,830 | 41 |
| 5 | (6) | Slumdog Millionaire (UK) | $5,983,188 | 1,314 | $52,071,488 | 13 |
| 6 | (11) | Bride Wars (US) | $5,878,993 | 2,482 | $32,114,298 | 30 |
| 7 | (20) | Underworld: Rise Of the Lycans (US) | $5,515,397 | 1,530 | $17,154,715 | 42 |
| 8 | (4) | Yes Man (US) | $5,511,430 | 2,497 | $108,432,612 | 51 |
| 9 | (7) | Twilight (US) | $5,409,294 | 2,339 | $177,404,047 | 38 |
| 10 | New | LOL (Fr) | $5,405,471 | 447 | $5,405,471 | 3 |
| 11 | (5) | Seven Pounds (US) | $5,265,586 | 2,559 | $79,441,685 | 40 |
| 12 | New | Ex (It) | $5,242,024 | 571 | $5,242,024 | 1 |
| 13 | (8) | Twentieth Century Boys: Chapter 2 (Jap) | $3,810,843 | 374 | $14,599,052 | 1 |
| 14 | (28) | Beverly Hills Chihuahua (US) | $3,682,165 | 1,163 | $34,738,904 | 14 |
| 15 | (9) | Red Cliff Part II (Ch) | $3,439,678 | 1,332 | $60,421,658 | 7 |
| 16 | New | He's Just Not That Into You (US) | $3,149,967 | 460 | $3,149,967 | 4 |
| 17 | (27) | Doubt (US) | $2,644,718 | 904 | $7,265,238 | 29 |
| 18 | (23) | Changeling (US) | $2,434,594 | 1,244 | $55,009,445 | 44 |
| 19 | (13) | Inkheart (US-UK-Ger) | $2,349,687 | 2,061 | $29,616,427 | 19 |
| 20 | (35) | Hotel For Dogs (US) | $2,318,245 | 1,102 | $10,027,131 | 13 |
| 21 | (21) | Bedtime Stories (US) | $2,273,219 | 1,765 | $83,588,726 | 29 |
| 22 | (16) | Mamma Mia! The Movie (US-UK) | $2,184,164 | 342 | $430,209,277 | 2 |
| 23 | (31) | Pleasant Goat And Big Bad Wolf (Ch) | $2,065,100 | 390 | $10,608,900 | 1 |
| 24 | New | Marine Boy (S Kor) | $2,058,946 | 387 | $2,405,070 | 1 |
| 25 | (29) | Transporter 3 (US-Fr) | $2,023,256 | 1,114 | $59,781,522 | 16 |
| 26 | (14) | Australia (US-Aus) | $2,021,013 | 2,038 | $142,201,114 | 14 |
| 27 | (15) | Italians (It) | $1,952,325 | 437 | $15,676,136 | 1 |
| 28 | (17) | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (US) | $1,766,698 | 2,312 | $398,655,220 | 36 |
| 29 | (24) | Role Models (US) | $1,679,790 | 858 | $17,552,909 | 17 |
| 30 | (12) | Look For A Star (HK-Ch) | $1,524,819 | 331 | $11,511,212 | 3 |
| 31 | New | The Musketeers Return (US) | $1,503,728 | 554 | $1,503,728 | 3 |
| 32 | (25) | The Wild Chicks And Life (Ger) | $1,476,129 | 579 | $4,390,729 | 3 |
| 33 | New | Coraline (US) | $1,374,577 | 430 | $1,374,577 | 3 |
| 34 | * | High School Musical 3: Senior Year (US) | $1,344,283 | 377 | $156,862,831 | 14 |
| 35 | (19) | Silver Medalist (Ch) | $1,327,400 | 470 | $9,809,600 | 1 |
| 36 | (22) | Quantum Of Solace (UK-US) | $1,323,031 | 389 | $401,558,255 | 11 |
| 37 | New | Penguins In The Sky - Asahiyama Zoo (Jap) | $1,205,323 | 252 | $1,325,483 | 1 |
| 38 | (32) | De l'Autre Cote Du lit (Fr) | $1,173,917 | 536 | $15,706,312 | 3 |
| 39 | (26) | Pandemic (Jap) | $1,171,598 | 324 | $15,601,844 | 1 |
| 40 | (39) | Gran Torino (US) | $1,171,120 | 241 | $5,164,141 | 2 |
| *Re-entry (c) Screen International, compiled by Leonard Klady | ||||||
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