Eros International had an impressive weekend as two new Indian films became the highest non-US entrants in the international top 40, with a combined total of $4.6m.
Krazzy 4, the highest entry from the distributor, came in at number 14 with a $2.6m take across 16 territories. The romantic comedy played on 742 screens for a $3,483 screen average. It is the debut feature from Jaideep Sen and stars Shahrukh Khan and Dolly Bindra.
Eros' second offering, U, Me Aur Hum, fell just shy of the top 20 with a $2.2m take from 641 screens for a $3,393 screen average. The romance played in 15 territories and took $338,937 from 46 screens in the UK, where it had a $7,368 screen average. It is the debut feature from Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan (Halla Bol), who wrote the script alongside Robin Bhatt and Sutanu Gupta.
Geetha Arts' production Jalsa dropped 23% to number 25 this weekend. The film was on $1.9m for the weekend across 633 screens in 11 territories. It has generated $7.2m after just two weekends on release.
France on top
Elsewhere, French films continue to throw their weight around, with four titles accounting for 14% of the top 40 revenue. Pathe's Welcome To The Sticks was up one place to number three in its seventh weekend with a $7.3m take, falling by a mere 2%. The comedy played across 941 screens in Belgium, France, Switzerland and the UK and enjoyed a $7,716 screen average. It has grossed $178.4m to date.
Studio Canal's Disco suffered a much steeper drop - 44% - in its second weekend but still remained in the top five, with a $4.8m take on 857 screens. The Gerard Depardieu comedy has a $15.8m cumulative total to date.
And a third French comedy opened this weekend - Les Randonneurs A Saint-Tropez took $1.8m from 545 screens for a $3,346 screen average. The sequel to 1997's Les Randonneurs sees Philippe Harel return to the director's chair and star in the film. It is distributed in France through TFM Distribution.
Europa Corp's thriller Taken shot up a whopping 591% at the weekend, thanks to an impressive $2m opening in South Korea, where it took the number-one slot. The film, written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, generated $2.2m internationally in its seventh weekend from just 346 screens for a $6,453 screen average. It has an $11.8m tally to date.
Meanwhile, Japanese film Masked Rider: Den-O & Kiva opened in the top 30 this weekend with a $1.8m take in its home territory. The special-effects film, directed by Osamu Kaneda, boasted the weekend's highest screen average with a mammoth $13,044 per screen. It is distributed by Toei and is based on the popular television drama Karmen Rider Den-O.
Spain's new entry, Fuera De Carta, opened with a $1.5m take from 229 screens on its home turf. The debut feature from Nacho G Velilla had a $6,473 screen average. It is distributed locally through Warner Bros and came in at number two in the Spanish chart, trailing just behind Sony's 21.
Cinemavault's Scar just made the top 40 this weekend after opening in Russia, with a $1.3m take from 295 screens. The thriller was top of the Russian chart and had a $4,435 screen average.
UK-France co-production Son Of Rambow continues to draw British crowds as the film saw a mere 16% drop in its second weekend, remaining at number two in the UK chart. The childhood comedy generated $1.5m from 308 screens for a $4,803 screen average. It has generated $4.6m to date and is distributed locally through Optimum Releasing.
Elsewhere, Sony's blackjack drama 21 was the highest new entrant in the international arena, grossing more than $8m in its first weekend from 974 screens. But Fox's Horton Hears A Who! remained king with a $9m take from 4,823 screens and boasts a $103.4m international tally to date.
The top 40 international films generated $111.3m across 39,818 screens for the period April 11-13.
| ANALYSIS: INTERNATIONAL BOX-OFFICE WEEKEND APRIL 11-13 | ||||||
| (Last | 3-day | |||||
| week) | Film (origin) | gross $ | Scrs | Cume $ | Terr | |
| 1 | (1) | Horton Hears A Who! (US) | $9,023,258 | 4,823 | $103,364,006 | 41 |
| 2 | New | 21 (US) | $8,074,017 | 974 | $8,091,155 | 8 |
| 3 | (4) | Welcome To The Sticks (Fr) | $7,261,053 | 941 | $178,425,379 | 4 |
| 4 | (2) | Disco (Fr) | $4,821,177 | 857 | $15,828,416 | 3 |
| 5 | (7) | Step Up 2 The Streets (US) | $4,782,230 | 1,684 | $63,686,661 | 29 |
| 6 | (*) | Nim's Island (US-UK) | $4,531,972 | 970 | $5,638,196 | 7 |
| 7 | (5) | The Spiderwick Chronicles (US) | $4,258,142 | 2,937 | $66,237,625 | 49 |
| 8 | (3) | Three Kingdoms ... (HK-S Kor) | $3,933,801 | 1,096 | $16,278,049 | 6 |
| 9 | (*) | Shutter (US) | $3,200,796 | 1,133 | $6,868,739 | 17 |
| 10 | (11) | The Game Plan (US) | $3,194,316 | 1,424 | $47,503,760 | 13 |
| 11 | (6) | 10,000 BC (US) | $2,919,996 | 2,804 | $160,413,773 | 59 |
| 12 | (8) | Jumper (US) | $2,846,501 | 1,794 | $134,936,774 | 16 |
| 13 | (9) | Vantage Point (US) | $2,673,441 | 1,666 | $72,707,535 | 53 |
| 14 | New | Krazzy 4 (Ind) | $2,584,329 | 742 | $2,584,329 | 16 |
| 15 | (10) | The Kite Runner (US) | $2,452,123 | 860 | $51,375,233 | 26 |
| 16 | New | Leatherheads (US) | $2,306,396 | 552 | $2,512,244 | 2 |
| 17 | (14) | Untraceable (US) | $2,288,188 | 1,090 | $14,493,225 | 16 |
| 18 | * | Taken (Fr) | $2,232,596 | 346 | $11,793,570 | 2 |
| 19 | (13) | Juno (US) | $2,231,477 | 1,087 | $79,320,229 | 19 |
| 20 | (34) | The Eye (US) | $2,194,589 | 789 | $15,474,562 | 26 |
| 21 | New | U, Me Aur Hum (Ind) | $2,175,062 | 641 | $2,175,062 | 15 |
| 22 | (20) | Fool's Gold (US) | $2,150,227 | 838 | $15,679,205 | 24 |
| 23 | (12) | 27 Dresses (US) | $2,094,514 | 822 | $69,159,583 | 14 |
| 24 | (15) | The Other Boleyn Girl (UK-US) | $2,003,857 | 802 | $31,414,123 | 19 |
| 25 | (22) | Jalsa (Ind) | $1,900,504 | 633 | $7,194,096 | 11 |
| 26 | New | Les Randonneurs A Saint Tropez (Fr) | $1,823,846 | 545 | $1,823,846 | 2 |
| 27 | New | Masked Rider: Den-O & Kiva (Jap) | $1,774,055 | 136 | $1,774,055 | 1 |
| 28 | (*) | Definitely, Maybe (US-UK) | $1,717,244 | 709 | $15,681,751 | 23 |
| 29 | (31) | Superhero Movie (US) | $1,714,438 | 459 | $5,205,742 | 8 |
| 30 | (35) | The Bucket List (US) | $1,625,368 | 756 | $63,107,722 | 32 |
| 31 | (17) | Cloverfield (US) | $1,594,810 | 268 | $84,204,975 | 8 |
| 32 | (19) | Never Back Down (US) | $1,577,530 | 737 | $6,645,663 | 5 |
| 33 | (25) | Die Welle (Ger) | $1,500,088 | 511 | $18,139,983 | 2 |
| 34 | (32) | Drillbit Taylor (US) | $1,485,073 | 922 | $11,416,290 | 11 |
| 35 | New | Fuera De Carta (Sp) | $1,482,228 | 229 | $1,482,228 | 1 |
| 36 | (26) | Son Of Rambow (UK-Fr) | $1,479,199 | 308 | $4,620,703 | 1 |
| 37 | (18) | Awake (US) | $1,381,624 | 810 | $10,278,986 | 11 |
| 38 | (27) | Nie Klam Kochanie (Pol) | $1,341,720 | 156 | $6,773,855 | 1 |
| 39 | (16) | Meet The Spartans (US) | $1,331,372 | 672 | $38,039,422 | 11 |
| 40 | New | Scar (US-Can) | $1,308,216 | 295 | $1,308,216 | 1 |
| *Re-entry (c) Screen International, compiled by Leonard Klady | ||||||
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