Asterix At The Olympic Games won the gold medal again this weekend, generating $24.5m after expanding in six territories. Pathe's family film opened at number one in Spain, where it took $2.7m, beating rival openers No Country For Old Men (starring local favourite Javier Bardem) and 30 Days Of Night. It opened at number two in Italy, where it garnered $1.8m, falling just behind local romantic drama Quiet Chaos which grossed $2.2m in the territory.
Overall, Asterix played on 3,925 screens for a $6,248 screen average in 25 territories and fell by 36%. It has generated $72.5m after two weekends on release.
Chinese-language film Kung Fu Dunk opened in the top 10 with a $6.9m weekend take on 809 screens for an $8,570 screen average. The basketball comedy, distributed by Emperor Motion Pictures, has grossed nearly $11m from five territories, including previews. It is directed by Yen-Ping Chu and based on the comic by Takehiko Inoue.
Japan had a top-10 hit with new entry L: Change The World, which grossed $6.3m across 533 screens in four territories, including Hong Kong and Thailand. The thriller, distributed by Warner Bros, boasted the highest screen average this weekend at $11,305. The Death Note series sequel generated $5.3m on 444,076 admissions in its home territory, marking the biggest opening of the year so far in Japan.
Glorious Team Batista, Japan's second new entry, made the top 30 with a near $2.5m take across 284 screens. The medical thriller, based on Takeru Kaido's best-selling novel, had a $8,627 screen average after only opening in its home territory. It is released through Toho.
Four Korean films generated a collective $12.6m, accounting for 6.6% of the total top-40 revenue. Studio 2.0's Lovers Of 6 Years opened with a $3.1m take on 320 screens in its home territory for a $9,829 screen average. The romantic comedy has taken $5.2m to date, including previews. Holdovers Once Upon A Time In Corea, The Game and Women's Team Handball - were all up due to the Chinese New Year last week.
| Analysis: International box-office Weekend February 8-10 | ||||||
| (Last | 3-day | |||||
| week) | Film (origin) | gross $ | Scrs | Cume $ | Terr | |
| 1 | (1) | Asterix At The Olympic Games (Fr-Sp-It) | $24,522,641 | 3,925 | $72,493,831 | 25 |
| 2 | (2) | Cloverfield (US) | $13,431,924 | 3,451 | $56,855,049 | 44 |
| 3 | (7) | CJ7 (HK) | $11,590,522 | 1,059 | $29,028,370 | 8 |
| 4 | (6) | National Treasure: Book Of Secrets (US) | $10,349,156 | 2,705 | $183,428,808 | 37 |
| 5 | (4) | I Am Legend (US) | $8,870,164 | 3,231 | $317,991,265 | 49 |
| 6 | (21) | Juno (US) | $8,284,092 | 1,111 | $17,151,406 | 15 |
| 7 | (3) | Sweeney Todd... (US-UK) | $7,521,507 | 2,049 | $58,254,042 | 24 |
| 8 | New | Kung Fu Dunk (HK-Tai) | $6,933,217 | 809 | $10,918,622 | 5 |
| 9 | New | L: Change The World (Jap) | $6,251,769 | 553 | $6,307,905 | 4 |
| 10 | (23) | Charlie Wilson's War (US) | $5,902,539 | 1,562 | $26,250,609 | 32 |
| 11 | (11) | Rambo (US) | $5,501,513 | 1,485 | $16,959,736 | 21 |
| 12 | (14) | No Country For Old Men (US) | $5,258,280 | 1,326 | $24,364,545 | 16 |
| 13 | (9) | P.S. I Love You (US) | $4,978,320 | 1,548 | $56,392,158 | 19 |
| 14 | (8) | The Bucket List (US) | $4,550,981 | 1,383 | $20,321,160 | 18 |
| 15 | (5) | American Gangster (US) | $4,496,064 | 1,834 | $123,786,552 | 37 |
| 16 | (*) | Saw IV (US) | $4,186,834 | 562 | $61,672,989 | 9 |
| 17 | (12) | Alvin And The Chipmunks (US) | $4,083,196 | 2,890 | $119,809,662 | 25 |
| 18 | (32) | The Water Horse: Legend Of The Deep (US) | $3,535,465 | 1,522 | $16,105,867 | 24 |
| 19 | (39) | Earth (Ger-UK) | $3,534,712 | 470 | $35,959,721 | 4 |
| 20 | (*) | 30 Days Of Night (US) | $3,493,989 | 607 | $31,237,228 | 10 |
| 21 | (29) | Once Upon A Time In Corea (S Kor) | $3,374,006 | 334 | $8,022,157 | 1 |
| 22 | New | Lovers Of 6 Years (S Kor) | $3,145,213 | 320 | $5,202,035 | 1 |
| 23 | (22) | The Game (S Kor) | $3,090,938 | 318 | $8,758,154 | 1 |
| 24 | (27) | Women's Team Handball (S Kor) | $3,063,379 | 313 | $25,377,585 | 1 |
| 25 | (28) | Enchanted (US) | $2,941,582 | 1,361 | $176,060,261 | 31 |
| 26 | (16) | Keinohrhasen (Ger) | $2,738,454 | 723 | $48,903,657 | 3 |
| 27 | New | Quiet Chaos (It) | $2,455,261 | 384 | $2,455,261 | 1 |
| 28 | New | Glorious Team Batista (Jap) | $2,450,100 | 284 | $2,450,100 | 1 |
| 29 | (15) | Into The Wild (US) | $2,324,474 | 662 | $19,958,218 | 10 |
| 30 | (18) | Atonement (UK-US-Fr) | $2,284,065 | 964 | $63,265,028 | 35 |
| 31 | (26) | Lejdis (Pol) | $2,281,902 | 160 | $5,816,781 | 1 |
| 32 | (19) | The Kite Runner (US) | $2,157,426 | 497 | $21,792,274 | 15 |
| 33 | New | Fool's Gold (US) | $1,951,135 | 254 | $1,951,135 | 3 |
| 34 | (13) | Scusa Ma Ti Chiamo Amore (It) | $1,928,353 | 353 | $17,646,235 | 1 |
| 35 | (24) | A Widow At Last (Fr) | $1,626,903 | 556 | $14,580,557 | 3 |
| 36 | (31) | Flowers In The Shadow (Jap) | $1,562,740 | 312 | $10,188,284 | 1 |
| 37 | New | Rivals (Fr) | $1,523,036 | 290 | $1,523,036 | 1 |
| 38 | (17) | Cassandra's Dream (UK-US) | $1,463,548 | 380 | $14,831,168 | 6 |
| 39 | New | Montana (Rus) | $1,424,034 | 503 | $1,424,034 | 3 |
| 40 | New | Definitely, Maybe (UK-US-Fr) | $1,358,288 | 332 | $1,358,288 | 1 |
| *Re-entry (c) Screen International, compiled by Leonard Klady | ||||||
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