Spider-Man 3 continues to dominate the international box office despite a 52% drop over its second weekend. Sony's web-slinger generated $84.2m from 73 territories, bringing its total to a whopping $385.4m. Zombie-sequel 28 Weeks Later trailed far behind in second place, and took $4.9m in its opening weekend from 11 territories. Anthony Hopkins thriller Fracture shot up 331% after expanding in an additional five territories and taking $3.1m at the weekend, while new Korean film Unstoppable Marriage grossed $2.4m in its home territory over the three-day period. And horror flick The Hills Have Eyes 2 re-entered the chart this week, taking $1.6m - a 709% boost. New Japanese films For Those We Love and Bizan, The Mountain Of Mother's Love both entered the chart, raking in a collective $2.5m.
| ANALYSIS: INTERNATIONAL BOX-OFFICE - WEEKEND MAY 11-13 |
| (Last | | 3-day | | | |
| week) | Film (origin) | gross $ | Scrs | Cume $ | Terr |
| 1 | (1) | Spider-Man 3 (US) | $84,267,521 | 13,799 | $385,427,186 | 73 |
| 2 | New | 28 Weeks Later (UK-US) | $4,941,839 | 826 | $4,941,839 | 11 |
| 3 | (2) | Wild Hogs (US) | $3,501,000 | 2,277 | $70,508,000 | 28 |
| 4 | (30) | Fracture (US) | $3,190,971 | 831 | $9,558,061 | 9 |
| 5 | (3) | Mr Bean's Holiday (UK-US-Fr) | $2,923,876 | 2,930 | $171,516,251 | 38 |
| 6 | (6) | Next (US) | $2,453,614 | 1,347 | $18,943,335 | 19 |
| 7 | New | Unstoppable Marriage (S. Kor) | $2,398,726 | 300 | $2,751,817 | 1 |
| 8 | (7) | Shooter (US) | $2,128,922 | 1520 | $38,914,503 | 49 |
| 9 | (10) | Bridge To Terabithia (US) | $1,993,945 | 769 | $35,580,186 | 13 |
| 10 | * | The Hills Have Eyes 2 (US) | $1,683,662 | 662 | $9,343,871 | 8 |
| 11 | (49) | Blades Of Glory (US) | $1,643,090 | 905 | $12,845,401 | 17 |
| 12 | (4) | Gegege No Kitaro (Jap) | $1,497,345 | 320 | $14,466,088 | 1 |
| 13 | New | For Those We Love (Jap) | $1,483,418 | 302 | $1,483,418 | 1 |
| 14 | (8) | Perfect Stranger (US) | $1,289,141 | 1,503 | $37,143,603 | 47 |
| 15 | (38) | The Invisible (US) | $1,218,605 | 670 | $2,065,095 | 4 |
| 16 | (13) | The Reaping (US) | $1,182,963 | 1,002 | $33,020,235 | 34 |
| 17 | (15) | The Lives Of Others (Ger) | $1,149,856 | 615 | $52,540,984 | 14 |
| 18 | New | Bizan, The Mountain Of Mother's Love (Jap) | $1,134,163 | 291 | $1,134,163 | 1 |
| 19 | New | Georgia Rule (US) | $1,014,595 | 319 | $1,014,595 | 2 |
| 20 | (14) | Ta Ra Rum Pum (Ind) | $891,526 | 396 | $8,571,221 | 14 |
| 21 | (5) | Detective Conan: Jolly Roger ... (Jap) | $888,934 | 328 | $18,238,804 | 1 |
| 22 | (12) | 300 (US) | $886,878 | 1,369 | $231,394,764 | 33 |
| 23 | (11) | Babel (US-Mex) | $865,897 | 361 | $96,734,447 | 4 |
| 24 | (16) | The Number 23 (US) | $854,754 | 751 | $36,576,511 | 18 |
| 25 | (22) | Because I Said So (US) | $826,113 | 312 | $13,314,805 | 9 |
| 26 | (17) | Epic Movie (US) | $780,927 | 556 | $44,803,590 | 12 |
| 27 | New | Lucky You (US) | $766,543 | 312 | $766,543 | 3 |
| 28 | (27) | La Vie En Rose (France) | $742,779 | 576 | $54,529,885 | 15 |
| 29 | New | Life ... In A Metro (Ind) | $723,842 | 388 | $723,842 | 13 |
| 30 | (29) | Premonition (US) | $678,092 | 377 | $15,207,473 | 5 |
| 31 | (19) | Paradise Murdered (S Kor) | $666,345 | 231 | $15,061,334 | 1 |
| 32 | (25) | Meet The Robinsons (US) | $648,000 | 1,389 | $49,701,000 | 22 |
| 33 | (20) | Music And Lyrics (US) | $613,437 | 767 | $94,983,557 | 19 |
| 34 | (9) | Crayon Shinchan 15 (Jap) | $604,486 | 278 | $11,777,171 | 1 |
| 35 | New | I Could Never Be Your Woman (US) | $592,663 | 171 | $592,663 | 1 |
| *Re-entry. For the full chart, see ScreenDaily.com. (c) Screen International, compiled by Leonard Klady |
| JAPAN - TWO-DAY WEEKEND MAY 12-13 - TOP 10 |
| Rank | | Film (Origin) Distributor | Week | 2-day | 2-day | Screens | Screen | % | Total |
| | | | gross Yen | gross $ | | avg $ | change | gross $ |
| 1 | (1) | Spider-Man 3 (US) Spri | 2 | Yen592,276,949 | $4,926,609 | 796 | $6,189 | -51 | $36,211,849 |
| 2 | (2) | Gegege No Kitaro (Jap) Shochiku | 3 | Yen180,010,765 | $1,497,345 | 320 | $4,679 | -57 | $14,466,088 |
| 3 | (-) | For Those We Love (Jap) Toei | NEW | Yen178,336,559 | $1,483,418 | 302 | $4,912 | - | $1,483,418 |
| 4 | (-) | Bizan: The Mountain of Mother's Love (Jap) Toho | NEW | Yen136,349,113 | $1,134,163 | 291 | $3,897 | - | $1,134,163 |
| 5 | (3) | Detective Conan: Jolly Roger In Deep Azure (Jap) Toho | 4 | Yen106,867,617 | $888,934 | 328 | $2,710 | -72 | $18,238,804 |
| 6 | (5) | Babel (Mex-US) Toho | 3 | Yen103,121,904 | $857,777 | 318 | $2,697 | -53 | $10,945,065 |
| 7 | (4) | Crayon Shinchan 15 (Jap) Toho | 4 | Yen72,671,290 | $604,486 | 278 | $2,174 | -73 | $11,777,171 |
| 8 | (6) | Tokyo Tower: Mom And Me And ... (Jap) Shochiku | 5 | Yen62,373,017 | $518,824 | 319 | $1,626 | -47 | $12,470,724 |
| 9 | (-) | Virgin Snow (Jap) Kadokawa | NEW | Yen30,373,797 | $252,652 | 111 | $2,276 | - | $252,652 |
| 10 | (8) | Hannibal Rising (Cz-UK-US-Fr) Towa | 4 | Yen27,169,758 | $226,000 | 279 | $810 | -57 | $5,746,785 |
| $1 = Yen120.22. Screen International, Compiled by Leonard Klady |
| Year-on-year performance -3.27% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 10) |
| Top 10 total 2-day gross $12.4m |
| SOUTH KOREA - THREE-DAY WEEKEND MAY 11-13 (93% SCREENS REPORTING) - TOP 10 |
| Rank | | Film (Origin) Distributor | Week | 3-day | 3-day | Scrs | Screen | % | Total |
| | | | gross won | gross $ | | avg $ | change | gross $ |
| 1 | (1) | Spider-Man 3 (US) Spri | 2 | 5,627,696,500 | $6,088,933 | 664 | $9,170 | -43 | $25,240,592 |
| 2 | (-) | Unstoppable Marriage (S Kor) Lotte Entertainment | NEW | 2,007,702,500 | $2,172,250 | 276 | $7,870 | - | $2,470,461 |
| 3 | (3) | Paradise Murdered (S Kor) MK Pictures | 5 | 577,205,000 | $624,512 | 199 | $3,138 | -41 | $13,615,943 |
| 4 | (2) | My Son (S Kor) Cinema Service | 2 | 448,935,000 | $485,729 | 216 | $2,249 | -58 | $2,577 |
| 5 | (5) | Shooter (US) CJ Entertainment | 3 | 321,871,000 | $348,251 | 105 | $3,317 | -40 | $3,148,749 |
| 6 | (-) | Memories Of Tomorrow (Jap) UPI | NEW | 257,592,000 | $278,704 | 103 | $2,706 | - | $322,804 |
| 7 | (7) | The Reaping (US) Warner Bros | 4 | 238,899,500 | $258,479 | 94 | $2,750 | -44 | $4,167,515 |
| 8 | (-) | Dragon Tiger Gate (HK) Studio 2.0 | NEW | 215,125,000 | $232,756 | 145 | $1,605 | - | $322,199 |
| 9 | (4) | Bunt (Kor) Showbox/Mediaplex | 3 | 145,679,500 | $157,619 | 121 | $1,303 | -73 | $2,381,452 |
| 10 | (6) | TMNT (HK-US) Lotte Entertainment | 3 | 96,536,000 | $104,448 | 11 | $9,495 | -78 | $1,178,539 |
| $1 = won924.25. Kofic |
| Year-on-year performance -0.5% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 10) |
| Top 10 total 3-day gross $10.7m |
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