Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (CTFDI) secured the number one spot in Australia with the release of XXX, grossing a terrific $1.7m from 300 prints. The movie is expected to enjoy a strong run in the territory as school holidays begin next week. XXX also opened in South Africa, Turkey and Iceland, scoring top 20 industry openings in those three territories and Australia to give the action picture a weekend total of $3.4m and a $9.5m international cumulative score. It opens in Russia on September 19 and is scheduled to roll out across Europe in October.

CTDFI's Men In Black II opened number one in Italy, its last major territory, taking $2.8m from 461 screens. The opening was 8% bigger than the original and was the 14th biggest opening of all time in the territory. Men In Black II took $5.6m over the weekend and currently has a $230m international running total.