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'Twilight' Sequel a Big, Bad B.O. Wolf Abroad: $118.1M
In a relatively modest 25 territories, "New Moon" eclipses "2012" at the foreign box office.
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It’s perhaps the most anticipated head-to-head competition in Oscar history.
Kathryn Bigelow’s low-budget indie war film, “The Hurt Locker,” and James Cameron’s 3D mega-blockbuster “Avatar,” both nominated for nine Oscars Tuesday, are going directly against one another for Director and Best Picture, among other categories.
Oh, and of course, Bigelow and Cameron used to be married.
Which film is going to win the big Best Picture prize on March 7?
TheWrap breaks down the competition.
“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” rose to No. 1 at the international box office this weekend with $118.1 million, outpacing Roland Emmerich’s disaster epic “2012,” which held strong with $100.5 million in its second week of release.
“New Moon” failed to keep pace overseas with its hair-raising $140.7 million domestic take, but only played in 25 foreign markets for openers.
The teen vampires-and-werewolves sequel played well in the U.K. ($18.7 million), France ($17 million), Spain ($13.7 million) and Italy ($13 million). It also set opening records in Australia and New Zealand, with $13.3 million and $1.9 million, respectively.
The strong showing both at home and abroad boosted the film's opening weekend gross worldwide to $258.8 million. "Twilight" grossed $384 million worldwide during its entire run in 2008.
“2012” saw a 40 percent drop over its No. 1 offshore open of $165.2 million, but has hauled in $341.1 million overseas in its first two weeks.
"Disney's A Christmas Carol" keeps ticking along abroad, finishing third for the weekend with $18.5 million. Robert Zemeckis' 3D version of the Charles Dickens classic has made a cumulative $60 million overseas so far.
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