By Hy Hollinger
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) -
A French comedy claimed
the No. 1 spot at the foreign box office last weekend, thanks
to a phenomenal $37.7 million opening in its home country.
"Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis" (Welcome to the Land of Shtis),
a fish-out-of-water tale about a postal worker, dominated the
local market, earning about 12 times more than the No. 2
picture, "Asterix at the Olympic Games."
Discounting "Ch'tis," the top international movie was
"Jumper," which had led the foreign field for the previous two
weekends. This time around, the sci-fi fantasy picked up $12.8
million from 44 markets, opening at No. 1 in Italy with $2
million, as well as in Israel, Lithuania and Romania. The
overseas gross stands at $81.9 million, led by $14.3 million
from the U.K. and $10.2 million from Korea.
A week before its North American release, the London-set
heist thriller "The Bank Job" opened at No. 1 in the U.K. with
$1.8 million. Second spot went to "Semi-Pro" with $1.5 million;
the basketball comedy opened at No. 1 in North America with a
disappointing $15.1 million.
Bolstered by 20 openings, the thriller "Vantage Point"
pulled in $11.9 million from 26 markets to provide an early
foreign tally of $14.4 million.
Best-picture Oscar winner "No Country for Old Men" jumped
into the limelight with $9.1 million from 38 markets to lift
its international gross to $50.1 million. "There Will be
Blood," also carrying Oscar honors, pulled in $5.4 million from
39 markets to raise its foreign total to $17.8 million.
Other foreign totals: "The Golden Compass," $264.3 million;
"National Treasure: Book of Secrets," $219.7 million; "Sweeney
Todd," $89.5 million; "Atonement," $72.6 million; "Juno," $42
million; "The Bucket List," $41.8 million; "Charlie Wilson's
War," $40.4 million; and "27 Dresses," $34.2 million.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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