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‘Puss in Boots’ Has Many Lives Overseas
While Twilight Breaking Dawn, The Muppet Movie, Hugo and Arthur Christmas and Happy Feet Two were entertaining movie audiences in the U.S., Paramount/DreamWorks’ feisty feline Puss In Boots performed quite well overseas, landing in the No. 2 spot (after Twilight) with $23 million from a total of 2,740 venues in 26 markets. The grand total for the 3D Shrek spinoff is now $89.2 million. The film will open in 16 more territories this week including the U.K., Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Brazil and Venezuela.
Here is a quick look at how some of the other animated titles performed both stateside and overseas this weekend:
Happy Feet 2
International Box Office
| Happy Feet Two | $16.3 million (weekend), $34 million (cume) |
| Arthur Christmas | $11.4 million (weekend), $18.2 million (cume) |
| The Adventures of Tintin | $10.6 million (weekend), $221.6 million (cume) |
The Muppets
U.S. Box Office
| The Muppets | $11.2 million (weekend), $56.4 million (cume) |
| Hugo | $7.6 million (weekend), $25.1 million (cume) |
| Arthur Christmas | $7.4 million (weekend), $25.2 million (cume) |
| Happy Feet Too | $6 million (weekend), $51.7 million (cume) |
| Puss In Boots | $3 million (weekend), $139.5 million (cume) |
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