LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Eagle Eye" bumped longtime champion "Mamma Mia!" from the top spot at the weekend box office overseas, in a transitional period before the major studios unleash their holiday-season wares. The Shia LaBeouf thriller took in $10.7 million from 36 territories, 11 of them new. It opened at No. 1 in South Korea with $3.3 million, but only at No. 5 in Germany with $1.1 million.
"Mamma Mia!" -- which had led the field for five consecutive weeks -- is hardly fading away. The musical romance pulled in $8.3 million from 45 markets to lift its foreign gross to $390.7 million. The U.K. has contributed a hefty $125 million. The ABBA-inspired film remained No. 1 in Italy for a second weekend, for a 10-day total of $5.3 million.
In 10 key markets, 10 different films held the No. 1 spot, including North American champ "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" in Mexico, and new domestic dud "Body of Lies" in Australia.
Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" opened at No. 1 in France with $3.9 million, a record for the director. "Burn After Reading" opened at No. 1 in Spain with $2.6 million, the best opening for a Coen brothers film.
"WALL-E" continued its steady climb overseas, raking in $5.5 million from 26 markets, raising its total to $238.1 million. In Germany, "WALL-E" held at No. 1 for a third straight week, for a market total of $16.7 million.
"The House Bunny" opened to $5.1 million from 25 markets, landing in the top spot in the U.K. ($1.6 million), but found little favor elsewhere in Europe.
"Wanted" grossed $4.9 million from 17 countries, putting it close to $200 million as it completed the weekend with $196.2 million with the help of a No. 1 opening in China ($3.4 million), its final overseas date.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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