The Derby in Foreign Lands

The movies you'd expect at the top of the heap are (surprise!) up there.

Warner Bros./New Line's "Sex 2" drew $23.7 million from about 7,900 screens in 56 markets. International gross total stands at $131.7 million in 16 days.

And as for animation? ...

The two DreamWorks animation titles released by Paramount continue to generate solid numbers offshore. "Shrek Forever After" in 3D pulled $4.3 million from 1,713 locations in 19 markets for a cume of $74.3 million. "How to Train Your Dragon," also in 3D, drew $2.6 million from 3,202 spots in 62 territories. Foreign gross cume stands at $258.1 million. ...

To now, Dragon has taken in $472.5 million worldwide, while Shrek has earned $284.3 million.

Lastly, Tim Burton and his Alice have crossed the magical barrier.

..."Alice in Wonderland" in 3D elicited $1.3 million on the weekend, its total foreign gross to $683.3 million, $4.9 million shy of the tally of the fourth biggest offshore release of all time, Fox's "Ice Age 3." Director Timothy Burton's "Alice" has grossed $1.017 billion to date worldwide. ...