Foolish Foreign Derbies

... The Lorax gallops along.

Blanketing the foreign theatrical circuit over the weekend, Wrath of the Titans easily displaced The Hunger Games as the No. 1 box office attraction overseas, opening to an estimated $78 million at some 13,900 screens in 60 territories. ...

Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, Universal’s 3-D animation adapted from the classic children’s book, finished No. 3 after opening in 17 markets including Mexico (No. 2 with $2.7 million from 542 sites). Weekend overall provided $14.5 million drawn from 4,100 playdates in 43 markets. Overseas cume stands at $37.7 million. ...

Lorax has now made $227.3 million globally, more than triple its production cost.