Foreign B.O. in April

The Lorax and Pirates add to their lucre.

... Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax elevated its foreign gross total to $74.3 million ... after a $8.6 million weekend at 3,753 situations in 51 territories.

... The Pirates! Band of Misfits opened in Venezuela and held nicely in the U.K. (No. 4 with $2.5 million drawn from 8990 sites for a market cume of $20.7 million). Weekend overall delivered $8.4 million from 4,200 venues in 34 markets. Overseas cume stands at $44.4 million. ...

Lorax is now up to $278.8 million in worldwide grosses, with 26.7% of the total coming from foreign movie palaces.