Overseas Steeple Chase

Animation thrives in foreign lands.

... [T]he weekend’s No. 2 title, 20th Century Fox’s Ice Age: Continental Drift, collected $32.8 million overall from 13,678 venues in 62 territories, pushing its substantial offshore total to $587 million. ...

The weekend’s No. 3, Universal’s Ted, registered its strongest stanza yet on the foreign circuit, collecting $32 million on the weekend at 2,380 screens in 20 territories, half of which were new. ... [It's] grossed a total of $77.3 million overseas so far with playdates in 38 markets still ahead. ...

Flying past the $300 million foreign gross mark ($312 million) after nine weeks on the foreign circuit was DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted. It ranked No. 5 on the weekend.

[G]rossing an estimated $2.8 million was Universal’s Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, which played at 3,450 playdates in 11 territories. Foreign total ... comes to $117.7 million . ...

With the exception of Lorax, (for some reason, Dr. Seuss doesn't travel well overseas), the summer animated features have collected 50%-70% of their movie ticket money abroad.