Your Worldwide Box Office

Animation continues to joggle right along at the foreign turnstiles.

... “Despicable Me 2,” took in nearly $11 million from 51 markets this weekend. That pushed it past the $800 million mark (It’s at $805 million) and established it as the highest-grossing animated film of the year and seventh-highest ever.

It’s Universal’s most profitable film in the studio’s 101 year history and the studio’s second highest grossing film worldwide ever, behind “Jurassic Park.” ...

“Monsters University” was [at #3] with $19.6 million from 55 territories and has now taken in nearly $425 million overseas. The global total for the Pixar family film is $686 million. ...

Turbo is still collecting box office dollars, but doesn't look to be a chart buster.

Weekend's Foreign Box Office -- (Total World Cume)

Jurassic Park -- $30,000,000 -- ($89,885,935)

Monsters University -- $19,600,000 -- ($686,596,000)

Planes -- $5,900,000 -- ($77,391,000)

Despicable Me 2 -- $10,900,000 -- ($805,759,070)

Smurfs 2 -- $11,900,000 -- ($234,916,118)

Turbo -- $4,800,000 -- ($150,274,003)