The Foreign Derby

With animation continuing to flower.

... Passing the half-billion foreign gross mark ($514.1 million) was the weekend’s No. 2 title, Ice Age: Continental Drift, which grossed $49.4 million at 15,924 venues in 69 markets. ... Continental Drift opened No. 1 in China, registering $15.7 million at some 3,500 locations ...

Pixar’s Brave continues to chug along on a measured release pattern overseas, playing in 24 territories -- which distributor Disney describes as about 38% of the international market. Weekend tally for the animation title was $9.6 million, elevating the film’s foreign gross total to $92 million. (Domestic cume stands at $217.3 million.) Brave is the weekend’s No. 5 title. ...

Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, a solid No. 3 opening in the U.K. – generated $3 million at 502 locations. A China bow came up with $1.1 million at 1,060 sites. Weekend overall delivered $5.7 million at 2,600 playdates in 13 markets for a foreign cume of $110.3 million ...

And Seth MacFarlane's Ted has so far collected $44.1 million. Also, too, Madagascar 3 has rung up sales of $291.5 million, for a world wide total north of $501 million