"Nemo" leads foreign box office ahead of 'King' arrival
( 2003-12-17 16:32) (CRI.com)
As the world awaits the
opening of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" in the next few days,
"Finding Nemo" dominated the international scene for a fifth consecutive
weekend, hauling in 31.5 million US dollars from 26 countries. With a foreign
haul of 330.2 million dollars, the hit cartoon becomes the fourth Disney title
to cross the 300-million-dollar mark at the overseas box office, joining "The
Lion King," "Armageddon" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black
Pearl."
Other titles bringing in crowds before the arrival of "King" are "Love
Actually," "S.W.A.T." "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" and
"Elf." No new significant releases are being scheduled this coming weekend in
markets where "King" is booked, the exception being "Peter Pan" in Australia,
where the finale of the Peter Jackson-directed saga moves opens the following
week.
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