They are also reeling out these newly-released USA movies overseas rather quickly as well(ie-in the past, they would wait a couple of months or so to do so)...http://movies.yahoo.com/news/box-office-report-snow-white-fairest-them-56-165215316.htmlUniversal's Snow White and the Huntsman has succeeded in winning over moviegoers, topping the domestic box office with a better-than-expected $56.3 million and opening to $95.6 million worldwide.
Sony's Men in Black 3 won the weekend overseas, however, grossing a strong $79.1 million in its sophomore session for a worldwide total of $387.7 million and international cume of $275.4 million. Domestically, the pic placed No. 2 with a pleasing $29.3 million for a 10 day cume of $112.3 million.
MIB3's impressive global hold is, at least in part, a testament to Smith's continuing star status, as well as good word of mouth.
Snow White -- starring Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth -- debuted to a solid but not spectacular $39.3 million internationally from 45 markets, and it will need svelte legs both at home and abroad to make back its $170 million production budget and hefty marketing spend. It has yet to a debut in a number of key foreign territories, including Russia and Australia.
The film's undeniable domestic strength is a needed win for Universal after box-office stumbles Battleship and The Five-Year Engagement. It's also the first of the recent fairy tale retellings to strike a chord with moviegoers, and a sequel is already in active development.
"From the get-go, the filmmakers, the cast and the studio conveyed how very unique this movie was and that its appeal would go beyond the usual Snow White audience," Universal president of domestic distribution Nikki Rocco said.
Snow White was directed by Rupert Sanders and produced by Joe Roth.
It wasn't the only new Hollywood event pic making headlines. Opening in 15 markets overseas a week ahead of its June 8 domestic debut, Ridley Scott's 3D sci-fi spectacle Prometheus grossed a stellar $35 million for 20th Century Fox.
Prometheus -- also starring Theron, as well as Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender -- handily beat Snow White in the U.K. ($10 million versus $5 million), the only market where the two movies went up against each other. The top territory for Prometheus was Russia with $11.1 million.
Prometheus is performing especially well for an R-rated pic (in the U.K., it has the equivalent of a 15 rating).
Snow White opened higher overseas than The Hunger Games ($38.7 million) and the first Twilight ($30 million). Snow White opened No. 1 in 30 of the markets and generated strong returns in Latin America and Asia, including placing No. 1 in Mexico with $4.4 million. The U.K. was the film's highest-grossing market.
