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Article: 'Skull' comes out ahead: Jones hones global appeal.(WORLD WATCH)(Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)
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- Daily Variety
- Article date:
- May 27, 2008
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"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" unearthed international box office treasure with $146.5 million at 12,000 playdates in 56 markets--the fifth biggest foreign weekend ever--and tacked on $14 million more Monday.
"Crystal Skull" generated a socko $12,766 per-screen weekend average as it dominated every market, with all demos responding strongly despite the 19-year absence of Indiana Jones from multiplexes.
Paramount's estimate for Monday--a non-holiday in foreign territories--punched its offshore cume to $160 million and the worldwide total to $311 million.
The U.K. led the way with $21.5 million, followed by France with $14.1 ...