'Noah" had impressive openings in foreign markets last weekend. While it's on par with 'Gravity" in Mexico and South Korea, earnings are 20% higher than the Oscar-winning space pic in Australia. The tentpole, which bowed in Russia on Thursday to $2.6 million the nation's fourth highest grossing nonholiday opening day expands to 19 more territories this weekend. It earned $28.3 million internationally through Friday.Aside from Crowe, it also stars Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson.Holdovers dominated the Friday B.O. 'Divergent," down 54% from last weekend's launch, made $8.1 million Friday.The sci fi adventure starring Shailene Woodley and based on Veronica Roth's best-selling series is on track for a domestic cume of $94 million after 10 days.Disney's 'Muppets Most Wanted" is picking up steam in its second weekend after opening to a soft $17 million. 'Muppets" earned $2.6 million on Friday for a third place finish, en route to a $9 million weekend.
Fox Searchlight's 'The Grand Budapest Hotel" is wowing again this weekend as it expands to 977 theaters.That's not terrific although it basically double The Wes Anderson dramedy came in fourth Friday with almost $2.37 million. The movie is estimated to make $8.4 million this weekend, pushing its Stateside total to $24 million.Fox-DreamWorks Animation's 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman" is still drawing audiences in its fourth frame. The canine toon cracked the top five with $2.2 million on Friday and could make an estimated $9.5 million by Sunday, bringing its domestic gross to $95 million.Paramount's Biblical tentpole 'Noah" embarked on what looks to be a successful journey globally this weekend, grossing $77.6 million worldwide, of which an estimated $44 million came from Stateside theaters.As of Sunday, the film has cumed more than $95 million globally, thanks to an early overseas roll out last weekend in Mexico and South Korea.
Pic scored $17.2 million in Russia this weekend, the largest bow for a non-sequel locally.Also bowing early internationally, Disney-Marvel's 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier" grossed a stellar $75.2 million from 32 territories, representing approximately 57% of the overseas market place. By parison, the original 'Captain America" grossed only $40 million from the same bucket of territories in 2011.