'Quantum' takes int'l b.o. for fifth week

November 30, 2008 It's Bond once again on the overseas circuit as Sony/MGM's "Quantum of Solace" dominated international boxoffice for the fifth consecutive weekend, tallying $20.1 million from 8,755 screens in 73 markets and raising its foreign gross total to $340.1 million. A significant weekend launch was 20th Century Fox's No. 1 Down Under opening, simultaneous with its North American debut, of director Baz Luhrmann's "Australia" for $5 million from 645 dates. The weekend's No. 1 domestic title, "Four Christmases," New Line's holiday-themed comedy with Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, opened via local distributor Entertainment in the No. 1 spot in the U.K. with an estimated $2.1 million.

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