'Terminator' stays on top overseas

June 14, 2009 Despite the foreign introduction of three big summer titles, including Warner Bros.' domestic boxoffice winner "The Hangover," Sony's "Terminator Salvation" remained atop the international circuit during the weekend by grossing an estimated $45 million from 10,323 screens in 80 territories. The overseas weekend was moderate overall, with torrid temperatures in many European markets complicating boxoffice action. In Korea, the Tony Scott-helmed Columbia/MGM title starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta grossed $792,162 from 241 locations, bowing in the No. 5 market position. .

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