Homegrown product had a chance to shine as the overseas market awaits the big offerings from the U.S. majors, which are carefully infiltrating during the five-weeks leading up to the prime year-end movie period. Locally made films were the kings of the boxoffice in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Japan, Korea and Hong Kong. Opening day-and-date with a successful limited North American takeoff, the Working Title Films-Universal Pictures entry (released offshore by United International Pictures) took in $19.2 million (with previews) from 503 screens in the United Kingdom alone, with Australia providing a topnotch greeting of $4.3 million from 261.

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