A usual spring slowdown in the overseas market, especially in Europe, is expected to shift gears this coming weekend with the start of Japan's Golden Week holiday and the arrival of Kill Bill-Vol. Monsters Unleashed -- by dint of a large number of dates and screens -- were the leaders again, with newcomer Secret Window and on-the-scene runners Starsky & Hutch, 50 First Dates, Hidalgo, Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat and Brother Bear picking up pieces of the available weekend action. Opening in 17 more countries in its second week in the offshore market, "Secret Window," the horror-thriller based on the Stephen King novel, rang up $6.8 million from 1,600 screens in 25 countries.

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