The
final
instalment
in
Peter
Jackson's
six-film
Middle
Earth
series
debuted
in
38
foreign
territories,
including
major
markets
like
Japan,
Russia
and
Mexico.
It
opens
in
the
US
Wednesday,
reports
variety.com.
Imax
screenings
accounted
for
$6.4
million
of
the
film's
opening.
Among
the
notable
territories,
Germany
accounted
for
$19.5
million,
Britain
contributed
$15.2
million,
France
added
$14.5
million,
and
Russia
amassed
$13.4
million,
making
it
to
be
the
biggest
Warner
Bros
opening
ever.
Sliding
in
at
number
two
on
the
foreign
charts,
"Exodus:
Gods
and
Kings" earned
$18.8
million
from
6,096
screens
in
27
markets.
"The
Hunger
Games:
Mockingjay
-
Part
1" and
"Penguins
of
Madagascar" were
the
third
and
fourth
highest-grossing
films
overseas,
picking
up
$16
million
and
$14.7
million,
respectively.
The
"Hunger
Games"
sequel
has
earned
$611.4
million
worldwide,
while
the
"Madagascar"
spin-off
has
picked
up
$175.5
million.
Fifth
place
finisher
"Interstellar" blasted
past
$600
million
globally
last
week.
The
space
adventure
earned
$11.4
million
overseas,
pushing
its
worldwide
total
to
$621.8
million.
Chinese
audiences
were
a
boon
to
"Interstellar,"
delivering
$122.9
million
in
ticket
sales.