'Women,' 'Cast' top overseas B.O.
"Limit" begins its ascent in Argentina, Spain
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Meanwhile, auds in Germany, Australia and Argentina showed they can't get enough of a marooned Tom Hanks, as holdover "Cast Away" topped the B.O. in all three markets.
Nancy Meyers' "What Women Want" scored an estimated $3.2 million Friday-Saturday on 402 screens in the U.K., nearly three times its nearest competitor, "Cast Away," which fetched about $1.1 million in its fourth lap on 391.
The romantic comedy pairing Gibson and Helen Hunt wooed roughly $971,000 in two days on 196 in Mexico, ahead of the Hanks starrer that cruised through its soph session with $467,000 on 202.
'Cast' reigned in Oz
Those rankings were reversed in Oz, where "Cast Away" reigned with an estimated $1.2 million in its third round on 179 Thursday-Sunday, ahead of "Women's" $701,000 in its fourth on 216.
The Robert Zemeckis-helmed desert island drama captured about $2.1 million Thursday-Saturday in its fourth wave on 554 in Germany, comfortably beating rookie "Vertical Limit," which weighed in with nearly $1 million on 548.
The mountain-climbing adventure reached the summit in its Spanish debut, nabbing an estimated $975,000 Friday-Saturday from 300 engagements, ahead of "Cast Away's" $611,000 in its second on 194.
'Limit' climbs in Argentina
"Limit" began its ascent in Argentina, posting about $350,000 in two days on 70 of the 90 screens reported, trailing "Cast Away's" $388,000 in its second voyage on 66.
In its first major market offshore, domestic dud "The Legend of Bagger Vance" landed in the rough in Germany, notching around $550,000 on 300 prints.
It was a mixed frame for "Bedazzled," which unspooled with a mediocre $175,000 in three days on 40 in Sweden and a more robust $240,000 in five days on 49 in Belgium.
In its third outing, the Brendan Fraser/Elizabeth Hurley laffer slipped by just 22% in Germany, stealing an estimated $1.2 million on 528, bringing the cume to an impressive $5.8 million.
Harold Ramis' caper skidded by 39% in Spain, netting about $3.3 million in 17 days, and by 40% (coming off a three-day weekend) in Australia for some $1.6 million in 11 days.
Steven Soderbergh's "Traffic" looks assured of a sustained run in the U.K. after minting an estimated $875,000 in its second frame on 240.
After platforming in Spain the prior weekend on 47 screens, "Billy Elliot" expanded to 128 situations but wasn't too flashy, taking roughly $383,000.
