EXCLUSIVE: The Til Schweiger comedy led the way for Warner Bros as the studio’s local-language pipeline generated approximately $270m in the calendar year.

Kokowaah 2 (pictured) grossed $32m in Germany in 2013 and stars Schweiger opposite his daughter Emma. Schweiger co-directed with Torsten Kunstler.

Gary Alazraki’s comedy Nosotros Los Nobles took $28m from its run in Mexico, while Yukihiro Miyamoto and Akiyuki Shinbo’s anime release Madoka Magica led a trio of Japanese hits and finished the year on $20m.

Takashi Miike’s Crime thriller Shield Of Straw (Wara No Tate) took $18m with Hideaki Sorachi’s animation Gintama 2 close behind on $17m.

The Taiwanese gangster comedy David Loman amassed $14m and Giuseppe Tornatore’s crime mystery The Best Offer grossed $13m from Italy, Germany and Austria combined.

Rounding out the top local-language releases are Marcus Goller’s comedy Frau Ella starring Matthias Schweighofer on $12m from Germany and Chen Yu-Hsun’s Taiwanese comedy Zone Pro Site (Zon Po Side) on $10m.

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