Gran Torino should march on towards the $70m mark this weekend through strong holdover business and a debut in Mexico on March 27 through Warner Bros Pictures International.

Clint Eastwood's drama has reached $63.9m to date and crossed $210m
worldwide and its prospects are looking formidable with roughly
two-thirds of international markets yet to open.

Meanwhile The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button is believed to have
crossed $200m, while the Jim Carrey comedy Yes Man has grossed
$129.9m.

Fox International's action title 12 Rounds opens day-and-date with
North America in six territories this weekend, including Singapore on
March 26.

The comedy Bride Wars has reached $53.7m and opens in the Netherlands on March 26. Action title Dragonball Evolution continues to tear through South-East Asia and will seek to boost the early $18.5m tally when it arrives in Indonesia on March 25.

The comedy Marley & Me on $63.3m opens in six including Japan, Denmark and Sweden on March 27. Rapper biopic Notorious opens in Germany on March 26 and the second world war thriller Valkyrie has amassed $106.1m through all distributors.

Sony Pictures Releasing International's Paul Blart: Mall Cop has
grossed $5.6m from the early stages of release and opens this weekend
in Germany on March 26, followed a day later by Spain and Austria.

Action release Underworld: Rise of The Lycans has amassed $38m through all distributors and opens in Hong Kong on March 26 and Singapore and Turkey on March 27. Banking thriller The International on $20.6m debuts in Argentina on March 26 and The Pink Panther 2 stands at $33.3m and opens in Taiwan on March 28.

Universal/UPI's crime caper Duplicity opens in ten including France,
Belgium, French-speaking Switzerland and Switzerland on March 25,
followed by Russia on March 26.

Horror release The Unborn on $23.7m opens in eight, among them the
Netherlands and Singapore on March 26 followed by Taiwan on March 28.
Dark comedy Burn After Reading opens in South Korea on March 26 and
has grossed $38.8m so far. The terrorism thriller Traitor opens in
Spain on March 27.

PPI's Monsters Vs Aliens from DreamWorks Animation stands at $8.4m
from Russia and Ukraine and the film opens in North America this
weekend.

The action epic Watchmen on $59.8m is expected to surge towards the
$65m mark through decent holdovers in its territories as well as the
launch in Japan on March 28. Ghost story The Uninvited opens in
Australia and New Zealand on March 26.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International's romantic comedy
Confessions of A Shopaholic has grossed $38.2m and ventures into South Korea and Singapore on March 26 followed by Spain a day later.

Family title Race To Witch Mountain is in its early days on $3m and
debuts in Russia on March 26 and Mexico on March 27. The Adam Sandler comedy Bedtime Stories on $101.9m opens in Italy on March 27 and family release Beverly Hills Chihuahua on $46.9m debuts in France on March 25.

Latest figures put Bolt on $177.3m while Wall-E, which has virtually
finished its international run, has amassed $308.9m.

New Line International's romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You
has grossed $54.3m.

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