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"T3" WINNING THE WAR AT THE BOX OFFICE! Released overseas, "T3" breaks records! Reported By: TheARNOLDFANS.com Staff Monday, August 4, 2003 Here in the U.S., "American Wedding" took the #1 position at the box office but overseas "Terminator 3" is taking a huge piece of the international pie! "Terminator 3" has now officially crossed the 140 (U.S.) million mark - an incredible feat for an R rated film! But it will rake in the biggest chunk of cash overseas as it's expected to make around 400 + million worldwide. "Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines" opened in the UK just this last weekend and the numbers are already enough to pop your CPU and make your endo skull spin! Go Arnold! Arnold fan Darren sends us the latest box office numbers! Darren: Here you go mates, Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines dominated the international markets over the weekend as it maintained its perfect record of opening number one in every territory and added an estimated $40m for a $141m international running total. The weekend haul, which includes Japan and Korea where T3 is not being released by Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (CTFDI), came from 5,800 prints and sparked another chain of notable openings. In the UK the sci-fi sequel grossed a mighty $9.6m (including Thursday night late shows). Germany produced $7.7m from 1,062 for the second biggest opening of the year there. In Spain on 581 prints T3 grossed $5.7m including previews for the sixth biggest opening of all time. CTFDI took the unusual step of releasing it on a Wednesday in Spain to capitalise on the summer holidays and steal a march on Buena Vista International's Pirates Of The Caribbean, which is scheduled to open there in two weeks. Brazil produced $1.7m from 483 for the sixth biggest opening there, while $1.2m from 109 in Sweden was the 10th biggest bow and $1.1m from 113 in Austria produced the 13th biggest ever opening. Finland, South Africa and Israel all scored number one openings while T3 remained number one in Australia and New Zealand for the third consecutive week. Additional information: CTFDI (Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International) opened T3 on approximately 1,000 prints in the UK on Aug 1, where it is expected to perform strongly given that school holidays are in force and weather forecasts predict a warm, partly cloudy weekend across most parts of the UK. By comparison Terminator 2: Judgment Day grossed $4.5m on 302 prints when it opened in the UK in Aug 1991. The film has already got off to a roaring start on its first day in Spain, where it was released by CFTDI on 599 screens on July 30 and grossed $1.05m (Euros 912,000). CTFDI released the film on approximately 1,070 prints in Germany on July 31. The film also opens in Finland and Sweden over the weekend. T2 opened on $6.3m on 474 prints in Germany in Oct 1991 and took $2.9m on 150 in Spain when it opened two months later. T3 debuted in several smaller European markets last weekend. There were also debuts in several Asian markets. ----------    
  
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