Kung Fu Panda 2 Top's International Box Office Charts

After 3 weeks in release, Kung Fu Panda 2 has finally top the international box office charts with a weekend total of $56.5 million in 45 territories. The kid friendly animated film has benefited from the booming 3D overseas marketplace and its global appeal is evident, having earned over $330 million worldwide.

AVATAR SURPASSES TITANIC

"Avatar" officially passed "Titanic" to become the highest grossing film in history at the worldwide box office. "Avatar" took in 1.85 billion dollars sinking "Titanic "which earned 1.843 billion dollars, to become the biggest earning film of all time.

James Cameron the director of "Avatar" has only himself to beat, his groundbreaking 3-D blockbuster had taken in 16 million dollars more than his own 1997 film "Titanic." Which leaves Cameron with the two biggest movie of all time.

The 500 million dollar epic has been hailed as a cinematic milestone for its use of state of the art 3D cameras and motion capture technology which Cameron was instrumental in helping develop.

"Avatar" walk away with the Best Picture and Best Director at the Golden Globes this month, cementing its status as a front runner for the Oscars, with the nominations due to be unveiled next week.

2012 RACKS UP $23.7 MILLION AT THE US BOX OFFICE

I really want to watch this movie on the big screen but, watching movies at theater now a days are expensive. So Im just gonna wait till i had my own copy or if this would be available to rent.

"2012" the latest disaster movie opened to $23.7 million at the US box office last week, putting it on pace for a $60 million weekend that would exceed pre-release projections, according to studio data.

Opening simultaneously in 58 territories, the film also made $36 million if foreign grosses Friday, putting it on track for a worldwide opening that could reach $170 million.

Finishing in second place, Disney's Robert Zemeckis 3D Charles Dickens adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" dropped 38 percent from its premiere a week prior with $5.5 million.

As for 2012, its an auspicious start for a $200 million apocalyptic themed film, which stars John Cusack, Amanda Peet and Woody Harrelson. A typically action packed Emmyrich delivery, it's an easily translatable movie that appears as if it's doing what film makers offering do best: play big abroad.

HARRY POTTER SHATTERS SPIDERMAN'S RECORD

"Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" the 6th Harry Potter movie, enchanted movie goers as more than half of North America's total weekend ticket sales following its record mid week opening. Figures shows that the movie earned 79.4 million in the Friday to Sunday period, for a total haul of $159.6 million Wednesday, according to preliminary figures from box office tracker Exhibitor Relations. It earned $237 million from 84 foreign markets for a total of $396.6 million.

It shattered the record of "Spiderman 3" when it opened last 2007 with 381.7 million including foreign sales of $230.5 million.

But "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" still has the biggest opening so far with $200 million, $3.8 million short of breaking the record of the "Dark Knight".