Warners trio clicks at int'l B.O.

Warner Bros. saw a powerful weekend overseas this frame, opening "Crazy Stupid Love" in nine areas to receptive auds. The laffer added $4.7 million to its worldwide tally a few days ago, including $1.5 million from France, a infamously difficult marketplace for American comedies. It bowed in second place behind local comedy remake "The War from the Buttons" that is in the soph sesh. The studio also folded out "Mannerherzen 2" in Germany along with other German-speaking areas where it opened up at No. 1 with $3.5 million including previews, and "Don Gato" which required first in Mexico with $3.4 million. The weekend's worldwide B.O. prize visited "The Smurfs" for that sixth consecutive time with $17.3 million, including to begin with openings in Italia ($3.7 million) and Australia ($3.75 million). Always a much better artist overseas compared to the U.S., Universal's latest Rowan Atkinson comedy "Johnny British Reborn" opened up in front of its March. 28 U.S. release, grossing $11.7 million for that weekend. "Johnny" results include $2.5 million for that top place in Russia along with a significant $2.six million bow around australia. Studio needs "Johnny British" to possess lengthy legs Here as 85% of scholars is going to be on school holiday this approaching frame, and Universal is going to be adding 48 more areas in coming several weeks. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com