Films Made In The USA Find More Foreign Success

This summer, like every summer, the multiplex is full of sequels to movies that some might say barely deserved a first pass. Why must we suffer anew? Apparently international tastes are more forgiving.

Despicable Me (2010)

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  46.3%

  Domestic revenue*

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  53.7%

  Foreign revenue

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  Sequel:

  Despicable Me 2: July 3

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

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  48.2 %

  Domestic revenue*

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  51.8%

  Foreign revenue

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  Sequel:

  The Wolverine: July 26

Percy Jackson & The Olympians (2010)

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  39.2%

  Domestic revenue*

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  60.8%

  Foreign revenue

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  Sequel:

  Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters: August 7

Red (2010)

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  45.4%

  Domestic revenue*

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  54.6%

  Foreign revenue

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  Sequel:

  Red 2: July 19

Smurfs (2011)

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  25.3%

  Domestic revenue*

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  74.7%

  Foreign revenue

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  Sequel:

  Smurfs 2: July 31

Cars 2 (2011)

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  34.2%

  Domestic revenue*

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  65.8%

  Foreign revenue

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  Sequel:

  Planes: August 9

*Proportion of total box office receipts, according to boxofficemojo.com

Everett Collection (Despicable Me)