'Pirates' spritzed by German 'Perfume' - The Hollywood Reporter 9/26/06

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German 'Perfume' ousts 'Pirates'

By Hy Hollinger
The Hollywood Reporter
September 26, 2006

The start of the post-summer to pre-Christmas doldrums has the overseas boxoffice looking for a new U.S. locomotive to replace "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," as the last of the vacation-season blockbusters made a leisurely withdrawal. The seemingly unstoppable Buena Vista International release reached a foreign gross of $625.3 million, taking in $7.3 million from 3,372 screens in 34 countries.

But "Pirates' " effort to dominate the international market for the 11th time in 12 weeks, was thwarted by German entry "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer." The Tom Tykwer-helmed film emerged as the weekend's No. 1 international film with an estimated take of $11.3 million from 1,300 screens in five markets. With no Hollywood titles with significant boxoffice clout entering the market, local-language films are moving into the limelight, at least until the major U.S. studios start unleashing their year-end holiday gifts.

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