Taking a look at the overseas box office, we see ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian’ doing well in its current territories. But Caspian’s rollout is spanning over two months, which seems old-fashioned for such a big movie.

Paramount released ‘Iron Man’ and ‘Indiana Jones 4′ simultaneous, why can’t Disney do the same? Well, while you can question why it didn’t release in Europe in May, Disney isn’t releasing ‘Prince Caspian’ there in June for a simple reason; the European Soccer Championship. A family movie wouldn’t stand a chance against the big event in Europe and that’s why Disney delayed it until July.

In the couple of territories it’s in, Caspian already took $80 million. But the fantasy will release in most Asian territories this week, with countries like the U.K., France and Germany following in July. A little earlier in the U.K. and France, because Disney probably doesn’t expect them to make the Soccer Championship’s finals — just kidding guys (if you come from one of these countries).

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We’re back with the ‘post-weekend drop,’ where we compare the weekend box office with the days after. This way we get an indication of the staying power of the movies. We’ve got some interesting numbers this time, so let’s dive in!

1. Sex and the City: The Movie
Saturday and Sunday: $30,267,352 million
Monday and Tuesday: $11,017,834 million
Drop: 63.6%

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Remember how we talked about the $400 million Indy 4 has to make before the big three get a share? Well, expect this point to be reached within a week. ‘Indiana Jones 4′ made $311 million worldwide in the first couple of days. Spielberg’s best opening to date. The old whip made an estimated $151 million during the full 5-day Memorial Day weekend, from Thursday to Monday.

‘The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian’ came in second with a disappointing $31 million during its second weekend. It merely beat ‘Iron Man,’ which made $27.5 million and currently stand at a total of $485 million worldwide. ‘What Happens in Vegas’ grossed double of what ‘Speed Racer’ did, with another $12 million. While ‘Speed Racer’ is driving off the circuit, making just $5.5 million.