'Tron: Legacy' Draws $23 Mil Overseas, Hits No. 1 in Europe, Latin America and Australia

9:47 AM PST 12/19/2010 by Frank Segers

Worldwide, Disney sequel nabs $66 million, bests 2009 blockbuster 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' in Japan.

Tron: Legacy, Disney's expensive 3D sequel to 1982's more modestly budgeted Tron, drew $23 million in its foreign theatrical launch from 3,832 overseas venues -- for an average of more than $6,000 per screen -- in only 26 territories. Opening day-and-date with its domestic bow, Legacy -- with Jeff Bridges repeating his Tron role as a video game designer sucked into cyberspace -- grabbed the No. 1 slot in every market it played in Europe, Latin American and Australia, grossing from 30% to 70% ahead of the No. 2 title in each market, said Disney.