Dr. Seuss' The Lorax joins the worldwide box office chart this week, already ranked #7 out of 45 films released the last three months, but that ranking is based on a current zero tally of overseas receipts. Based on recent animated films, we would expect The Lorax to gross somewhat more than its domestic total overseas. Despicable Me grossed $543 million worldwide ($251 million domestic and $292 million overseas). How to Train Your Dragon grossed $495 million worldwide ($218 million domestic and $277 million overseas). Another Dr Seuss animated adaptation, Horton Hears a Who!, was more of a minor hit overall but resonated worldwide: $297 million total ($154 million domestic and $143 million overseas). If Lorax hits our estimated domestic final of $227 million, we would give it an estimated $250 million overseas for a worldwide total just short of $480 million and just behind Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (at #3 among recent releases).
Project X finds itself in the middle of the pack on the worldwide list, at #29. We estimate a $30 million overseas gross when all is said and done, which would place it at #20, just behind We Bought a Zoo worldwide.
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