By Todd Cunningham
TheWrap
“Thor: The Dark World” has thundered to $45 million in its first three days at the overseas box office, and pushed Disney’s 2013 foreign box office total to a new record.
The early returns from the Marvel superhero sequel have pushed the studio past its previous all-time international record of $2.302 billion, set in 2010.
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“The Dark World” is running well ahead of the totals of the original film as it rolls out in 36 foreign markets this weekend. The studio estimates that the $45.2 million taken in through Friday puts its overseas grosses at $2.314 billion, marking the fourth consecutive year Disney has surpassed the $2 billion benchmark overseas.
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