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"Terminator: Salvation" may have only made a whimper in North America, but foreign audiences are eating this film up.

The fourth film in the franchise, and the first to star Christian Bale as John Connor, picked up $43.4 million last weekend internationally in 63 markets, bringing its total overseas to $164.4 million. "Salvation" was even bigger in Asia where it opened with $10.7 million in Japan and $9 million in China -- one of the biggest openings of all time in that country for a foreign film.

In North America, however, "Salvation" has earned just $116.4 million through Thursday, bringing its worldwide total to just over $280 million, according to Variety.

"Star Trek," on the other hand, is starting to wrap up its theatrical run. It picked up $3.3 million in 46 markets last weekend, bringing its total overseas to $118.7 million. Add that to the $234.7 million it's earned through Thursday, "Star Trek's" worldwide gross is now more than $352 million.

But it's not the biggest draw worldwide. That honor, in fact, goes to "Angels & Demons," which was the first to cross the $400 million mark worldwide using a $13.8 million weekend to climb to $442.2 million. It's international take is almost triple that of what it did in North America -- $125.3 million through Thursday.

That could all change June 24 when "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" premieres. That film is expected to crush competition both domestically and overseas, and is expected to be the top-grossing film of the year. That title is held by "Star Trek" in North America, but the Disney/Pixar film "Up" is expected to surpass it as early as next week. That film has already grossed $202.8 million, and it has shown little sign of slowing, crossing the $200 million mark Thursday with a $4 million take.

"Up" is only the second movie to overcome the $200 million barrier this year, after "Star Trek."