By Frank Segers

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Although it opened overseas six weeks ago, "The Bourne Ultimatum" endured as the top attraction at the foreign box office box office, selling an estimated $13 million worth of tickets during the weekend.

The Matt Damon spy thriller opened at No. 1 in India, Portugal and Turkey, and held onto first place in France, Germany and Austria. After spending five of the past six weekends at No. 1 internationally, it has earned $144 million.

The weekend in general, though characteristically down for this time of year, was stronger than a year ago at this time. The top five titles this stanza grossed $34.2 million, compared with the year-ago haul of $27.8 million.

Finishing at No. 2 for the weekend was "The Simpsons Movie," with $6 million -- of which $5.3 million was attributable to Italy. Its overseas total stands at $332 million.

"I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry" followed with $5.5 million. The comedy opened at No. 3 in the U.K. ($2.2 million).

In fourth overall was "Superbad," with $5 million. The best of five new markets was Australia, with $1.7 million. The foreign total rose to $10 million.

Thanks to a No. 1 bow in Spain, where it cooked up $1.5 million, "No Reservations" finished fifth with $4.6 million, good for an international total of $30.7 million.

The new North American champ, "Resident Evil: Extinction," also led the field in Mexico.

Foreign totals include: "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," $641.7 million; "Shrek the Third," $463.4 million; "Transformers," $382 million; "Die Hard 4," $235.5 million; "Ratatouille," $215.5 million; "Ocean's Thirteen," $193.1 million; "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," $145.6 million; "Evan Almighty," $57 million; "Knocked Up," $51.6 million; "Surf's Up," $46.1 million; and "Disturbia," $32 million.

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