![]() ![]() If its overseas performance echoes its domestic one, then it could be the start of a franchise for Damon and Universal Pictures. Its international performance could be even better: co-star Franka Potente ( Run Lola Run) and the atmospherically shot European locations will help pull in the crowds, while positive word of mouth, coupled with distributor UIP's marketplace clout, should ease extended runs in some major territories. Since then it has fought off stiff competition, grossing $93.3m after four weeks. ![]() The film opened strongly in the US last month ($39.3m from 2,638 sites in its opening week) on the strength of Matt Damon's relatively limited star power and enthusiastic reviews. One of Robert Ludlum's best-selling Cold War spy novels gets a refreshingly edgy cinema update in The Bourne Identity, an international thriller that, under the guidance of indie director Doug Liman, spins out its Hollywood genre conventions with continental flair. ![]()
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