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June 20, 2006 — Hy Hollinger reported: "More World Cup soccer and more sun continued to dent the overseas boxoffice, especially in Europe, but there were signs that the international market is stabilizing as audiences returned to multiplexes on days when the home team was not competing. In Italy, moviegoing was way down on Saturday when Italy played the U.S., but made a substantial recovery on Sunday. "People want some fresh movies," said a leading international distribution executive. As overall overseas business is estimated to have dropped some 25% to 30% over the weekend, Sony's "The Da Vinci Code," seeking a fifth straight week as the No. 1 offshore boxoffice draw, was narrowly beaten to the top by Fox's "X-Men: The Last Stand," now in its fourth overseas round. "X-Men" tallied $14.6 million from 6,271 screens in 65 markets, while "Da Vinci," after a recount of a Sunday estimate of $15.2 million, settled for $14.2 million from 7,600 screens in 85 markets. "