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As was the case at the U.S. box office, the top of the international chart was dominated by returning films while new product failed to make much of an impact. After being knocked from the top spot by Ant-Man, The Martian displays the same pluck and perseverance of its main character to return to number one. The Ridley Scott-directed film earned $30 million, which pushes its overseas total to $218.8 million and its worldwide one to $385.1 million.

Hotel Transylvania 2, meanwhile, sits pretty at number two with $28.7 million. The Adam Sandler vehicle pretty much matched the total of the first film in the US this weekend, since both films have around $148 million, and while it still has a way to go to match the $210.1 million international total of the original Hotel Transylvania. its current total of $167.5 million means that it is well on its way.

After rising to the top last week, Ant-Man eases to number three, but still earned $22 million. Much of that came from China, and it takes the Paul Rudd-starrer to an international total of $314 million, while its global total sits at $493.8 million.

In fourth is Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, as this once mighty horror series continues its downward slide. It earned $18 million, and while it will probably beat the $58.4 million that the spin-off The Marked Ones earned last year, the series has fallen pretty far from the height of the first four films. Those all earned between $85 and $103 million internationally, with even Paranormal Activity 4, which underperformed badly at home, managing a solid overseas haul of $88.9 million in 2012. Considering how cheap these films are to produce, even a modest performance would probably still be a win for Paramount, however.

The Last Witch Hunter rounds out the top five as Vin Diesel's latest indulgence of his nerdier side (see also: The Chronicles of Riddick) earned $13.4 million. That's mildly better than the $10.8 million the film earned domestically, but considering it comes with an $80 million price tag, and the fact that it's already opened in quite a lot of territories, The Last Witch Hunter will live up to its title. $24.2 million worldwide is not a great start since Lionsgate need this one to earn more than $200 million to see any profit.

Speaking of films that need to make a lot of money but won't, Pan is sixth, having earned $12.3 million. That brings its international and global totals to $63.6 million and $93.4 million, respectively, and its performance looks pretty thin compared to the $150 million budget.

The Indian romance Shaandaar is seventh with $8 million, a position it shares with the French film The New Adventures of Aladdin, which earned the same.

We end the chart this week with another tie, as both Crimson Peak and The Intern earned $7.8 million. Guillermo del Toro's gothic romance has now earned $26.4 million internationally and $48.8 million globally, which suggests that Universal won't see a profit from its theatrical release, given its $55 million budget, but it might not lose as much money as other films I could mention/already have mentioned. The Intern, meanwhile, has gently charmed $91.1 million from overseas audiences so far, and has a new global total of $155.8 million to date.