AN AMERICAN ABROAD: These Super-American Movies Did Even Better Overseas

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Here's a movie twist no one saw coming.

The summer box-office hit "Captain America: The First Avenger" is doing even better overseas -- despite having overt themes of American patriotism.

Fearing anti-American foreign sentiment, Paramount had pondered marketing the film as just "The First Avenger."

But every foreign distributor -- save for Russia, Ukraine, and South Korea -- went with the original title because of the character's brand-name recognition.

Looks like the studio had nothing to worry about. The word America didn't keep theatergoers away -- and it isn't the first time a stars-and-stripes bonanza has charmed the worldwide box office.

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