Overseas moviegoers wrote a sequel of their own this weekend at the box office: “New Moon” was No. 1, “2012” was second and “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” came in third, a straight repeat of last week’s top three.

“The Twilight” sequel took in another $40.7 million, bringing it to a total international tally of $314.5 million. It was the Summit Entertainment film’s third straight week at the top in foreign markets, pushing it over $570 million worldwide.