Life of Pi, Ang Lee's epic
story about an Indian boy lost at sea for more than 200 days
with a Bengal tiger, continues to triumph at the global box
office.
The film, which is the second most nominated film at the
Oscars this year with 11 nods, has crossed USD 500 million
mark at the global box office.
The 3D film, shot almost entirely with an Indian cast,
has made 80 percent of its haul internationally. The Fox's
film grossed USD 100.4 million domestically and USD 401
million internationally for a total of USD 501.4 million, the
Hollywood Reporter said.
Starring debutante Suraj Sharma in the lead and actors
like Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain and Tabu, the film is competing
at the Oscars next month with Steven Spielberg's Lincoln,
which has 12 nominations.
Lee, who took on the challenge of adapting the Yann
Martel's 2001 novel about a young Indian boy lost at sea with
a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, is also nominated in the
best director category.
The initial scenes of the movie were shot in Pondicherry
and Munnar in India while the ocean scenes were shot in a
1.7-million-gallon water tank in Taiwan.
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