MUMBAI: Ang Lee's film, Life of Pi has crossed the $300 million mark at the international box office for a worldwide collection of $393 million till Sunday.

The film roped in weekend earnings of $60.1 million from 64 foreign markets for the weekend for a foreign total of 301.9 million. It narrowly beat Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Many questioned whether Life of Pi, based on the Yann Martel 2001 novel about a young Indian boy lost at sea with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, could be successfully adapted for the big screen. Costing more than $120 million, the film has earned $91.1 million domestically but is doing much bigger business overseas.

Life of Pi made headlines when debuting first in Asia, grossed $90.8 million in China alone. Currently, it's doing impressive business in Europe and Latin America, as well as Australia.