Memorial Day weekend sales for adventure sequel were about evenly split between domestic and overseas theaters.<br><br>LOS
 ANGELES (AP) -- The most recent Indiana Jones film more than recouped 
its big budget with an estimated $311 million in global box office sales
 through the long weekend, according to studio estimates Monday.<br><br>Families
 went in droves to catch "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal 
Skull," a PG-13 adventure starring Harrison Ford as the whip-cracking 
archaeologist who took 19 years to return to the big screen.<br><br>Viacom
 Inc. (VIA)-owned Paramount Pictures estimated the action sequel made 
$151.1 million in the U.S. and Canada from Thursday to the holiday 
Monday and $160 million overseas, though not including Monday.<br><br>It
 marked the second biggest Memorial Day weekend opening ever, behind 
only "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," which made $153 million
 domestically from Thursday to Monday last year.<br><br>Nearly a third 
of the domestic audience was made up of parents with their children, 
said Rob Moore, president of Paramount Worldwide Distribution.<br><br>"Adults
 really drove this opening. This is one of their favorite franchises and
 they couldn't wait to take their kids with them," Moore said.<br><br>The
 film cost a reported $185 million to make, even with the principal 
talent - Ford, director Steven Spielberg and writer George Lucas - 
deferring their usual fees for a greater share of the profits.<br><br>The first three Indy movies raked in $1.2 billion worldwide.<br><br>Marketing
 costs were undisclosed, although the latest "Indiana Jones" received a 
major push from Paramount. DVDs of the first three movies were 
rereleased, they aired on TV days before the opening and huge billboards
 sprung up.<br><br>The final trailer for the movie rolled before the 
opening of Marvel Studios' "Iron Man," which was also distributed by 
Paramount, three weeks earlier.<br><br>"It's been a pretty good month," Moore said. "We started the month with 'Iron Man' and finished with 'Indiana Jones."'<br><br>Other movies' receipts over the long weekend paled by comparison.<br><br>The
 Walt Disney Co.'s (DIS, Fortune 500) "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince 
Caspian" slashed its way to $28.6 million, for a total $96.7 million 
over two weeks. "Iron Man" locked up third with $25.7 million in its 
third week for a total of $257.8 million.<br><br>The Wachowski brothers 
flick "Speed Racer," distributed by Warner Bros., crawled closer to the 
finish line with $5.2 million for fifth, bringing its domestic total to 
$37.4 million. It brought in $30 million overseas, and had yet to be 
released in major markets France, Russia, Japan and Australia. Warner is
 a unit of CNNMoney.com parent Time Warner Inc. (TWX, Fortune 500)<br><br>The studio said it was not ready to wave the checkered flag on the film, which cost $120 million to make.<br><br>"If
 I had my druthers I'd have it in theaters for weeks and months to 
come," said Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros.' executive vice president of 
distribution.<br><br>For the year so far, domestic movie revenues are down more than 4 percent at $3.4 billion, with attendance off nearly 7 percent.<br><br>Estimated
 ticket sales for Friday through Monday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, 
according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released 
Tuesday.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp; 1. "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," $126 million (plus $25.1 million on Thursday).<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian," $28.6 million.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; 3. "Iron Man," $25.7 million.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; 4. "What Happens in Vegas," $11.2 million.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; 5. "Speed Racer," $5.2 million.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; 6. "Made of Honor," $4.2 million.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; 7. "Baby Mama," $4.2 million.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; 8. "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," $2.2 million.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; 9. "Harold &amp; Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay," $1.2 million.<br>&nbsp; 10. "The Visitor," $917,000. <br>