A film about the end of the world annihilated the weekend box office.

The Sony Pictures action saga 2012 — the story of a scramble to save remnants of humanity aboard giant arks as the earth’s crust shifts and flood waters pour over most of the planet — earned $225 million at the international box office between Friday and Sunday. Featuring a cast led by John Cusack, Danny Glover and Chiwetel Ejiofor, 2012 was directed by Roland Emmerich — who also helmed disaster flicks Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow.

Overseas, 2012 did $17.2 million in France, $15.3 million in Russia, $9.9 million in South Korea and $8.1 million in Spain.

The weekend’s top-grossing films were:

1. 2012, $65 million

2. Disney’s A Christmas Carol, $22.3 million

3. The Men Who Stare at Goats, $6.2 million

4. Precious, $6.1 million

5. Michael Jackson’s This Is It, $5.1 million

6. The Fourth Kind, $4.7 million

7. Couples Retreat, $4.3 million

8. Paranormal Activity, $4.2 million

9. Law Abiding Citizen, $3.9 million

10. The Box, $3.2 million