"Angels," Ron Howard's follow-up to "Da Vinci Code," earned $1.35 million from 800 screens.

Italy was one of the top-performing countries for "Da Vinci," which had plenty of local appeal because of its Catholic-centric storyline, and opposition from the Vatican.

This time around, the church is keeping a much lower profile.

Howard's "Da Vinci" posted an opening-day gross of $2.5 million in Italy, although that was on a Friday.