Overseas slice of ‘Pi’ flips Hollywood formula

  • By DAVID GERMAIN

    Associated Press

  • Monday, February 18th, 2013
    FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 file photo, Ang Lee, nominated for best picture and directing for

    FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 file photo, Ang Lee, nominated for best picture and directing for "Life of Pi," arrives at the 85th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif. With 11 Academy Awards nominations, second only to ìLincolnî with 12, and the sort of global box-office receipts normally reserved for superheroes, ìLife of Piî is one of the most unusual megahits ever to hit the big-screen. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)