Jodha Akbar garners Rs 25 crore at Box Office
The much-hyped Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya-starrer Jodha Akbar has earned Rs 25.38 crore at the domestic Box Office. Bollywood's love for bikesI SRK is King
By Sonali Krishna, TNN |
MUMBAI: The much-hyped Hrithik Roshan & Aishwarya-starrer Jodha Akbar has garnered Rs 25.38 crore at the domestic Box Office. The weekend numbers have placed the movie among the top 5 openings of all time. Including overseas collections, the total gross collections are Rs 38.50 crore.
Even in the overseas markets, the film is among the top 5 opening weekends of all time. In fact, in the US, it ranks the 2nd highest opening till date, just behind ���Om Shanti Om���. Total overseas collections are Rs 13.3 crore ($3,288,176) from 295 prints.
Even in the overseas markets, the film is among the top 5 opening weekends of all time. In fact, in the US, it ranks the 2nd highest opening till date, just behind ���Om Shanti Om���. Total overseas collections are Rs 13.3 crore ($3,288,176) from 295 prints.
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The UK has contributed Rs 2.9 crore ($712,903), USA Rs 6.6 crore ($1,600,000), the Middle East Rs 1.7 crore ($460,000), Australia Rs 60 lakh ($135,273) and the rest of the world Rs 1.55 crore ($380,000).
The film suffered a slight setback with the spat between distributors, exhibitors and producers on the revenue-share deals, impacting box-office collections, and moreover with the film being banned in Rajasthan due to political reasons. ���We have witnessed very little drop from Monday onwards, and this weekend we expect collections to be as good as the opening weekend,��� said UTV CEO and producer Ronnie Screwvala.
In India, the film released with 500 prints and on 400 digital screens. While ���Welcome��� grossed Rs 39 crore in India in the first five days, ���Jodha Akbar��� could manage only around Rs 25 crore. On the other hand, Aamir Khan���s ���Taare Zameen Par��� released with 385 prints and only managed Rs 11 crore in the first three days. But collections shot up in the following weeks.
UTV also plans to release the film in the southern circuits of India to up box-office collections significantly.
The success of the movie now lies on it sustaining itself over this weekend, said a trade analyst. If it does not, the film will be slotted as an above average film in terms of box-office collections, at least in the domestic market.
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Industry experts feel that it is too early to write off the movie, considering, until 21 March���the day when ���Race��� releases���the only other film coming in the way of ���Jodha Akbar��� is Subhash Ghai���s ���Black & White��� on the first weekend of March. With about five weeks between the release of ���Jodha Akbar��� and ���Race���, the former may actually be able to pull it off.Start a SIP with as low as ₹500 with ET Money App!
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