Garam Masala leads at box-office abroad 09th Nov 2005
18.10 IST
By Nikhil Kumar
Of the three Bollywood releases in the festive week of Diwali and Eid, Priyadarshan’s Garam Masala has taken the lead at the box-office abroad.
The response to Priyadarshan’s other film Kyon Ki hasn’t matched the expectations, while David Dhawan’s Shaadi No. 1 too hasn’t fared upto the mark.
Garam Masala has got an overwhelming response in the UK. Being screened at 37 theatres, the movie opened at 8th position in the UK charts, making £292,033 in its weekend run. This has been the best start any Bollywood movie has made in the UK, this year.
Kyon Ki ranks below GM in the UK charts. The movie debuted at 11th position and made £171,566 in its run at 55 theatres. The movie’s star-value ( Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor ) is the reason why it is being screened at more theatres than Garam Masala.
Shaadi No. 1 is at the 14th position in the UK. The movie, screened at 33 theatres, has made a rather paltry sum of £95,086 in its weekend run. Even in the US, this David Dhawan slapstick has had a lackluster start.
In Australia, Garam Masala is shown on 5 screens while Shaadi No. 1 on 7. Yet, Garam Masala has made a much more decent collection (Australian $ 37,145) than Shaadi No. 1 (Australian $ 22,775)
Even in India, the Priyadarshan comedy has done much better than the David Dhawan one.
Garam Masala leads at box-office abroad
