Tuesday, February 16, 2010

‘My Name Is Khan’ earns Rs 90 crore globally by weekend


Karan Johar’s My Name Is Khan (MNIK)has grossed around Rs 50 crore in India and about Rs 90 crore worldwidein its opening weekend, Vivek Krishnani, head (marketing ), Star FoxStudio said.
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Karan Johar’s ‘My Name Is Khan’ has grossed around Rs 50 crore in India.


Krishnaniobserved, “In the US, the film made Rs 20 crore, in the UK region,£1,23,000 ( Rs 89.61 lakhs) on the opening day. In Australia, the filmearned an impressive $1.5 million ( Rs 7.05 crore), and was ranked no.11 in the market.” He added that the overall weekend collections ofMNIK have been double of closest competitor 3 Idiots worldwide,” addingthat Sunday global box office markets like US, Australia, UK and MiddleEast set new records for the biggest single day internationally for aBollywood movie.

Star Fox Studio,the distributors of the film had distributed close 2,000 printsworldwide in the US, UK, Gulf region and Australia. The film rankednumber five at the overseas box office behind Avatar, Valentine's Day,Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, and TheWolfman. MNIK has seen the biggest international opening day for aBollywood film, grossing almost 30% more than, 3 Idiots which wasreleased on December 24, 2009, says Krishnani.