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*'Jodhaa Akbar' triumphs abroad *20th Feb 2008 20.44 IST By ApunKaChoice Living up to its name, Ashutosh Gowarikar's film Jodhaa Akbar<http://www.apunkachoice.com/dyn/movies/hindi/jodhaa_akbar/>is doing great business overseas. Despite its running time (close to three and half hours), the film has been received very well by viewers in USA, UK and the Gulf. <http://media.fastclick.net/w/click.here?sid=18489&m=6&c=1> At the US box-office, the film released with a record number of prints (135) and opened at 19th spot on the charts, raking in a decent Rs. 6.4 crore in its run over the weekend. The film got the second highest opening ever to a Bollywood film in the US after Om Shanti Om<http://www.apunkachoice.com/dyn/movies/hindi/om_shanti_om/>last year. At the UK box-office, 'Jodhaa Akbar' released on 46 screens. The movie made it to the top ten charts and raked in about Rs. 2.8 crores in its run over the weekend. In other countries too, 'Jodhaa Akbar' did not disappoint. In the gulf, it made upto Rs 1.8 crore. In Australia it made Rs. 50 lakh. At home, in India, the film is performing as per expectations despite being panned by a few critics. Reportedly, the film has made Rs. 25 crore. Trade experts believe that the film may not turn out to be a one-week wonder and will have a long run due to the absence of any strong opposition at the box-office for an entire month. -- regards, Vithur AIMING TO BE A TRUE RAHMANIAC
