thats great to hear from glamsham thats its doing good but the info is a bit invalid as it cannot be the highest grossing indian film since its a british film.
--- In [email protected], Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE surpasses JODHAA AKBAR in Overseas > http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/08/dec/06- slumdog-millionaire-surpasses-jodhaa-akbar-in-overseas-120804.asp > Danny Boyle's acclaimed hit SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE has reached $3.8 million at > the North American box office surpassing the $3.4 million of the Hrithik > RoshanAishwarya Rai epic JODHAA AKBAR to become the highest grossing Indian > movie of 2008. > > The Fox Searchlight release has done this after only three weeks in theaters > while playing in only 49 locations. Released in February, JODHAA AKBAR > played much wider in 125 theaters and earned its total gross over nine > weeks. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE will continue to open in more theaters nationwide > throughout the month of December and will see its box office gross continue > to climb. Though financed in the U.K., the film's setting, story, and > characters are all Indian. > > This past week has seen SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE add to its impressive list of > industry accolades. It won three British Independent Film Awards for Best > Film, Best Director, and the Most Promising Newcomer prize for 18 yearold > actor Dev Patel. The song 'Paper Planes' by MIA which is featured on the > SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE soundtrack earned a prestigious Grammy Award nomination > for Record of the Year. And lastly the film was named Best Picture of the > Year by the National Board of Review which also honored it in two other > categories Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actor for Patel and Best > Adapted Screenplay (tie) for Simon Beaufoy. > > > -- > regards, > Vithur >
