As in the other markets, the Studio 18 UK-released Kidnap has dramatically beaten Drona in the UK, which is regarded as the toughest international territory.
A glance at the box-office gross below:
KIDNAP – PREVIEWS + OPENING WEEKEND
£243′309 from 51 screens (Source: Neilsen EDI)
Per Screen Average £4′771
DRONA – PREVIEWS + OPENING WEEKEND
£117′854 from 56 screens (Source: Neilsen EDI)
Per Screen Average £2′104
The gross of KIDNAP exceeds that of DRONA by 106%
The screen average of KIDNAP exceeds that of DRONA by 126%
Other notable benchmarks:
a. Just the opening of KIDNAP (£243,309) has beaten the lifetime gross of director Sanjay Gadhvi’s smash-hit DHOOM (£215,840), which had a radically bigger star cast [Source: IBOS Network]
b. Just the opening of KIDNAP (£243,309) has beaten the lifetime gross of the film’s lead actor Imran Khan’s maiden hit JAANE TU YA JAANE NA (£136,450) [Source: IBOS Network]
c. Just the opening of KIDNAP (£243,309) has beaten the lifetime gross of the film’s lead actor Sanjay Dutt’s multi-starrer vehicle SHOOTOUT AT LOKHANDWALA (£131,800) [Source: IBOS Network]
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Way to go Imran. You will be the next king of Bollywood! Congrats and keep up the good work, you are a fantastic actor.