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]