Salaam Namaste

another hit!!


Yash Raj has never had it so good! Their latest venture SALAAM | NAMASTE has opened really big in the three major markets -- U.S.A., U.K. and Australia. How impressive are the opening weekend numbers, let's compare it with Yash Raj's earlier hits/blockbusters in Overseas.

In U.K., SALAAM | NAMASTE is next to VEER-ZAARA and MOHABBATEIN, but better than BUNTY AUR BABLI, DHOOM, HUM TUM, SAATHIYA, MUJHSE DOSTI KAROGE and MERE YAAR KI SHAADI HAI

Comparatively speaking, SALAAM | NAMASTE also holds the distinction of being the second biggest opener in U.K. in 2005, after MANGAL PANDEY - THE RISING. The film has overtaken biggies like KISNA, BEWAFAA, LUCKY, WAQT, KAAL, BUNTY AUR BABLI, PARINEETA, PAHELI, DUS, MAINE PYAAR KYUN KIYA and BARSAAT

In U.S.A., SALAAM | NAMASTE is next to VEER-ZAARA, but better than BUNTY AUR BABLI [its 4-day gross is less than SALAAM | NAMASTE's 3-day gross], DHOOM, HUM TUM [again, its 4-day gross is less than SALAAM | NAMASTE's 3-day gross] and SAATHIYA [see chart below].

Comparatively speaking, SALAAM | NAMASTE is the No. 3 biggest opener in 2005 in U.S.A., after PAHELI and MANGAL PANDEY - THE RISING. The opening week is better than BLACK, BEWAFAA, MUGHAL-E-AZAM, LUCKY, WAQT, KAAL, BUNTY AUR BABLI, PARINEETA, VIRUDDH, SARKAR and NO ENTRY

The opening weekend numbers of SALAAM | NAMASTE in Australia has caught everyone by surprise. Yash Raj's new film has smashed all previous records of Hindi films, including the opening weekend figures of VEER-ZAARA and MANGAL PANDEY - THE RISING, in Australia. The film has embarked on the biggest start ever by a Hindi film