Raking in the moolah

Double Dhamaal released in 250 screens across 37 countries grossing Rs 6 crore internationally over the weekend, making it the second biggest release this year.

In North America, Double Dhamaal opened at number 19 in the top 20 films at the box office. In Australia, it opened in top ten at the box office, at the ninth position.

In UK, it opened at the tenth position at the box office garnering fourth highest per print average for the weekend. It is set to achieve a rare distribution feat wherein each print will recover its investment.

Double Dhamaal will soon see a second phase of release in non-traditional markets across 21 countries such as France, Russia, CIS States, China, Turkey, Greece, Switzerland, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Belarus Norway, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, South Osetia, Abkhazia, Estonia, Latavia and Lithuania.

Spread across a two phase release plan, Double Dhamaal will release in 58 countries in all making it one of the most widely distributed Hindi films overseas. Double Dhamaal is co-produced by Maruti Pictures and Reliance Entertainment and directed by Indra Kumar. It stars Sanjay Dutt, Mallika Sherawat, Kangana Ranaut, Ritiesh Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Ashish Chowdhry and Jaaved Jaffrey.