<p>Released by Reliance Big Pictures, the Rakesh Roshan-produced film grossed an estimated USD 1 million for the period of May 21-23, ranking just behind the ninth-place film 'How to Train Your Dragon' which has grossed over USD 210 million.<br /><br />Directed by Anurag Basu, 'Kites' has been praised by US film critics and has generated the most number of mainstream reviews ever for a Bollywood film on opening day.<br /><br />It has earned an exceptionally high 85 percent score on RottenTomatoes.com, a popular film review aggregator website in US.<br /><br />In India, Kites soared to the second biggest opening day gross in history trailing only '3 Idiots'. In addition, the film has opened at number five at the UK box office.<br /><br />This Friday, on May 28, an international version of the film titled 'Kites- The Remix' will open in select theaters in US.<br /><br />It is presented by Hollywood filmmaker Brett Ratner, focuses more on the action and runs 90 minutes in length.<br /><br />Some theaters across North America will be playing both versions simultaneously giving fans a choice in their viewing experience.</p>
<p>Released by Reliance Big Pictures, the Rakesh Roshan-produced film grossed an estimated USD 1 million for the period of May 21-23, ranking just behind the ninth-place film 'How to Train Your Dragon' which has grossed over USD 210 million.<br /><br />Directed by Anurag Basu, 'Kites' has been praised by US film critics and has generated the most number of mainstream reviews ever for a Bollywood film on opening day.<br /><br />It has earned an exceptionally high 85 percent score on RottenTomatoes.com, a popular film review aggregator website in US.<br /><br />In India, Kites soared to the second biggest opening day gross in history trailing only '3 Idiots'. In addition, the film has opened at number five at the UK box office.<br /><br />This Friday, on May 28, an international version of the film titled 'Kites- The Remix' will open in select theaters in US.<br /><br />It is presented by Hollywood filmmaker Brett Ratner, focuses more on the action and runs 90 minutes in length.<br /><br />Some theaters across North America will be playing both versions simultaneously giving fans a choice in their viewing experience.</p>
