Source: BOI
Date: 25th February 2008
After 2008 seeing failure after failure there is relief at last. Jodhaa Akbar has emerged the first hit of 2008. The film is not a universal hit but business is similar to the first hits of the last two years Rang De Basanti and Guru where both films succeeded due to strong business in certain areas. Jodhaa Akbar has managed to do 10 crore nett business in its second weekend and this without Rajasthan and most centres of CP Berar and CI. The film is showing very good collections in Mumbai, Delhi-NCR and South. The ten day business of Jodhaa Akbar stands at nearly 35 crore and it is expected to end its second week with business of 39 crore. The film's business is much lower than the likes of Om Shanti Om and Welcome but considering all the problems and obstacles the film faced and is still facing, it is a great result for the team of Jodhaa Akbar.
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By Businessofcinema
Date: 25 February 2008
Mumbai: Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai starrer Jodhaa Akbar hasgrossed Rs 740 million (Rs 74 crore) worldwide in 10 days.In India, the movie has grossed Rs. 527 million (Rs 52.70 crores), despite not having a release in Rajasthan, which UTV considers as one of the key markets for this genre of films. United Motion Pictures (UMP) had kept aside approximately 30 prints (including digital) for Rajasthan. In the US, Jodhaa Akbar has grossed $2,500,000 million (Rs. 10crores), in UK the collections stand at $1,400,000 (Rs 5.60 crores), in the Gulf the film garnered $800,000 (Rs. 3.2 crores), in Australia $286,906 (Rs. 1.15 crores) and $380,000 (Rs. 1.5 crores) in the rest of the world. UMP is now gearing up for the release of its Telugu and Tamil version on 6 March. They are in talks with various local groups to try and get the film released in Rajasthan. UMP has moved the MP High Court, following the suspension of screenings in Madhya Pradesh by the State Government and has announced that it will go up to the Supreme Court if need be.