The U T V - distributed mega release, Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (*ing Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu & Anil Kapoor), has opened strongly in the UK.
The gross from its previews and 4-day Easter weekend was a staggering ?£ 219,981. With this title, U T V gives Akshay Kumar his highest ever solo opening in the UK. The opening of Humko Deewana Kar Gaye was even bigger than director Raj Kanwar's previous release, Andaaz, which had fared well in the UK.
On the basis of its weekend performance (April 14-16), despite being on only 38 screens, Humko Deewana Kar Gaye has made its way to the coveted UK Top 10 list (Source: EDI) at # 10.
It ranks above Western titles such as HOSTEL (Sony / 217 screens), THE PINK PANTHER (20th CENTURY FOX / 272 screens), YOURS, MINE & OURS (Sony / 240 screens), THE SQUID AND THE WHALE (Sony / 18 screens) and THE DARK (MOMENTUM / 179 screens).
