Dhoom 3 Breaks North American Opening Day

Dhoom 3 the action thriller that is also playing like gangbusters in India is tallying up records in North America this weekend. Opening day estimates on the Bollywood film in 236 theaters are anywhere from $1.75M to $1.9M and it is on track for a $3.5M three day weekend. That marks the biggest opening ever for a Bollywood title in North America. Dhoom 3 now has the distinction of being the first Bollywood movie to do over $1M on its opening day. It also scored the highest opening gross for any Indian movie surpassing the previous record holder Disney s UTV love story Chennai Express (which grossed an estimated $745K for its Friday). On Dhoom s opening day it had a per screen average of about $4 500 versus Chennai s roughly $3 800. This has been a strong year for Bollywood in North America. Before Chennai Express was released romcom Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani broke into the Top 10 on its June opening with a $1.3M first weekend take. It must be noted that Yash Raj Films Dhoom 3 has the widest release also to date. Dhoom 3 written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra is considered to be one of the most expensive Indian films of all time and its running time is almost three hours. The high tech heist actioner shot with Chicago as its backdrop is about a circus star out for revenge when his father dies who goes after the Chicago banker that led to his demise. The franchise is also playing in India in 45 locations to phenom numbers translating to $6.1M in U.S. dollars. It is also setting records as the highest opener in Australia more than doubling the previous Indian film Jab Tak Hai Jaan and also in the UAE. Dhoom 3 stars Aamir Khan Abhishek Bachchan Uday Chopra and Katrina Kaif. Check out the trailer

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