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Eros International’s debut release grosses US$ 6.7 million worldwide in the first week
10/08/2006
Eros International plc is pleased to announce that Omkara, Eros’s first worldwide theatrical release and first release into the Indian market, has grossed box office revenues of US$ 6.7 million in its first week since release.
Omkara, a Bollywood adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello, has received an excellent response since its release and has found a place in the UK’s Top 10 charts alongside Hollywood films such as Cars, Break Up, Pirates of the Caribbean, Superman Returns and Garfield 2. (Source: EDI Neilson)
In the US, Omkara is ranked in Variety’s Top 20 US Box Office chart with a screen average of approximately US$ 10,000. This was higher than the screen average for other films from the chart such as Miami Vice, John Tucker Must Die, The Ant Bully and Scoop, all of which were released during the same weekend.
Vishal Bhardwaj’s inspiring adaptation of Othello has captured the imagination of audiences and the film’s powerful performances and mesmerising music have received critical acclaim the world over. Below are some quotes about Omkara.
“Here is a Bollywood director who can be compared with some of the greatest figures of Bollywood's past.” – Derek Malcolm, Evening Standard
“A largely successful attempt to push the boundaries of commercial Hindi cinema: the result is an earnest visual treat.” - Anil Sinanan, Time Out
“I've never seen the play so perfectly tuned to a time or a place” - James Christopher, The Times
“With Omkara, contemporary Bollywood finally enters the realm of world class cinema" - Naman, Sight and Sound
“Words such as 'fantastic', 'marvelous', 'great' cannot sum up the work of art Vishal has shown in his adaptation of Othello.” - Sarbjit Lotay, BBC Asian Network
"Vishal lifts the bar of Indian Cinema" - Times of India
"Omkara would make Shakespeare smile" - Rediff.com
About Eros International plc
Eros Group, an international media and entertainment Company, is the world’s leading distributor of Bollywood films. Its a diversified and integrated global entertainment company that creates, produces and distributes filmed entertainment through its core businesses – theatrical distribution, film production, home video, new media, television and digital theatre exhibition.
Established in 1977, Eros has 27 years of market leadership in international distribution of Indian films. The company operates in over 50 countries with worldwide offices in Isle of Man, India, UK, USA, Dubai, Australia and Fiji. It has built a business model around the release of new films, exploitation of a film library containing more than 1,300 titles making it one of the largest content owners in the business.
Other business streams include high-definition DVDs, digital broadcasting, e-commerce models, mobile downloads, on-demand TV channels and Video On Demand through Eros’ bespoke website www.bondemand.tv.
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