Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor’s comedy flick ‘Good Newwz’ is ruling at the box office collections all over the world in the first weekend of the release.
The festive season got merrier as the movie is ruling the box-office and has collected an estimated Rs 78.40 crore in four days and is now inching towards the Rs 100 crore mark in India, plus including 3.5 million USD internationally. Good Newwz proves to be the biggest opener for an Akshay Kumar starrer this year over powering Mission Mangal.
Directed by Raj Mehta and starring Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Diljit Dosanjh and Kiara Advani, the film has been praised from all the quarters for its unique storyline and the incredible chemistry of the entire cast.
Commenting on the opening numbers, Vibha Chopra, Head of Global Syndication and International Film Distribution, Zee Entertainment shares, “We end 2019 on a good note with Good Newwz! We are ecstatic that this comedy drama not only was appreciated by critics but also put the audiences in split of laughter across the globe. The success of the film has also regained the faith in us that a movie with a robust content and good messaging will be successful. We are proud to have always backed such aspiring stories and aim that the film reaches out to everyone. The film is ruling the box-office in UAE at #2, #3 in Germany, #4 in New Zealand, #7 in Canada & Australia and at #9 in UK . It has turned out to be Akshay Kumar’s biggest opener in territories like North America, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Germany surpassing the weekend collection of films like Mission Mangal & Housefull 4. This film marks our fourth consecutive hit with Akshay Kumar after Rustom, Gold and Kesari and our second with Kareena Kapoor Khan after Veere Di Wedding and we hope to keep raising the bar with each film.”
Apoorva Mehta, CEO & Producer, Dharma Productions said, “We are overwhelmed and humbled to see the love and appreciation the film has received not only in India but across the globe. We were fortunate to have an incredible cast led by Akshay Kumar, who were amazing and versatile in delivering laughs across all demographics. This film marks our fourth successful collaboration with Zee Studios International after Raazi, Dhadak and Kesari. We are thankful to them to give this film an extensive reach by taking it far and wide.”
