North America Slumdog Millionaire
stars dev patel , freida pinto @ 2008 toronto international film festival
slumdog millionaire first shown @ telluride film festival on 30 august 2008, positively received audiences, generating strong buzz . film screened @ toronto international film festival on 7 september 2008, first acknowledged popular success of festival, winning people s choice award. slumdog millionaire debuted limited north american release on 12 november 2008, followed nationwide release in united states on 23 january 2009.
after debuting on wednesday, film grossed $360,018 in 10 theatres in first weekend, strong average of $36,002 per theatre. in second weekend, expanded 32 theatres , made $947,795, or average of $29,619 per theatre, representing drop of 18%. in 10 original theatres released in, viewership went 16%, , attributed strong word-of-mouth. film expanded wide release on 25 december 2008 @ 614 theatres , earned $5,647,007 on extended christmas weekend. following success @ 81st academy awards, film s takings increased 43%, film since titanic. in weekend of 27 february 1 march, film reached widest release @ 2,943 theatres. film has grossed on $140 million @ north american box office.
the film released on dvd , blu-ray in united states on 31 march 2009. film opened @ no. 2 in dvd sales chart, making $14.16m off 842,000 dvd units. of 12 november 2009, estimated 1,964,962 dvd units have been sold, translating $31.32m in revenue. figure not include blu-ray sales/dvd rentals.
it had been announced 20th century fox home entertainment starting new marketing program 2 versions of each release: stripped-down minimal version rental market, , traditional full version bonus features, such commentary , making of material retail market. release production mixed up; full versions shipped in rental cases, , retail versions missing extras despite being listed on outside of box. public apologies issued fox , amazon.
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