MUMBAI: Angelina Jolie‘s latest film Salt that opened in India with 464 prints in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu simultaneously on 23 July became the star‘s biggest opening film in India when it garnered Rs 78 million in its opening weekend.
The success of the espionage thriller that released on 23 July has cemented Jolie‘s position as an action star comparable to James Bond and Bourne. It opened with a solid $36m at the US box office.
Said Sony Pictures India MD Kercy Daruwala, "The film has done great business thanks to Angelina Jolie‘s appeal with both men and women. Moreover, the spy genre has always appealed to Indian audiences. In fact this looks like it could be the highest grossing female-led Hollywood film in India."
Salt follows the tremendous success of Sony Pictures‘ The Karate Kid which is still continuing a long run at the box-office in its seventh week.
Sony Pictures‘ next releases are the $150m plus Adam Sandler comedy Grown Ups on 13 August as well as the studio‘s next four-language release, Resident Evil: Afterlife, in 3D that will release on 10 September. This will be followed shortly by the much-awaited Julia Roberts starrer Eat Pray Love in October.
