B-town de-stresser of 2010 has delivered what is promised at the B.O. on its opening day. ‘Tees Maar Khan’ has registered an 18 crore gross (14 crore) net collections from India on its opening day (as per the figures by UTV). The movie starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in lead has registered itself amongst the Bollywood top openers list of all times.

Co-produced by UTV Motion Pictures, Three’s Company and Hari Om Entertainment, the film which was released in over 2300 screens worldwide, has also performed well at the key overseas markets, which include US, UK and Gulf, the movie has grossed more than Rs. 5 crores even before its Friday opening, just on paid previews and pre sales of territories.

Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, Motion Pictures, UTV, shares, “Interesting marketing campaigns, a phenomenal distribution strategy, coupled with superbly entertaining content have helped us clock such excellent numbers on the first day itself. Going by the audience reactions both in India and overseas, we expect these figures to grow steadily in the coming weeks.”