Dev bombs overseas

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><span style="" font-family:="" arial="" font-size:="">MUMBAI: Hindi films that depict stark realities seldom find many takers in UK and USA. In fact, well made love stories and family dramas find wholehearted approval from the paying public in these two countries. The latest release, </span><span style="" font-family:="" arial="" font-size:="" font-style:="" italic="">Dev</span><span style="" font-family:="" arial="" font-size:="">, also failed to attract the attention of cinegoers there.</span><br /><br /><span style="" font-family:="" arial="" font-size:="">In the US, this Govind Nihalani-directed flick collected $84,728 on 35 screens (approx Rs 38.34 lakhs) in its opening weekend.The per screen average is $2,420.</span><br /><br /><span style="" font-family:="" arial="" font-size:="">In UK too, </span><span style="" font-family:="" arial="" font-size:="" font-style:="" italic="">Dev</span><span style="" font-family:="" arial="" font-size:=""> didn''t impress much either. The film collected £40,509 on 25 screens (approx Rs 33.62 lakhs) in its opening weekend. The per screen average is £1,620. The collections as well as per screen average are lower than that of Hum Tum, which is running in its third week.</span><br /><br /><span style="" font-family:="" arial="" font-size:="">Hum Tum continues its victorious march in both USA and UK. In USA, the Saif Ali Khan starrer has collected $97,312 on 35 screens in its third weekend, taking the total to $686,007 (approx Rs 3.10 crores). In UK too, the film is holding on very well; it has collected £62,170 on 27 screens, taking its total to £446,177 (approx Rs 3.70 crores).</span></div> </div>