The
much-awaited
Race
has
opened
to
a
fantastic
response
[90%
+]
across
the
nation.
The
film
has
had
an
extensive
release
in
India
[1300
screens,
of
which
450
are
digitals],
with
some
multiplexes
playing
as
many
as
24
shows
a
day
[Cinemax
Versova
in
Mumbai].
Saturday
is
a
holiday
[Holi]
and
Sunday
being
a
holiday,
the
first
weekend
is
expected
to
be
huge.
The
reports
are
extremely
positive
and
one
expects
the
business
on
weekdays
to
be
strong
as
well.
With
such
strong
business
on
hand,
the
film
is
expected
to
emerge
a
major
success
story
in
days
to
come.
Meanwhile,
UTV
organized
the
paid
previews
in
India
on
Thursday
night
and
the
response
was
fabulous
everywhere.
Paid
previews
were
also
held
in
U.K.
and
the
collections
were
£
34,283
on
33
screens.
In
the
meantime,
the
first
hit
of
2008,
Jodhaa
Akbar,
is
nearing
the
£
1
million
mark
in
U.K.
The
total
has
reached
£
988,424
till
Thursday
night.
Story first published: Thursday, September 4, 2008, 13:55 [IST]