Singh
Is
Kinng
will
be
the
widest
ever
day-and-date
release
of
a
solo
Akshay
Kumar
starrer
in
the
U.K.,
Ireland
and
Europe,
courtesy
of
Studio
18
UK.
In
U.K.
and
Ireland,
the
film
will
preview
on
Thursday,
7th
August
with
a
general
release
on
Friday,
8th
August
on
a
staggering
70
prints.
The
film
has
received
a
PG
certificate
from
the
BBFC
in
U.K.,
which
means
that
it
is
a
complete
watch
for
the
family
audience.
Included
in
the
70
prints
are
2
prints
for
Ireland
--
Singh
Is
Kinng
will
have
a
day-and-date
release
in
both
Dublin
and
Belfast,
in
recognition
of
the
growing
Asian
community
in
Ireland.
In
addition
to
this,
in
Europe,
the
film
opens
on
Friday
on
10
prints
in
Norway,
Sweden,
Denmark,
Germany,
Switzerland,
Belgium,
Netherlands
and
Luxembourg.
There
will
be
a
deferred
release
in
Poland.
Confirms
Tanuj
Garg,
Marketing&Distribution
Head
of
UK&Europe,
Studio
18,
"Our
Welcome
did
nearly
£
912,000
in
U.K.
on
51
prints,
making
it
the
biggest
U.K.
hit
of
Akshay's
career.
With
Singh
Is
Kinng,
we've
raised
the
bar.
Given
the
summer
holiday
period,
the
genre
of
the
film,
Akshay's
star
stature
and
the
aggressive
marketing
for
the
film,
we're
giving
it
an
extensive
release
across
the
circuit."
Story first published: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 15:09 [IST]