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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Taare Zameen Par

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: Insufficient Ratings
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $1,223,869
International Gross $10,389,309
Worldwide Gross $11,613,178
Released December 21, 2007 (India)
December 21, 2007 (limited)
MPAA Rating Not Rated
Keywords Foreign Language
Distributed by UTV Communications
Source Original Screenplay
Major Genre Drama
Country India
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate; colours, fish, dogs and kites are just not important in the world of adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks and neatness. And Ishaan just cannot seem to get anything right in class.

When he gets into far more trouble than his parents can handle, he is packed off to a boarding school to ‘be disciplined’. Things are no different at his new school, and Ishaan has to contend with the added trauma of separation from his family.

One day a new art teacher bursts onto the scene, Ram Shankar Nikumbh, who infects the students with joy and optimism. He breaks all the rules of ‘how things are done’ by asking them to think, dream and imagine, and all the children respond with enthusiasm, all except Ishaan. Nikumbh soon realizes that Ishaan is very unhappy, and he sets out to discover why. With time, patience and care, he ultimately helps Ishaan find himself.

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
1/4/2008 38 $102,347   64 $1,599 $1,104,337 17
1/11/2008 42 $44,780 -56.25% 32 $1,399 $1,164,453 24
1/18/2008 50 $26,238 -41.41% 20 $1,312 $1,198,516 31
1/25/2008 71 $8,725 -66.75% 7 $1,246 $1,215,707 38
2/1/2008 75 $4,962 -43.13% 5 $992 $1,223,869 45

Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal Gross
2007-12-27 25 $5,923,793   528 $11,219 $5,923,793
2008-01-03 33 $4,157,907 -29.81% 576 $7,219 $10,081,700
2008-01-10 45 $1,411,946 -66.04% 387 $3,648 $11,493,646