SARKAR RAJ, BETTERED BY SEX AND THE CITY AND INDIANA JONES

Sarkar beats Hollywood biggies in the UK .Amitabh Bachchan headlined Sarkar Raj has made a spectacular entry into the UK Box Office Top 10.

The hard hitting political thriller beat the much fancied American comedy Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay on its way to a number 8 slot in the charts, 1 slot behind the super-hit Iron Man.

Sarkar Raj was released amongst 6 new entries, but held its own to make just over $369,707 (£185,000). Showing on 49 screens, it also managed to bag the third best average of the weekend - $7545, bettered only by Sex and the City and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

The UK Box Office is currently ablaze with top-notch films, such as Sex in the City, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Superhero Movie, Gone Baby Gone, What Happens in Vega, Speed Race, Mongol and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. For Sarkar Raj to beat the majority of these films is a fete in itself.

We think all this is not BECAUSE OF RAMU, but becasue of the BACHCHAN BRAND.