Overwhelmed with response to Good Newwz: Akshay Kumar

By - IANS

JANUARY 03,2020

Actor Akshay Kumar is overwhelmed with the success of "Good Newwz", and says the success makes him confident that a movie with good messaging will always fetch appreciation.Also starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Kiara Advani and Diljit Dosanjh, "Good Newwz" is about two couples who are trying to have a baby through IVF."We are extremely overwhelmed with the response coming in for 39Good Newwz39 as it39s a subject which had to be shared with the audience. It39s an important subject and I thank the viewers not only in India but also overseas that they have accepted us with open hearts. With this film, I am confident that a movie with good messaging and subject will always fetch success and appreciation," Akshay said.The Raj Mehta directorial earned 6.42 million Rs 45.58 crore in the first week across international markets. It was distributed overseas by Zee Studios International. It released in the last week of December, 2019.Commenting on the opening week numbers, Vibha Chopra, Head of Global Syndication and International Film Distribution, Zee Entertainment, said: "The film is ruling the box-office since its release, it stands at 2 in UAE, 3 in Germany, 4 in New Zealand, 7 in Canada Australia and at 9 in UK. It has turned out to be Akshay Kumar39s biggest opener in territories like North America, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and has crossed the lifetime business of his previous films like 39Kesari39, 39Gold39, 39Padman39, 39Toilet: Ek Prem Katha39, 39Jolly LLB 239 and 39Rustom39."