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2022-09-07 20:34:33

‘Hawa first Bangladeshi film in US box office hits’

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‘Hawa first Bangladeshi film in US box office hits’

Mejbaur Rahman Sumon’s film “Hawa” is now thriving in the United States, currently placing at 27th spot among the top 30 films in US box office.

On September 2, the film premiered in 73 theaters in US and 13 in Canada.

This is the first time a Bangladeshi movie has ranked in the top 30 in US box office, according to Md Waliullah Sajib, President of Swapna Scarecrow Bangladesh, which is the distributor of the film in North America.

According to Swapna Scarecrow Bangladesh, the gross box office collection of "Hawa" is $213,461 till now, a combined collection in Canada and USA. A total of 25,444 people (9,930 in Canada and 15,514 in US) have seen “Hawa”, a record for a Bangladeshi film.

“Hawa” is the second Chanchal Chowdhury-starring movie that has been commercially successful in North America. The 2018 film “Debi”, starring Chanchal and Jaya Ahsan, secured a lifetime box office collection of $125,414.

With its collection of $127,149 in the US market and $86,312 in Canada, “Hawa” broke the record in just three days.

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