The milestone marks the third film in a row to pass $100M worldwide for the Participant / Image Nation partnership, following the success of recent releases 'Contagion' and 'The Help', which grossed over $200 million worldwide.
Abu Dhabi-based production company, Image Nations latest co-production, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, reportedly passed the $100 million mark in worldwide box office sales.
he film was financed and presented by the Participant Media/ Imagenation Fund in association with Fox Searchlight, which is distributing the film worldwide. It premiered in London in February this year, and has since travelled the world, including the UAE.
The milestone marks the third film in a row to pass $100M worldwide for the Participant / Image Nation partnership, following the success of recent releases Contagion and The Help, which grossed over $200 million worldwide. In addition, Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance, produced by Image Nation and Hyde Park also recently grossed more than $130 million, the company claimed.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has reportedly secured its place in the top-ten grossing films for the past four weeks in the US, despite a limited screen count in comparison with other summer blockbusters.
Mohammed Al Mubarak, chairman of Image Nation, commented on the films success: The Image Nation team is thrilled to see The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel pass the $100 million mark, and with the film expanding into more theatres this week the best is still to come. We are proud of our partnership with Participant Media and we look forward to seeing just what this film can achieve.
Through our international partnerships, Image Nation aims to make films that transcend borders and resonate with people regardless of age or culture. It is a pleasure to see this heart-warming, funny film charm audiences across the globe, and as always, the success and experience gained through our international partnerships helps us to power our local productions here in the Emirates, added Michael Garin, CEO of Image Nation.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel follows a group of British retirees who decide to outsource their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and bolstered with visions of a life of leisure, they arrive to find the palace a shell of its former self. Though the new environment is less luxurious than imagined, they are forever transformed by their shared experiences, discovering that life and love can begin again when you let go of the past.
