MUMBAI: Warner Brothers' maiden Hindi movie Chandni Chowk to China has collected Rs 450 million at the box office in the opening weekend.

Made on a budget of Rs 800 million, the movie has pulled in Rs 330 million from the Indian market while the remaining Rs 120 million has come from overseas.

"Chandni Chowk to China has got the widest release for a Bollywood film, releasing across over 1500 screens. The film was released across 1400 screens in India while it saw a 135-screen release in the US. Apart from the US, the film has witnessed a good response in the UK and UAE too," claims Warner Bros India director sales Neeraj Goswami.

Chandni Chowk to China, which has already reached markets like Hong-Kong, Malaysia, Norway and Europe, will now be released in Japan with sub-titles.

"We will be releasing Chandni Chowk to China in Japan on 23 January with sub-titles," Goswami adds.

The Akshay Kumar-starrer is a co-production between Warner Brothers and Ramesh Sippy that saw a simultaneous release worldwide on 16 January.