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Compared to Jodhaa Akbar (Hrithik Roshan-Aishwarya Rai) and Om Shanti Om (Shahrukh Khan-Deepika Padukone), Race has not done that well in the opening March 21-23, 2008 weekend at the U.S. box office.

According to the March 21-23 weekend box office numbers, Race grossed $802,254 and came in at No-18 at the U.S. box office.

In their opening weekends, Jodhaa Akbar grossed $1.3 million while Om Shanti Om grossed $1.76 million. Om Shanti Om debuted at No-11 and Jodhaa Akbar at No-19.

Released in 96 theaters in the U.S., Race had an average gross per theater of $8,356, which again was much lower than Jodhaa Akbar and Om Shanti Om.

Jodhaa Akbar released in 100 theaters and Continue reading »

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What an irony!

When Indian IT companies like Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro are stepping up their investments in the U.S., VMware is going the other way.

Virtualization software house VMware joined the hordes of U.S. corporations that are screwing American workers with its just-announced plans to boost research and development operations in India through an investment of $100 million.

VMware’s Easter gift to struggling American workers include:

* Investing U.S. $100 million in India by 2010
* A new, state-of-the-art 82,000 square foot development center in Bangalore
* Doubling VMware’s India-based engineering organization to more than 1,000 people in the next two years

VMware already has a significant presence across India with offices in Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Delhi, and Mumbai. The company entered India Continue reading »

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