Akele Hum Akele Tum was expected to do better before release due to the combination of Aamir Khan and director Mansoor Khan, the combo had delivered a huge hit with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and fair runner in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander and the music had scored and the film had been well promoted by Venus but the action masala Ram Jaane with Shahrukh Khan easily outshone Akele Hum Akele Tum.
Ram Jaane was ahead from day one and remained there through the run and finished with share of 1 crore more than Akele Hum Akele Tu, it may not be much now but the gap is equivalent to the gap between a 60 crore grosser and a 80 crore grosser today.
Ram Jaane also managed to fare better in Overseas despite Akele Hum Akele Tum having the more Overseas friendly genre. It did better in US / Canada but the numbers were dull in United Kingdom where Ram Jaane was much better.
| Akele Hum Akele Tum v Ram Jaane Box Office Details |
| - |
Akele Hum Akele Tum |
Ram Jaane |
| Budget |
4,50,00,000 |
3,75,00,000 |
| Screens |
165 |
175 |
| First Day |
40,00,000 |
62,00,000 |
| First Weekend |
1,29,00,000 |
1,78,00,000 |
| First Week |
2,34,75,000 |
3,15,50,000 |
| Second Week |
1,57,00,000 |
1,97,00,000 |
| Third Week |
1,05,25,000 |
1,23,00,000 |
| Lifetime Nett Gross |
7,06,50,000 |
8,60,75,000 |
| Distributor Share |
3,61,00,000 |
4,60,25,000 |
| Footfalls |
68,53,000 |
1,01,47,000 |
| Overseas Gross |
$190,000 (30 prints) |
$200,000 (26 prints) |
