Exhibition

Public Screening: Slumdog Millionaire was first shown at the Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2008, where it was positively received by audiences, The film also screened at the Toronto International film Festival on 7 September 2008, where it was "the first widely acknowledged popular success" of the festival,


Cinemas: In North America the film only opened in 10 cinemas, then in the second week it was shown in 32 cinemas by the 25 December it was shown in
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Festivals: The film had both a Indian and UK film premiere

Awards: The film won a total of 118 awards out of 168 nominations. 8 Academy Awards, 7 BAFTA's, 4 Golden Globes and 2 GRammy Awards, and the peoples choice award are jut some of the major awards they won.

Critical Acclaim: The critical acclaim for Slumdog was very high, hence high ratings


Reviews: Slumdog currently holds a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 8.2/10 average score.  Movie City News shows that the film appeared in 123 different top ten lists, out of 286 different critics lists surveyed, the 3rd most mentions on a top ten list of any film released in 2008. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times gave the film 4 out of 4 stars, stating that it is, "a breathless, exciting story, heartbreaking and exhilarating."


Profit:


DVD & Merchandise Sales: reached number 2 on the DVD chart sales and took in a total of $14.16 million