Namastey London opened to a good response and mainly picked up momentum after the second and third day of its release, a major reason being India's exit from the
2007 Cricket World Cup. The film did extremely well in the northern parts of India, especially in
Punjab,
Haryana,
Rajasthan, and
Uttar Pradesh. The film was also received well in other parts of the country. The success of the film ended a long spell of box office failures since the release of
Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love which released in January 2007. The film went on to gross worldwide, The film was also successful overseas. It debuted at number 9 on the UK charts and similarly debuted within the top 20 in the United States and Australian charts. The film collected £238,841 in the first week of its release. As of 27 July 2007, the movie grossed an estimated $15,273,747 in five territories, which included the United States ($4,149,772), Australia ($197,148), India ($17,267,662), Malaysia ($15,285), and the United Kingdom ($9,021,900). ==Remake and sequel==