Mumbai, Aug 18 - Director Vishal Bharadwaj's dark thriller 'Kaminey' has turned out to be a goldmine, earning about Rs.330 million in its first weekend at the box office.

Produced by UTV Motion Pictures, the fast-paced crime drama, released Friday, has made good business despite the fact that it wasn't released in major cities of Maharashtra the same day due to swine flu scare.

'Kaminey' was released worldwide with 1,200 prints and it hit theatres in Maharashtra Monday.

'The film has surpassed all expectations with the kind of business it did in the first weekend of its release and critical acclaim that it has generated in India and around the world,' said Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, UTV Motion Pictures.