A Season Of Flops!

It's a grim scenario in Overseas currently. Here's why…

• Aishwarya Rai's second outing in Hollywood, THE MISTRESS OF SPICES, has cut a sorry figure in its opening weekend in U.K.




• The much-hyped HUMKO DEEWANA KAR GAYE has taken a huge dip in U.K. The opening weekend collections of this Akshay-Katrina prem kahani were fabulous in U.K., but the collections have registered a drastic fall in the second weekend. And that doesn't come as a surprise since the film is low on merits. The film is a flop in the U.S. market.




• The new release, PYARE MOHAN, has only added to the tally of flops in both U.K. and U.S. markets. Yet another comedy proves a tragedy at the box-office!

Any silver lining? WATER, the John Abraham-Lisa Ray starrer, is having a successful run in Australia.

Weekend: April 21 - 23, 2006.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

• THE MISTRESS OF SPICES has debuted at No. 12 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 85,563 [approx. Rs. 68.56 lacs] on 56 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,528.

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• HUMKO DEEWANA KAR GAYE [last weekend: No. 10, this weekend: No. 14]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 64,306 on 37 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,738. Total: £ 348,908 [approx. Rs. 2.79 crores].





• PYARE MOHAN has debuted at No. 24 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 23,837 [approx. Rs. 19.08 lacs] on 15 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,589.

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INDRA KUMAR FILMS IN U.K.

• SHAADI SE PEHLE [last weekend: No. 28, this weekend: No. 48]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 4,869 on 8 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 609. Total: £ 123,463 [approx. Rs. 98.83 lacs].





• MALAMAAL WEEKLY [last weekend: No. 45, this weekend: No. 61]: In its seventh weekend, the film has collected £ 1,141 on 4 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 285. Total: £ 331,647 [approx. Rs. 2.65 crores].





• SAAWAN - THE LOVE SEASON [last weekend: No. 49, this weekend: No. 64]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 721 on 10 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 72. Total: £ 41,265 [approx. Rs. 33.03 lacs].





• BANARAS - A MYSTIC LOVE STORY [last weekend: No. 51, this weekend: No. 68]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 459 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 230. Total: £ 7,080 [approx. Rs. 5.67 lacs].

THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.

[Based on screen averages]

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE

• PYARE MOHAN has debuted at No. 39 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 78,462 [approx. Rs. 35.14 lacs] on 27 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,906.





• HUMKO DEEWANA KAR GAYE [last weekend: No. 36, this weekend: No. 44]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 57,002 on 38 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,500. Total: $ 193,471 [approx. Rs. 86.60 lacs].

NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE

• HUMKO DEEWANA KAR GAYE [last weekend: No. 43, this weekend: No. 46]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 2,725 on 1 screen. New York total: $ 8,345.

AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE

[4-day weekend: April 20 - 23, 2006]

• WATER [last weekend: No. 12, this weekend: No. 15]: In its second weekend, the film has collected approx. Australia $ 115,000 on 16 screens. Total: approx. Australia $ 430,000 [approx. Rs. 1.45 crores].