With DEEWANE HUYE PAAGAL performing way below expectations, all eyes are now on the December releases. There's a wide choice in the final month of 2005: APAHARAN, HOME DELIVERY, MR. YA MISS, EK AJNABEE, KALYUG, NEAL 'N' NIKKI, BLUFFMASTER!, FAMILY - TIES OF BLOOD, DOSTI - FRIENDS FOREVER, VAAH! LIFE HO TOH AISI, HOLIDAY, SHIKHAR, JAWANI DIWANI - A YOUTHFUL RIDE… Will business show an upward trend in the Overseas market? Let's keep our fingers crossed on that!
Back to the present! The Thanksgiving holiday weekend helped DEEWANE HUYE PAAGAL in the U.S., but the film didn't find many takers in U.K. Of the earlier lot, GARAM MASALA might touch the £ 600,000 mark in U.K. [excellent], while EK KHILADI EK HASEENA [U.S.A., U.K., Australia] and TAJ MAHAL [U.K.] have been rejected.
Weekend: November 25 - 27, 2005.
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
- DEEWANE HUYE PAAGAL has debuted at No. 13 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 71,064 [approx. Rs. 56.22 lacs] on 32 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 2,221.
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VIKRAM BHATT MOVIES IN U.K.
| FILM | OPENING WEEKEND [£] | SCREENS | AVERAGE [£] |
| Deewane Huye Paagal | 71,064 | 32 | 2,221 |
| Jurm | 13,962 | 9 | 1,551 |
| Elaan | 37,717 | 19 | 1,985 |
| Aetbaar | 36,939 | 20 | 1,847 |
| Awara Paagal Deewana | 25,370 | 15 | 1,691 |
| Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage | 79,537 | 22 | 3,615 |
| Raaz | 8,717 | 7 | 1,245 |
| Kasoor | - | - | Total: 99,307 |
- GARAM MASALA [last weekend: No. 17, this weekend: No. 20]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 15,780 on 18 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 877. Total: £ 572,006 [approx. Rs. 4.53 crores].
- TAJ MAHAL [last weekend: No. 19, this weekend: No. 23]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 9,722 on 14 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 694. Total: £ 49,150 [approx. Rs. 38.89 lacs].
- EK KHILADI EK HASEENA [last weekend: No. 21, this weekend: No. 29]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 5,013 on 13 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 386. Total: £ 40,636 [approx. Rs. 32.16 lacs].
THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]
| RANK | FILM | AVERAGE |
| 1 | DEEWANE HUYE PAAGAL | £ 2,221 |
| 2 | GARAM MASALA | £ 877 |
| 3 | TAJ MAHAL | £ 694 |
| 4 | EK KHILADI EK HASEENA | £ 386 |
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
- DEEWANE HUYE PAAGAL has debuted at No. 32 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 172,110 [approx. Rs. 79.07 lacs] on 48 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 3,586.
- SHAADI NO. 1 [last weekend: No. 45, this weekend: No. 57]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected $ 21,343 on 40 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 533. Total: $ 336,772 [approx. Rs. 1.54 crores].
- EK KHILADI EK HASEENA [last weekend: No. 37, this weekend: No. 67]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 9,624 on 15 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 641. Total: $ 90,869 [approx. Rs. 41.69 lacs].
THIS WEEKEND IN U.S.A.
[Based on screen averages]
| RANK | FILM | AVERAGE |
| 1 | DEEWANE HUYE PAAGAL | $ 3,586 |
| 2 | EK KHILADI EK HASEENA | $ 641 |
| 3 | SHAADI NO. 1 | $ 533 |
NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE
- DEEWANE HUYE PAAGAL has debuted at No. 39 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 4,720 on 1 screen.
- TAJ MAHAL [last weekend: No. 56, this weekend: No. 54]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 1,475 on 1 screen. New York total: $ 3,991.
AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE
[4-day weekend: November 24 - 27, 2005]
- In its opening weekend, EK KHILADI EK HASEENA has collected Australia $ 5,199 [approx. Rs. 1.76 lacs] on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,733.
