The Christmas weekend gave a boost to the business, with DOSTI - FRIENDS FOREVER [U.K.] and BLUFFMASTER! [U.S.A.] being the prime beneficiaries. However, due to vacations in the West, the collections of a number of films are still unreceived.
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
[Weekend: December 23 - 25, 2005]
- DOSTI - FRIENDS FOREVER has debuted at No. 5 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 146,069 [approx. Rs. 1.14 crores] on 41 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 3,563.
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SUNEEL DARSHAN MOVIES IN U.K.
| FILM | OPENING WEEKEND [£] | SCREENS | AVERAGE [£] |
| Dosti - Friends Forever [director] | 146,069 | 41 | 3,563 |
| Barsaat [director] | 141,504 | 41 | 3,451 |
| Andaaz [producer] | 101,504 | 32 | 3,172 |
| Talaash [director] | 63,765 | 25 | 2,551 |
| Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya [producer] | 27982 | 16 | 1,749 |
| Ek Rishtaa [director] | 107,944 | 16 | 6,747 |
| Jaanwar [director] | 4,538 | 6 | 756 |
- BLUFFMASTER! [last weekend: No. 9, this weekend: No. 10]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 26,651 on 31 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 860. Total: £ 165,654 [approx. Rs. 1.29 crores].
- VAAH! LIFE HO TOH AISI has debuted at No. 20 position. The figures had yet to come in while writing this piece.
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
[Weekend: December 23 - 26, 2005]
- BLUFFMASTER! [last weekend: No. 22, this weekend: No. 26]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 202,941 on 46 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 4,412. Total: $ 414,551 [approx. Rs. 1.87 crores].
- EK AJNABEE [last weekend: No. 40, this weekend: No. 48]: In its third weekend, the film has collected $ 19,464 on 38 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 512. Total: $ 213,143 [approx. Rs. 96.15 lacs].
NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE
[Weekend: December 23 - 26, 2005]
- BLUFFMASTER! [last weekend: No. 22, this weekend: No. 26]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 27,017 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 13,509. New York total: $ 48,957.
