Expect the unexpected! Although JO BOLE SO NIHAAL proved to be a flop in India, its business in U.K. is very upbeat. In terms of screen average, this Sunny Deol starrer has overtaken the No. 1 hit in Overseas, WAQT, this weekend.
Here's another surprise for you! MAIN AISA HI HOON may have been a disaster in India, but is rock-steady [on the lower side] in U.K.
On the other hand, NAZAR, which made its debut this week, has proved to be a failure in U.K.
Weekend: May 20 - 22, 2005.
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
- WAQT - THE RACE AGAINST TIME [last weekend: No. 15, this weekend: No. 16]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 37,980 on 31 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,225. Total: £ 800,864 [approx. Rs. 6.39 crores].
- JO BOLE SO NIHAAL [last weekend: No. 16, this weekend: No. 17]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 37,489 on 18 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 2,083. Total: £ 122,487 [approx. Rs. 97.73 lacs].
- NAZAR has debuted at No. 30 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 6,934 [approx. Rs. 5.53 lacs] on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,156.
MUKESH BHATT FILMS IN U.K.
| FILM | OPENING WEEKEND [£] | SCREENS | AVERAGE [£] |
| Nazar | 6,934 | 6 | 1,156 |
| Zeher | 9,790 | 6 | 1,632 |
| Tumsa Nahin Dekha | 3,580 | 8 | 448 |
| Murder | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Inteha | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Footpath | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Saaya | 4,420 | 5 | 884 |
| Gunaah | 7,150 | 12 | 596 |
| Raaz | 8,717 | 7 | 1,245 |
| Kasoor | - | - | Total: 99,307 |
| Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar | - | - | Total: 18,014 |
| Sangharsh | 1,537 | 2 | 769 |
- MAIN AISA HI HOON [last weekend: No. 25, this weekend: No. 34]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 5,911 on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 844. Total: £ 61,577 [approx. Rs. 49.14 lacs].
- KAAL [last weekend: No. 24, this weekend: No. 37]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 5,240 on 11 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 476. Total: £ 234,259 [approx. Rs. 1.86 crores].
- KYAA KOOL HAI HUM [last weekend: No. 30, this weekend: No. 38]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 4,941 on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 824. Total: £ 42,441 [approx. Rs. 33.86 lacs].
- NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE - THE FORGOTTEN HERO has debuted at No. 61 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 830 [approx. Rs. 66,238] on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 138.
TOP FILMS IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]
| RANK | FILM | AVERAGE |
| 1 | JO BOLE SO NIHAAL | £ 2,083 |
| 2 | WAQT - THE RACE AGAINST TIME | £ 1,225 |
| 3 | NAZAR | £ 1,156 |
| 4 | MAIN AISA HI HOON | £ 844 |
| 5 | KYAA KOOL HAI HUM | £ 824 |
| 6 | KAAL | £ 476 |
| 7 | NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE -THE FORGOTTEN HERO | £ 138 |
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
- BRIDE AND PREJUDICE [last weekend: No. 73, this weekend: No. 70]: In its fifteenth weekend, the film has collected $ 7,329 on 12 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 610. Total: $ 6,601,079 [approx. Rs. 28.80 crores].
NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE
- KAAL [last weekend: No. 41, this weekend: No. 41]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected $ 2,077 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,039. New York total: $ 21,956.
- WAQT - THE RACE AGAINST TIME [last weekend: No. 48, this weekend: No. 48]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected $ 1,252 on 1 screen. New York total: $ 32,501.
