There's some good news! Gurinder Chadha's BRIDE AND PREJUDICE, starring Aishwarya Rai, has taken a fabulous start in U.S.A. It's per screen average is next to the Will Smith starrer HITCH.
BLACK is steady in U.K., but has registered a substantial drop in U.S.A. in the second weekend. The remaining releases have not been able to make any kind of an impact at the box-office.
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
- BLACK [last weekend: No. 18, this weekend: No. 19]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 60,806 on 19 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 3,200. The total so far has been £ 157,459 [approx. Rs. 1.29 crores].
- SHABD [last weekend: No. 16, this weekend: No. 23]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 33,273 on 22 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,512. The total so far has been £ 140,446 [approx. Rs. 1.15 crores]. A noticeable drop!
- KISNA [last weekend: No. 24, this weekend: No. 32]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 10,012 on 16 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 626. The total so far has been £ 228,983 [approx. Rs. 1.88 crores]. Poor!
- DES HOYAA PARDES [Punjabi] [last weekend: No. 29, this weekend: No. 37]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 5,889 on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,178. The total so far has been £ 109,575 [approx. Rs. 90.40 lacs]. Steady!
- PADMASHREE LALOO PRASAD YADAV records dismal collections in its debut weekend [No. 46]. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 2,268 [approx. Rs. 1.87 lacs] on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 454.
- BLACKMAIL [last weekend: No. 42, this weekend: No. 55]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 837 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 279. The total so far has been £ 23,902 [approx. Rs. 19.74 lacs].
- ELAAN [last weekend: No. 45, this weekend: No. 61]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 391 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 196. The total so far has been £ 128,888 [approx. Rs. 1.06 crores].
- VEER-ZAARA [last weekend: No. 53, this weekend: No. 66]: In its fourteenth weekend, the film has collected £ 127 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 64. The total so far has been £ 2,011,791 [approx. Rs. 16.56 crores].
AT A GLANCE - SCREEN AVERAGES - U.K.
- 1. BLACK £ 3,200
2. SHABD £ 1,512
3. DES HOYAA PARDES £ 1,178
4. KISNA £ 626
5. PADMASHREE LALOO PRASAD YADAV £ 454
6. BLACKMAIL £ 279
7. ELAAN £ 196
8. VEER-ZAARA £ 64
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
- BRIDE AND PREJUDICE has debuted at No. 20 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 385,848 [approx. Rs. 1.68 crores] on 32 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 12,057.
- BLACK [last weekend: No. 37, this weekend: No. 47]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 82,504 on 45 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,833. The total so far has been $ 246,841 [approx. Rs. 1.07 crores].
NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE
- BRIDE AND PREJUDICE: In its opening weekend [No. 13], the film has collected $ 117,920 on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 16,846.
- BLACK: In its second weekend [No. 27], the film has collected $ 21,111 on 4 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 5,278. New York total: $ 37,800.
- SHABD: In its second weekend [No. 52], the film has collected $ 3,849 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,283. New York total: $ 13,427.
