‘ADZ’ weak, ‘Ek’ disaster

Both EK - THE POWER OF ONE and AA DEKHEN ZARA have performed poorly in the international markets. AA DEKHEN ZARA is weak in U.K. and Australia, while EK - THE POWER OF ONE is competing with the lowest openers of this year in U.K. Disaster... SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE total so far:- America: $ 139.3 million, U.K.: £ 30.8 million and Australia: Aus. $ 18.9 million.

Weekend: March 27 - 29, 2009.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

• AA DEKHEN ZARA has debuted at No. 24 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 32,414 [approx. Rs. 23.54 lacs] on 17 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,907.
  
  The breakup:- Friday: £ 9,204; Saturday: £ 13,622; Sunday: £ 9,588.
• EK - THE POWER OF ONE has debuted at No. 43 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 5,300 [approx. Rs. 3.85 lacs] on 11 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 482.
  The breakup:- Friday: £ 1,448; Saturday: £ 2,395; Sunday: £ 1,457.
• ALOO CHAAT [last weekend: No. 27, this weekend: No. 47]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 4,385 on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 877. Total: £ 24,563 [approx. Rs. 17.79 lacs].
• JAG JEONDEYAN DE MELE [Punjabi film; last weekend: No. 35, this weekend: No. 63]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected £ 1,679 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 560. Total: £ 1,35,697 [approx. Rs. 98.26 lacs].
• BILLU [last weekend: No. 55, this weekend: No. 69]: In its seventh weekend, the film has collected £ 1,029 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 515. Total: £ 5,34,481 [approx. Rs. 3.87 crores].
• DELHI 6 [last weekend: No. 44, this weekend: No. 105]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected £ 112 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 37. Total: £ 2,32,403 [approx. Rs. 1.68 crores].

THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.

[Based on screen averages]

AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE

Weekend: March 26 - 29, 2009.

• AA DEKHEN ZARA: In its opening weekend, the film has collected approx. Aus. $ 16,568 [approx. Rs. 5.84 lacs] on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to Aus. $ 3,314.