AVATAR seems to have made a dent in business of all films, Hindi included. Last week's ROCKET SINGH - SALESMAN OF THE YEAR fell sharply in its second weekend in U.K. Now all eyes are on 3 IDIOTS, which will have a wide release in the international markets.
Weekend: December 18 - 20, 2009.
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
- VETTAIKAARAN [Tamil film] has debuted at No. 14 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 43,608 [approx. Rs. 32.80 lacs] on 12 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 3,634.
- ROCKET SINGH - SALESMAN OF THE YEAR [last weekend: No. 16, this weekend: No. 19]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 18,588 on 27 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 688. Total: £ 1,13,581 [approx. Rs. 85.43 lacs].
- DE DANA DAN [last weekend: No. 26, this weekend: No. 27]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 9,428 on 22 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 429. Total: £ 5,48,768 [approx. Rs. 4.13 crores].
- PAA [last weekend: No. 23, this weekend: No. 28]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 9,066 on 14 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 648. Total: £ 1,51,768 [approx. Rs. 1.14 crores].
- KURBAAN [last weekend: No. 39, this weekend: No. 37]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 2,818 on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 403. Total: £ 3,74,242 [approx. Rs. 2.82 crores].
- AJAB PREM KI GHAZAB KAHANI [last weekend: No. 57, this weekend: No. 57]: In its seventh weekend, the film has collected £ 882 on 1 screen. Total: £ 4,44,041 [approx. Rs. 3.34 crores].
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
- KURBAAN [last weekend: No. 62, this weekend: No. 65]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected $ 1,496 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 499. Total: $ 7,54,268 [approx. Rs. 3.53 crores].