All eyes on ‘Guru’

With 2007 starting on a dull note [no exciting release], all eyes are trained on Mani Ratnam’s GURU, which opens this Friday. The first biggie of 2007

carries the baggage of huge expectations. The Indian diaspora as well as the Asian community looks forward to this biggie with bated

breadth.

Weekend: January 5 – 7, 2007.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

• BHAGAM BHAG [last weekend: No. 13, this weekend: No. 18]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 30,265 on 29 screens, with the per

  screen average working out to £ 1,044. Total: £ 459,325 [approx. Rs. 3.96 crores].





• BAABUL [last weekend: No. 17, this weekend: No. 21]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 19,251 on 18 screens, with the per screen

  average working out to £ 1,070. Total: £ 917,768 [approx. Rs. 7.90 crores].





• I SEE YOU [last weekend: No. 24, this weekend: No. 39]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 3,491 on 7 screens, with the per screen

  average working out to £ 499. Total: £ 20,497 [approx. Rs. 17.64 lacs].





• KABUL EXPRESS [last weekend: No. 34, this weekend: No. 41]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 2,840 on 7 screens, with the per

  screen average working out to £ 406. Total: £ 110,242 [approx. Rs. 94.89 lacs].





• DHOOM 2 [last weekend: No. 32, this weekend: No. 44]: In its seventh weekend, the film has collected £ 2,496 on 3 screens, with the per screen

  average working out to £ 832. Total: £ 1,168,354 [approx. Rs. 10.06 crores].





• THIRUVILAYADAL ARAMBAM [Tamil; last weekend: No. 41, this weekend: No. 59]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 600 on 2 screens,

  with the per screen average working out to £ 300. Total: £ 19,093 [approx. Rs. 16.46 lacs].

THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.

[Based on screen averages]

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE

• BHAGAM BHAG: In its third weekend, the film has collected $ 53,600 on 26 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,062. Total: $

  789,963 [approx. Rs. 3.50 crores].





• DHOOM 2 [last weekend: No. 45, this weekend: No. 66]: In its seventh weekend, the film has collected $ 6,512 on 9 screens, with the per screen

  average working out to $ 724. Total: $ 2,642,290 [approx. Rs. 11.74 crores].





• KABUL EXPRESS [last weekend: No. 56, this weekend: No. 68]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected $ 5,652 on 7 screens, with the per

  screen average working out to $ 807. Total: $ 296,586 [approx. Rs. 1.32 crores].





• BAABUL: The film has grossed $ 1,065,809 in the North American territory [till 7th January]. The break-up: U.S.A. gross $ 771,222, Canada $

  294,587.