BAABUL has stormed the U.K. charts, fetching an impressive start in its opening weekend. In terms of screen average, the film is better than RANG DE BASANTI [£ 5,822], HUMKO DEEWANA KAR GAYE [£ 4,604], PHIR HERA PHERI [£ 3,482], KRRISH [£ 4,576], LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI [£ 6,136], DON [£ 5,715] and UMRAO JAAN [£ 3,487]. At the rate it's faring, BAABUL should easily cross the entire business of BAGHBAN in U.K. [£ 748,028] in a few weeks from now. In Australia, BAABUL has had a good average start.
Meanwhile, the biggest hit of the season, DHOOM 2, has crossed Rs. 21.75 crores [gross] from the five markets -- U.K., U.S.A., Australia, New Zealand and Netherlands [see figures below]. Phenomenal!
Weekend: December 8 - 10, 2006.
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
- BAABUL has debuted at No. 8 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 289,907 [approx. Rs. 2.53 crores] on 45 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 6,442. Note:- £ 289,907 includes Thursday previews [£ 12,263 on 21 screens] and Friday-Sunday weekend collections [£ 277,644].
- DHOOM 2 [last weekend: No. 10, this weekend: No. 14]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 78,405 on 48 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,633. Total: £ 1,039,223 [approx. Rs. 9.13 crores].
- VIVAH [last weekend: No. 23, this weekend: No. 42]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 2,645 on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 378. Total: £ 257,132 [approx. Rs. 2.26 crores].
- UMRAO JAAN [last weekend: No. 35, this weekend: No. 51]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected £ 1,017 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 339. Total: £ 414,571 [approx. Rs. 3.64 crores].
- RENDU [Tamil; last weekend: No. 43, this weekend: No. 53]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 875 on 1 screen. Total: £ 10,923 [approx. Rs. 9.60 lacs].
- EK JIND EK JAAN [Punjabi; last weekend: No. 31, this weekend: No. 78]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 155 on 1 screen. Total: £ 8,187 [approx. Rs. 7.15 lacs].
THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]
| RANK | FILM | AVERAGE |
| 1 | BAABUL | £ 6,442 |
| 2 | DHOOM 2 | £ 1,633 |
| 3 | RENDU [Tamil] | £ 875 |
| 4 | VIVAH | £ 378 |
| 5 | UMRAO JAAN | £ 339 |
| 6 | EK JIND EK JAAN [Punjabi] | £ 155 |
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
- DHOOM 2 [last weekend: No. 20, this weekend: No. 27]: In its third weekend, the film has collected $ 163,498 on 51 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 3,206. Total: $ 2,344,702 [approx. Rs. 10.50 crores].
NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE
- DHOOM 2 [last weekend: No. 19, this weekend: No. 23]: In its third weekend, the film has collected $ 26,846 on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 4,474. New York total: $ 273,963.
AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE
[4-day weekend: December 7 - 10, 2006]
- In its opening weekend [No. 18], BAABUL has collected approx. Australia $ 42,484 [approx. Rs. 14.95 lacs] on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 6,069.
- In its second week [November 30-December 6], DHOOM 2 [No. 17] has collected Australia $ 123,276 on 12 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 10,273. Total: Australia $ 384,025 [approx. Rs. 1.35 crores]
NEW ZEALAND BOX-OFFICE
[4-day weekend: December 7 - 10, 2006]
- DHOOM 2 [last weekend: No. 9, this weekend: No. 14]: In its third weekend, the film has collected approx. New Zealand $ 14,272 on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,854. Total: approx. New Zealand $ 146,621 [approx. Rs. 45.29 lacs].
NETHERLANDS BOX-OFFICE
[4-day weekend: December 7 - 10, 2006]
- DHOOM 2 [last weekend: No. 13, this weekend: No. 13]: In its second weekend, the film has collected approx. Euro 18,918 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to Euro 6,306. Total: approx. Euro 50,153 [approx. Rs. 29.78 lacs].
