Below Expectations!

The sole release of the week, BLUFFMASTER!, hasn't lived up to the expectations. Despite tremendous hype and glowing reviews by the foreign press, the Abhishek-Priyanka starrer has opened to a rather tame response in the two major markets -- U.S.A. and U.K.


Last week's EK AJNABEE and NEAL 'N' NIKKI have had a drastic fall.

Weekend: December 16 - 18, 2005.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

• BLUFFMASTER! has debuted at No. 9 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 85,437 [approx. Rs. 68 lacs] on 32 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 2,670.

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• EK AJNABEE [last weekend: No. 16, this weekend: No. 21]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 12,081 on 18 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 671. Total: £ 67,808 [approx. Rs. 53.98 lacs].





• DEEWANE HUYE PAAGAL [last weekend: No. 19, this weekend: No. 24]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 6,561 on 17 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 386. Total: £ 201,459 [approx. Rs. 1.60 crores].





• APAHARAN [last weekend: No. 21, this weekend: No. 42]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 580 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 193. Total: £ 43,016 [approx. Rs. 34.22 lacs].

THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.

[Based on screen averages]

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE

• BLUFFMASTER! has debuted at No. 22 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 160,385 [approx. Rs. 72.74 lacs] on 43 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 3,730.





• EK AJNABEE [last weekend: No. 28, this weekend: No. 40]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 32,207 on 38 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 848. Total: $ 181,247 [approx. Rs. 82.20 lacs].





• NEAL 'N' NIKKI [last weekend: No. 37, this weekend: No. 51]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 15,249 on 30 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 508. Total: $ 100,359 [approx. Rs. 45.52 lacs].

NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE

• BLUFFMASTER! has debuted at No. 22 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 18,106 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 9,053. New York total: $ 18,106.





• EK AJNABEE [last weekend: No. 32, this weekend: No. 38]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 2,702 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,351. New York total: $ 13,415.





• NEAL 'N' NIKKI [last weekend: No. 34, this weekend: No. 39]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 2,700 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 900. New York total: $ 12,360.