‘Bride’ Tops, ‘Bewafaa’ Shines!

It's BRIDE AND PREJUDICE all the way. Gurinder Chadha's latest flick has taken U.S.A. and Australia by storm and at the rate things are moving, the film is poised for a long, successful run in these two countries.


The latest Hindi release, BEWAFAA, has everything that the Indian diaspora looks for in a Hindi film - melodious music, a formidable star cast and a family-oriented theme. That explains why its opening weekend numbers in both U.K. and U.S.A. are impressive.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

• BEWAFAA has debuted at No. 16 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 150,465 [approx. Rs. 1.25 crores] on 25 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 6,019.

DHARMESH DARSHAN FILMS IN U.K.

• BLACK [last weekend: No. 18, this weekend: No. 23]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 38,852 on 18 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 2,158. Total: £ 326,259 [approx. Rs. 2.73 crores].





• JURM [last weekend: No. 30, this weekend: No. 40]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 4,420 on 8 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 553. Total: £ 28,151 [approx. Rs. 23.56 lacs].





• SHABD [last weekend: No. 32, this weekend: No. 47]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 2,709 on 8 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 339. Total: £ 185,122 [approx. Rs. 1.54 crores].





• DES HOYAA PARDES [Punjabi] [last weekend: No. 47, this weekend: No. 49]: In its seventh weekend, the film has collected £ 2,204 on 4 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 551. Total: £ 120,700 [approx. Rs. 1.01 crores].





• PIND DI KUDI [Punjabi] [last weekend: No. 42, this weekend: No. 57]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 800 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 267. Total: £ 28,990 [approx. Rs. 24.27 lacs].





• KISNA [last weekend: No. 54, this weekend: No. 59]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected £ 678 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 226. Total: £ 237,019 [approx. Rs. 1.98 crores].

AT A GLANCE - SCREEN AVERAGES - U.K.

1. BEWAFAA £ 6,019

2. BLACK £ 2,158

3. JURM £ 553

4. DES HOYAA PARDES £ 551

5. SHABD £ 339

6. PIND DI KUDI £ 267

7. KISNA £ 226

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE

• BRIDE AND PREJUDICE [last weekend: No. 24, this weekend: No. 19]: In its third weekend, the film has collected $ 856,488 on 156 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 5,490. Total: $ 1,800,562 [approx. Rs. 7.85 crores].





• BEWAFAA has debuted at No. 30 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 212,663 [approx. Rs. 92.79 lacs] on 46 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 4,623.





• BLACK [last weekend: No. 41, this weekend: No. 45]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected $ 64,347 on 27 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,383. Total: $ 541,835 [approx. Rs. 2.36 crores].

NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE

• BRIDE AND PREJUDICE: In its third weekend [No. 16], the film has collected $ 93,552 on 15 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 6,237. New York total: $ 388,032.





• BLACK: In its fourth weekend [No. 30], the film has collected $ 15,851 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 5,284. New York total: $ 85,806.





• BEWAFAA: In its opening weekend [No. 44], the film has collected $ 6,242 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 3,121. New York total: $ 6,242.

AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE

[4-day weekend: February 24 - 27, 2005]

• BRIDE AND PREJUDICE [last weekend: No. 3, this weekend: No. 3]: In its second weekend, the film has collected Australia $ 741,765 on 99 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 7,493. Total: Australia $ 2,084,513 [approx. Rs. 7.13 crores].





• BEWAFAA has collected Australia $ 28,169 on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 4,695. Total: Australia $ 28,169 [approx. Rs. 9.63 lacs].