2006 has indeed started on a dull and depressing note, with the first release of the year -- JAWANI DIWANI -- proving a supreme disaster at the U.K. box-office. The collections are the lowest when compared to the other Emraan Hashmi starrers [click on the link below].
Amongst previous releases, BLUFFMASTER! has crossed Rs. 5 crores [gross] from the U.S. and U.K. markets [average], while DOSTI - FRIENDS FOREVER has crossed the £ 700,000 mark in U.K. [excellent].
Weekend: January 6 - 8, 2006.
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
- DOSTI - FRIENDS FOREVER [last weekend: No. 7, this weekend: No. 13]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 65,846 on 36 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,829. Total: £ 707,326 [approx. Rs. 5.54 crores].
- BLUFFMASTER! [last weekend: No. 16, this weekend: No. 21]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 13,514 on 17 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 795. Total: £ 269,070 [approx. Rs. 2.11 crores].
- SHIKHAR [last weekend: No. 18, this weekend: No. 28]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 7,145 on 12 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 595. Total: £ 33,073 [approx. Rs. 25.91 lacs].
- VAAH! LIFE HO TOH AISI [last weekend: No. 23, this weekend: No. 36]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 2,502 on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 417. Total: £ 40,489 [approx. Rs. 31.72 lacs].
- JAWANI DIWANI has debuted at No. 38 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 1,929 [approx. Rs. 1.51 lacs] on 4 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 482.
Check out U.K. statistics [from 1999 to 2005] of Emraan Hashmi | Celina Jaitley | Hrishitaa Bhatt
THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]
| RANK | FILM | AVERAGE |
| 1 | DOSTI - FRIENDS FOREVER | £ 1,829 |
| 2 | BLUFFMASTER! | £ 795 |
| 3 | SHIKHAR | £ 595 |
| 4 | JAWANI DIWANI | £ 482 |
| 5 | VAAH! LIFE HO TOH AISI | £ 417 |
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
- BLUFFMASTER! [last weekend: No. 31, this weekend: No. 38]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected $ 50,084 on 30 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,669. Total: $ 668,166 [approx. Rs. 2.97 crores].
