MALAMAAL WEEKLY continues to have a dream run in U.K. The film has surpassed all expectations and going by the numbers, should cross £ 300,000 in the next few days. Keeping the economics in mind, this Priyadarshan laughathon is a blockbuster hit. The film is faring well in the U.S. as well.
IQBAL, which had a rather late release in U.K., was backed by an impressive pre-release campaign by its distributors, Tip Top. Unfortunately, the fantastic promotion hasn't translated into great numbers. It's a damp squib in this territory.
Weekend: March 31 - April 2, 2006.
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
- MALAMAAL WEEKLY [last weekend: No. 17, this weekend: No. 25]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 25,803 on 18 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,434. Total: £ 291,714 [approx. Rs. 2.29 crores].
- IQBAL has debuted at No. 34 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 7,373 [approx. Rs. 5.80 lacs] on 23 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 321.
- TAXI NO. 9211 [last weekend: No. 39, this weekend: No. 36]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected £ 6,361 on 13 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 489. Total: £ 203,336 [approx. Rs. 1.60 crores].
- BEING CYRUS [last weekend: No. 29, this weekend: No. 39]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 5,474 on 12 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 456. Total: £ 33,883 [approx. Rs. 26.63 lacs].
- HUMKO TUMSE PYAAR HAI [last weekend: No. 35, this weekend: No. 47]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected £ 4,122 on 4 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,031. Total: £ 221,830 [approx. Rs. 1.74 crores].
- RANG DE BASANTI [last weekend: No. 38, this weekend: No. 49]: In its tenth weekend, the film has collected £ 2,987 on 4 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 747. Total: £ 821,275 [approx. Rs. 6.45 crores].
THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]
| RANK | FILM | AVERAGE |
| 1 | MALAMAAL WEEKLY | £ 1,434 |
| 2 | HUMKO TUMSE PYAAR HAI | £ 1,031 |
| 3 | RANG DE BASANTI | £ 747 |
| 4 | TAXI NO. 9211 | £ 489 |
| 5 | BEING CYRUS | £ 456 |
| 6 | IQBAL | £ 321 |
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
- BEING CYRUS [last weekend: No. 57, this weekend: No. 63]: In its second weekend, the film has collected [approx] $ 30,000 on 22 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,364. Total: $ 80,266 [approx. Rs. 35.87 lacs].
- TAXI NO. 9211 [last weekend: No. 68, this weekend: No. 81]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected $ 10,034 on 12 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 836. Total: $ 291,048 [approx. Rs. 1.30 crores].
- RANG DE BASANTI [last weekend: No. 76, this weekend: No. 108]: In its tenth weekend, the film has collected $ 2,144 on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 357. Total: $ 2,197,331 [approx. Rs. 9.8 crores].
NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE
- MALAMAAL WEEKLY [last weekend: No. 48, this weekend: No. 51]: In its third weekend, the film has collected $ 2,688 on 1 screen. New York total: $ 18,262.
- BEING CYRUS [last weekend: No. 55, this weekend: No. 55]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 2,179 on 1 screen. New York total: $ 5,430.
- RANG DE BASANTI [last weekend: No. 60, this weekend: No. 63]: In its tenth weekend, the film has collected $ 1,389 on 1 screen. New York total: $ 192,930.
- TAXI NO. 9211 [last weekend: No. 62, this weekend: No. 64]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected $ 1,339 on 1 screen. New York total: $ 32,222.
