MALAMAAL WEEKLY has sprung a pleasant surprise. Lack of face-value and a rural theme haven't deterred the movie-going audience to stay away from the film. The medium-budget comedy has taken an excellent start in U.K. & U.S.A., garnering better weekend collections than most films released this year.
Amongst earlier releases, RANG DE BASANTI has crossed [approx.] Rs. 15.6 crores from U.K. and U.S.A.
Weekend: March 10 - 12, 2006.
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
- MALAMAAL WEEKLY has debuted at No. 20 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 70,655 [approx. Rs. 54.41 lacs] on 14 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 5,047.
- HUMKO TUMSE PYAAR HAI [last weekend: No. 21, this weekend: No. 27]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 21,029 on 15 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,402. Total: £ 179,288 [approx. Rs. 1.38 crores].
- TAXI NO. 9211 [last weekend: No. 23, this weekend: No. 29]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 19,249 on 16 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,203. Total: £ 157,850 [approx. Rs. 1.22 crores].
- RANG DE BASANTI [last weekend: No. 34, this weekend: No. 38]: In its seventh weekend, the film has collected £ 9,780 on 10 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 978. Total: £ 794,296 [approx. Rs. 6.12 crores].
- TEESRI AANKH - THE HIDDEN CAMERA [last weekend: No. 36, this weekend: No. 44]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 6,301 on 11 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 573. Total: £ 33,973 [approx. Rs. 26.17 lacs].
THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]
| RANK | FILM | AVERAGE |
| 1 | MALAMAAL WEEKLY | £ 5,047 |
| 2 | HUMKO TUMSE PYAAR HAI | £ 1,402 |
| 3 | TAXI NO. 9211 | £ 1,203 |
| 4 | RANG DE BASANTI | £ 978 |
| 5 | TEESRI AANKH - THE HIDDEN CAMERA | £ 573 |
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
- In its opening weekend, MALAMAAL WEEKLY has collected $ 75,556 [approx. Rs. 33.52 lacs] on 19 prints, with the per screen average working out to $ 3,977.
- RANG DE BASANTI [last weekend: No. 52, this weekend: No. 59]: In its seventh weekend, the film has collected $ 36,453 on 30 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,215. Total: $ 2,143,354 [approx. Rs. 9.52 crores].
- TAXI NO. 9211 [last weekend: No. 56, this weekend: No. 62]: In its third weekend, the film has collected $ 31,767 on 30 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,059. Total: $ 220,182 [approx. Rs. 97.75 lacs].
NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE
- RANG DE BASANTI [last weekend: No. 40, this weekend: No. 39]: In its seventh weekend, the film has collected $ 9,633 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 3,211. New York total: $ 182,320.
- TAXI NO. 9211 [last weekend: No. 48, this weekend: No. 57]: In its third weekend, the film has collected $ 4,065 on 1 screen. New York total: $ 24,143.
