The three new releases, APAHARAN, HOME DELIVERY and MR. YA MISS, have proved non-starters in Overseas. In fact, the [terrible] weekend collections of all three films have caught everyone by surprise.
Meanwhile, last week's DEEWANE HUYE PAAGAL is quite steady, on the lower side though [10-day gross from U.S.A. + U.K.: [approx.] Rs. 2.64 crores].
Weekend: December 2 - 4, 2005.
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
- DEEWANE HUYE PAAGAL [last weekend: No. 13, this weekend: No. 14]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 44,611 on 30 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,487. Total: £ 154,697 [approx. Rs. 1.25 crores].
- APAHARAN has debuted at No. 17 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 20,829 [approx. Rs. 16.79 lacs] on 14 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,488.
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- HOME DELIVERY has debuted at No. 23 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 10,348 [approx. Rs. 8.34 lacs] on 10 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,035.
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- GARAM MASALA [last weekend: No. 20, this weekend: No. 24]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 9,363 on 19 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 493. Total: £ 588,194 [approx. Rs. 4.74 crores].
- TAJ MAHAL [last weekend: No. 23, this weekend: No. 33]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 4,449 on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 636. Total: £ 58,480 [approx. Rs. 47.13 lacs].
- EK KHILADI EK HASEENA [last weekend: No. 29, this weekend: No. 48]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 519 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 173. Total: £ 43,770 [approx. Rs. 35.27 lacs].
THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]
RANK | FILM | AVERAGE |
1 | APAHARAN | £ 1,488 |
2 | DEEWANE HUYE PAAGAL | £ 1,487 |
3 | HOME DELIVERY | £ 1,035 |
4 | TAJ MAHAL | £ 636 |
5 | GARAM MASALA | £ 493 |
6 | EK KHILADI EK HASEENA | £ 173 |
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
- DEEWANE HUYE PAAGAL [last weekend: No. 32, this weekend: No. 33]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 97,133 on 48 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,024. Total: $ 301,376 [approx. Rs. 1.39 crores].
- HOME DELIVERY has debuted at No. 46 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 46,730 [approx. Rs. 21.64 lacs] on 15 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 3,115.
- APAHARAN has debuted at No. 55 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 25,168 [approx. Rs. 11.65 lacs] on 17 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,480.
- MR. YA MISS has debuted at No. 58 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 15,776 [approx. Rs. 7.30 lacs] on 10 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,578.
THIS WEEKEND IN U.S.A.
[Based on screen averages]
RANK | FILM | AVERAGE |
1 | HOME DELIVERY | $ 3,115 |
2 | DEEWANE HUYE PAAGAL | $ 2,024 |
3 | MR. YA MISS | $ 1,578 |
4 | APAHARAN | $ 1,480 |
NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE
- DEEWANE HUYE PAAGAL [last weekend: No. 32, this weekend: No. 38]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 7,128 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 3,564. New York total: $ 23,190.
- In its opening weekend [No. 47], APAHARAN has collected $ 2,828 on 1 screen. New York total: $ 2,828.
- In its opening weekend [No. 53], HOME DELIVERY has collected $ 2,000 on 2 screens. New York total: $ 2,000.
AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE
[4-day weekend: December 1 - 4, 2005]
- In its opening weekend, HOME DELIVERY has collected Australia $ 3,161 [approx. Rs. 1.10 lacs] on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,054.