Not As Expected!

The results are out: Both BLACK and SHABD have not performed as expected. Neither reached its full potential, to be precise. A key reason could be that the clash of two biggies generally leads to the business getting divided.
With no major release this week, will the business be steady? Let's keep our fingers crossed on that!

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

• SHABD has debuted at No. 16 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 76,442 [approx. Rs. 61.59 lacs] on 22 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 3,475.

• BLACK has debuted at No. 18 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 66,284 [approx. Rs. 53.40 lacs] on 19 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 3,489.

• KISNA [last weekend: No. 19, this weekend: No. 23]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 15,706 on 16 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 982. The total so far has been £ 214,125 [approx. Rs. 1.72 crores].





• DES HOYAA PARDES [Punjabi] [last weekend: No. 26, this weekend: No. 29]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 9,200 on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,533. The total so far has been £ 101,319 [approx. Rs. 81.63 lacs].





• BLACKMAIL [last weekend: No. 33, this weekend: No. 41]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 2,544 on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 363. The total so far has been £ 21,765 [approx. Rs. 17.53 lacs].





• ELAAN [last weekend: No. 37, this weekend: No. 44]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 2,422 on 13 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 186. The total so far has been £ 127,428 [approx. Rs. 1.02 crores].





• VEER-ZAARA [last weekend: No. 51, this weekend: No. 52]: In its thirteenth weekend, the film has collected £ 871 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 436. The total so far has been £ 2,011,205 [approx. Rs. 16.20 crores].

AT A GLANCE - SCREEN AVERAGES - U.K.

1. BLACK £ 3,489

2. SHABD £ 3,475

3. DES HOYAA PARDES £ 1,533

4. KISNA £ 982

5. VEER-ZAARA £ 436

6. BLACKMAIL £ 363

7. ELAAN £ 186

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE

• BLACK has debuted at No. 37 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 125,342 [approx. Rs. 54.39 lacs] on 45 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,785.





• SWADES [last weekend: No. 73, this weekend: No. 96]: In its eighth weekend, the film has collected $ 2,356 on 4 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 589. The total so far has been $ 1,223,240 [approx. Rs. 5.30 crores].