The verdict is out: OMKARA has not fully lived up to the mammoth expectations in U.K. and Australia. However, the U.S. figures have yet to be confirmed. Ideally, with a cast like the one in OMKARA and the tremendous hype surrounding the film, the film should've fetched £ 150,000 + in its opening weekend in U.K. and Aus. $ 60,000 + in its opening weekend in Australia.
Weekend: July 28 - 30, 2006.
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
- OMKARA has debuted at No. 10 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 91,294 [approx. Rs. 79.39 lacs] on 30 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 3,043.
30 + PRINTS IN U.K.
FILM | OPENING WEEKEND [£] | SCREENS | AVERAGE [£] |
Family - Ties Of Blood | 46,778 | 31 | 1,509 |
Rang De Basanti | 221,226 | 38 | 5,822 |
Mere Jeevan Saathi | 112,246 | 35 | 3,207 |
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye | 174,934 | 38 | 4,604 |
The Mistress Of Spices | 85,563 | 56 | 1,528 |
36 China Town | 83,040 | 34 | 2,442 |
Fanaa | 300,563 | 37 | 8,123 |
Phir Hera Pheri | 125,366 | 36 | 3,482 |
Krrish | 210,499 | 46 | 4,576 |
Omkara | 91,294 | 30 | 3,043 |
- GOLMAAL - FUN UNLIMITED [last weekend: No. 10, this weekend: No. 17]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 15,562 on 12 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,297. Total: £ 163,281 [approx. Rs. 1.42 crores].
- KRRISH [last weekend: No. 17, this weekend: No. 20]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected £ 9,159 on 19 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 482. Total: £ 670,841 [approx. Rs. 5.84 crores].
- YUN HOTA TOH KYA HOTA… WHAT IF? [last weekend: No. 18, this weekend: No. 37]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 1,974 on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 329. Total: £ 27,780 [approx. Rs. 24.17 lacs].
THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]
RANK | FILM | AVERAGE |
1 | OMKARA | £ 3,043 |
2 | GOLMAAL - FUN UNLIMITED | £ 1,297 |
3 | KRRISH | £ 482 |
4 | YUN HOTA TOH KYA HOTA… WHAT IF? | £ 329 |
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
- WATER [last weekend: No. 39, this weekend: No. 48]: In its fourteenth weekend, the film has collected $ 28,565 on 31 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 921. Total: $ 3,113,922 [approx. Rs. 14.53 crores].
AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE
[4-day weekend: July 27 - 30, 2006]
- In its opening weekend, OMKARA has collected Australia $ 34,080 [approx. Rs. 12.13 lacs] on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 4,869.
BIGGIES IN AUSTRALIA IN 2006
FILM | WEEKEND [AUS. $] | SCREENS | AVERAGE [AUS. $] |
Family - Ties Of Blood | 6,496 | 3 | 2,165 |
Zinda | 15,913 | 4 | 3,978 |
Rang De Basanti | 81,367 | 8 | 10,171 |
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye | 21,436 | 6 | 3,573 |
Fanaa | 125,009 | 9 | 13,890 |
Krrish | 70,399 | 7 | 10,057 |
Golmaal - Fun Unlimited | 23,304 | 4 | 5,826 |
Omkara | 34,080 | 7 | 4,869 |
Note:- All 4-day weekends.