Overseas: All eyes on Idd releases

All eyes are on the two major openers in Overseas this Friday -- BHOOL BHULAIYAA and LAAGA CHUNARI MEIN DAAG. The business had touched an all-time low since the past few weeks, but is expected to escalate from Friday inwards. Meanwhile, MITTI WAJAAN MAARDI [Punjabi] continues to dominate U.K. box-office for the fourth consecutive week.

Weekend: October 5 - 7, 2007.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

• MITTI WAJAAN MAARDI [Punjabi; last weekend: No. 26, this weekend: No. 29]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 16,288 on 9 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,810. Total: £ 181,205 [approx. Rs. 1.45 crores].
  
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 2,399; Saturday: £ 7,364; Sunday: £ 6,525.





• DHOL [last weekend: No. 36, this weekend: No. 45]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 4,083 on 10 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 408. Total: £ 42,767 [approx. Rs. 34.34 lacs].
  
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 634; Saturday: £ 1,737; Sunday: £ 1,712.





• MALAIKKOTAI [Tamil] has debuted at No. 46 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 3,826 [approx. Rs. 3.07 lacs] on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,913.
  
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 875; Saturday: £ 1,514; Sunday: £ 1,437.





• DHAMAAL [last weekend: No. 50, this weekend: No. 57]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 1,634 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 545. Total: £ 225,666 [approx. Rs. 1.81 crores].
  
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 254; Saturday: £ 814; Sunday: £ 566.





• HEYY BABYY [last weekend: No. 55, this weekend: No. 68]: In its seventh weekend, the film has collected £ 885 on 1 screen. Total: £ 702,173 [approx. Rs. 5.64 crores].
  
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 99; Saturday: £ 465; Sunday: £ 321.





• CHAK DE INDIA [last weekend: No. 55, this weekend: No. 89]: In its ninth weekend, the film has collected £ 282 on 1 screen. Total: £ 434,263 [approx. Rs. 3.49 crores].
  
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 24; Saturday: £ 134; Sunday: £ 124.





• MUMMY-JI [last weekend: No. 100, this weekend: No. 105]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 73 on 1 screen. Total: £ 2,417 [approx. Rs. 1.94 lacs].
  
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ --; Saturday: £ 73; Sunday: £ --.

THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.

[Based on screen averages]

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE

• VANAJA [last weekend: No. 73, this weekend: No. 56]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected $ 25,691 on 11 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,336. Total: $ 101,937 [approx. Rs. 39.99 lacs].