The two new releases, MARIGOLD and BUDDHA MAR GAYA, have had a dismal opening weekend in the key markets. Not much was expected from BUDDHA MAR GAYA, since it's not the film Overseas audiences usually take to, but MARIGOLD has proved a supreme disaster. The film has opened to shockingly low numbers, despite Salman Khan's star presence.
Meanwhile, Aishwarya Rai's international project, THE LAST LEGION, co-starring Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley, released extensively in the U.S. last Friday [2002 screens], has collected a paltry $ 2.7 million in its opening weekend.
Weekend: August 17 - 19, 2007.
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
- CHAK DE INDIA [last weekend: No. 11, this weekend: No. 12]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 80,379 on 43 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,869. Total: £ 298,706 [approx. Rs. 2.44 crores].
- MARIGOLD has debuted at No. 17 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 21,580 [approx. Rs. 17.60 lacs] on 28 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 771.
- BUDDHA MAR GAYA has debuted at No. 21 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 10,649 [approx. Rs. 8.68 lacs] on 9 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,183.
- PARTNER [last weekend: No. 17, this weekend: No. 23]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 10,343 on 16 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 646. Total: £ 810,435 [approx. Rs. 6.61 crores].
- GANDHI MY FATHER [last weekend: No. 22, this weekend: No. 25]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 10,017 on 13 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 771. Total: £ 112,492 [approx. Rs. 91.71 lacs].
- KAAFILA [last weekend: No. 25, this weekend: No. 48]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 2,304 on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 461. Total: £ 15,408 [approx. Rs. 12.56 lacs].
- SHANKAR DADA ZINDABAD [last weekend: No. 66, this weekend: No. 50]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 2,043 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 681. Total: £ 13,347 [approx. Rs. 10.88 lacs].
- SIVAJI - THE BOSS [last weekend: No. --, this weekend: No. 52]: In its tenth weekend, the film has collected £ 1,816 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 908. Total: £ 393,469 [approx. Rs. 3.21 crores].
- CASH [last weekend: No. 21, this weekend: No. 54]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 1,718 on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 344. Total: £ 115,675 [approx. Rs. 94.31 lacs].
- WATER [last weekend: No. 47, this weekend: No. 85]: In its twelfth weekend, the film has collected £ 224 on 1 screen. Total: £ 179,075 [approx. Rs. 1.46 crores].
THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]
| RANK | FILM | AVERAGE |
| 1 | CHAK DE INDIA | £ 1,869 |
| 2 | BUDDHA MAR GAYA | £ 1,183 |
| 3 | SIVAJI - THE BOSS | £ 908 |
| 4 | MARIGOLD | £ 771 |
| 5 | GANDHI MY FATHER | £ 771 |
| 6 | SHANKAR DADA ZINDABAD | £ 681 |
| 7 | PARTNER | £ 646 |
| 8 | KAAFILA | £ 461 |
| 9 | CASH | £ 344 |
| 10 | WATER | £ 224 |
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
- CHAK DE INDIA [last weekend: No. 20, this weekend: No. 25]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 246,984 on 56 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 4,410. Total: $ 732,426 [approx. Rs. 3 crores].
- BUDDHA MAR GAYA has debuted at No. 63 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 13,871 [approx. Rs. 5.69 lacs] on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,774.
AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE
4-day weekend: August 16 – 19, 2007.
- CHAK DE INDIA [last weekend: No. 12, this weekend: No. 14]: In its second weekend, the film has collected Australia $ 95,335 on 13 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 7,333. Total: Australia $ 263,633 [approx. Rs. 86.74 lacs].
