SALAAM-E-ISHQ is a success story in U.K. Its second weekend numbers are truly impressive. In fact, the film has already crossed the half-a-million mark in this territory and with no major opposition till 16th February [EKLAVYA], the business is expected to be bountiful.
On the other hand, TRAFFIC SIGNAL has met with a poor fate in U.K., recording dull collections. But that doesn’t come as a surprise since Madhur’s earlier films also didn’t work in U.K. Have a look:-
CHANDNI BAR [opening weekend: £ 1,156 on 7 screens/total business: £ 1,745], AAN [opening weekend: £ 19,460 on 12 screens/total business: £ 39,564], PAGE 3 [opening weekend: £ 2,688 on 3 screens/total business: £ 7,764] and CORPORATE [opening weekend: £ 10,407 on 12 screens/total business: £ 21,725].
Weekend: February 2 – 4, 2007.
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
- SALAAM-E-ISHQ [last weekend: No. 11, this weekend: No. 14]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 165,076 on 49 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 3,369. Total: £ 580,044 [approx. Rs. 5.01 crores].
The breakdown:- Friday: £ 38,672; Saturday: £ 74,636; Sunday: £ 51,768.
Monday collections: £ 12,349 on 48 screens.
- GURU [last weekend: No. 25, this weekend: No. 26]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 22,835 on 17 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,343. Total: £ 476,237 [approx. Rs. 4.11 crores].
The breakdown:- Friday: £ 4,195; Saturday: £ 9,120; Sunday: £ 9,520.
Monday collections: £ 3,483 on 22 screens.
- TRAFFIC SIGNAL has debuted at No. 37 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 5,999 [approx. Rs. 5.18 lacs] on 8 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 750.
The breakdown:- Friday: £ 1,277; Saturday: £ 2,581; Sunday: £ 2,141.
Monday collections: £ 833 on 7 screens.
- POKIRI [Tamil; last weekend: No. 54, this weekend: No. 65]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 830 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 415. Total: £ 49,578 [approx. Rs. 42.82 lacs].
- BAABUL [last weekend: No. 65, this weekend: No. 81]: In its ninth weekend, the film has collected £ 204 on 1 screen. Total: £ 937,985 [approx. Rs. 8.10 crores].
THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]
| RANK | FILM | AVERAGE |
| 1 | SALAAM-E-ISHQ | £ 3,369 |
| 2 | GURU | £ 1,343 |
| 3 | TRAFFIC SIGNAL | £ 750 |
| 4 | POKIRI [Tamil] | £ 415 |
| 5 | BAABUL | £ 204 |
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
- GURU [last weekend: No. 39, this weekend: No. 44]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected $ 95,000 on 42 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,262. Total: $ 1,964,000 [approx. Rs. 8.66 crores].
NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE
- GURU [last weekend: No. 33, this weekend: No. 34]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected $ 14,086 on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,817. New York total: $ 238,612.
