Overseas: ‘Welcome’ superb, ‘T.Z.P.’ steady

WELCOME is all set to emerge Akshay Kumar's biggest Hit in U.K. The film has recorded fabulous collections in its second weekend and has overtaken the 10-day total of Akshay's previous hits [NAMASTEY LONDON, HEYY BABYY, BHOOL BHULAIYAA] by a wide margin. Smash Hit!

Meanwhile, TAARE ZAMEEN PAR is rock-steady in U.K. in its second weekend. The film has registered an 18% fall [normally, films fall by 40% - 60% in second weekend], which clearly indicates that the film is slowly and steadily climbing the ladder. In the absence of any major release this week, both WELCOME and T.Z.P. should maintain steady collections in the forthcoming days as well.

Weekend: December 28 - 30, 2007.

Due to the New Year celebrations, the figures of a few international circuits haven't reached yet. They'll be updated the moment we receive them.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

• WELCOME [last weekend: No. 8, this weekend: No. 12]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 132,381 on 40 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 3,310. Total: £ 691,953 [approx. Rs. 5.46 crores].
  
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 37,961; Saturday: £ 47,473; Sunday: £ 46,947.





• TAARE ZAMEEN PAR [last weekend: No. 13, this weekend: No. 16]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 54,439 on 26 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 2,094. Total: £ 177,242 [approx. Rs. 1.40 crores].
  
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 14,246; Saturday: £ 20,162; Sunday: £ 20,031.





• BILLA [Tamil film; last weekend: No. 23, this weekend: No. 30]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 6,560 on 8 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 820. Total: £ 102,319 [approx. Rs. 80.64 lacs].
  
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 1,645; Saturday: £ 2,596; Sunday: £ 2,319.





• AAJA NACHLE [last weekend: No. 22, this weekend: No. 33]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 5,207 on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 868. Total: £ 439,507 [approx. Rs. 3.46 crores].
  
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 1,390; Saturday: £ 2,067; Sunday: £ 1,750.





• OM SHANTI OM [last weekend: No. 47, this weekend: No. 58]: In its eighth weekend, the film has collected £ 1,101 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 551. Total: £ 1,311,152 [approx. Rs. 10.33 crores].
  
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 328; Saturday: £ 228; Sunday: £ 545.





• DUS KAHANIYAAN [last weekend: No. 44, this weekend: No. 60]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 1,000 on 9 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 111. Total: £ 86,229 [approx. Rs. 67.93 lacs].
  
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 162; Saturday: £ 209; Sunday: £ 629.





• DHAN DHANA DHAN GOAL [last weekend: No. 90, this weekend: No. 72]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected £ 517 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 259. Total: £ 110,877 [approx. Rs. 87.26 lacs].
  
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ --; Saturday: £ 222; Sunday: £ 295.

THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.

[Based on screen averages]

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE

5-day weekend: December 28, 2007 to January 1, 2008

• TAARE ZAMEEN PAR [last weekend: No. --, this weekend: No. 28]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 311,667 on 69 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 4,517. Total: $ 974,864 [approx. Rs. 3.85 crores].