With the Hollywood biggie PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST taking the biggest start ever, swallowing all Hollywood films in the process, the business of Hindi films also took a beating this weekend. But the flow of biggies from this week onwards should rejuvenate the business prospects in days to come.
Weekend: July 7 – 9, 2006.
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
- KRRISH [last weekend: No. 12, this weekend: No. 10]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 60,344 on 33 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,829. Total: £ 551,916 [approx. Rs. 4.69 crores].
- CHUP CHUP KE [last weekend: No. 22, this weekend: No. 22]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 11,696 on 14 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 835. Total: £ 313,704 [approx. Rs. 2.66 crores].
- PHIR HERA PHERI [last weekend: No. 19, this weekend: No. 23]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 11,378 on 15 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 759. Total: £ 458,769 [approx. Rs. 3.90 crores].
- CORPORATE has debuted at No. 24 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 10,407 [approx. Rs. 8.86 lacs] on 12 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 867.
- FANAA [last weekend: No. 24, this weekend: No. 33]: In its seventh weekend, the film has collected £ 5,118 on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 731. Total: £ 1,166,057 [approx. Rs. 9.93 crores].
THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]
RANK | FILM | AVERAGE |
1 | KRRISH | £ 1,829 |
2 | CORPORATE | £ 867 |
3 | CHUP CHUP KE | £ 835 |
4 | PHIR HERA PHERI | £ 759 |
5 | FANAA | £ 731 |
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
- WATER [last weekend: No. 30, this weekend: No. 30]: In its eleventh weekend, the film has collected $ 80,577 on 60 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,343. Total: $ 2,849,976 [approx. Rs. 13.17 crores].
- FANAA [last weekend: No. 51, this weekend: No. 50]: In its seventh weekend, the film has collected $ 25,878 on 16 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,617. Total: $ 2,047,753 [approx. Rs. 9.46 crores].
- CHUP CHUP KE [last weekend: No. 58, this weekend: No. 65]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected $ 10,385 on 11 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 944. Total: $ 334,618 [approx. Rs. 1.55 crores].
THIS WEEKEND IN U.S.A.
[Based on screen averages]
RANK | FILM | AVERAGE |
1 | FANAA | $ 1,617 |
2 | WATER | $ 1,343 |
3 | CHUP CHUP KE | $ 944 |
NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE
- WATER [last weekend: No. 19, this weekend: No. 20]: In its eleventh weekend, the film has collected $ 18,699 on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 3,740. New York total: $ 681,393.
- KRRISH [last weekend: No. 29, this weekend: No. 43]: In its third weekend, the film has collected $ 1,946 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 973. New York total: $ 34,859.