It was meant to be a clash of two multi-starrers, ELAAN and INSAN. Instead, a Punjabi film, starring Gurdas Maan and Juhi Chawla, overtook the two biggies in U.K. That's the sheer beauty of this business - it's simply unpredictable.
In U.S.A., VEER-ZAARA is nearing the $ 3 million mark!
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
[Weekend: January 14 - 16, 2005]
- ELAAN has debuted at No. 19 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 37,717 [approx. Rs. 30.75 lacs] on 19 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,985.
- DES HOYAA PARDES [Punjabi] has debuted at No. 23 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 27,723 [approx. Rs. 22.60 lacs] on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 4,621.
- VAADA [last weekend: No. 18, this weekend: No. 25]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 18,062 on 17 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,062. The total so far has been £ 82,439 [approx. Rs. 67.26 lacs].
- INSAN has debuted at No. 26 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 16,714 [approx. Rs. 13.63 lacs] on 13 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,286.
- VEER-ZAARA [last weekend: No. 22, this weekend: No. 31]: In its tenth weekend, the film has collected £ 6,265 on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 895. The total so far has been £ 2,005,322 [approx. Rs. 16.36 crores].
- SWADES [last weekend: No. 21, this weekend: No. 34]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 4,729 on 4 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,182. The total so far has been £ 371,601 [approx. Rs. 3.03 crores].
- AB TUMHARE HAWALE WATAN SATHIYO [last weekend: No. 28, this weekend: No. 45]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 1,741 on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 290. The total so far has been £ 159,832 [approx. Rs. 1.30 crores].
- RAINCOAT [last weekend: No. 32, this weekend: No. 48]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 1,225 on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 175. The total so far has been £ 78,390 [approx. Rs. 63.99 lacs].
AT A GLANCE - SCREEN AVERAGES - U.K.
- 1. DES HOYAA PARDES £ 4,621
2. ELAAN £ 1,985
3. INSAN £ 1,286
4. SWADES £ 1,182
5. VAADA £ 1,062
6. VEER-ZAARA £ 895
7. AB TUMHARE HAWALE WATAN SATHIYO £ 290
8. RAINCOAT £ 175
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
[Weekend: January 14 - 17, 2005; 4-day weekend]
- SWADES [last weekend: No. 38, this weekend: No. 58]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected $ 21,864 on 30 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 729. The total so far has been $ 1,208,522 [approx. Rs. 5.28 crores].
- VEER-ZAARA [last weekend: No. 57, this weekend: No. 60]: In its tenth weekend, the film has collected $ 17,469 on 10 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,747. The total so far has been $ 2,921,738 [approx. Rs. 12.77 crores].
