It’s RANG DE BASANTI wave in Overseas! The film is doing remarkable business and the 10-day gross
from U.K. and U.S.A. alone is over [approx.] Rs. 8.60 crores. The new release, MERE JEEVAN
SAATHI, has fared well in U.K., reiterating the fact that Suneel Darshan movies find a strong
audience there [see chart below].
Weekend: February 3 – 5, 2006.
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
- RANG DE BASANTI [last weekend: No. 13, this weekend: No. 16]: In its second weekend, the
film has collected [approx.] £ 125,000 on 37 screens. Total: [approx.] £ 430,000 [approx. Rs.
3.30 crores]. Note:- The exact figures have yet to come in.
- MERE JEEVAN SAATHI has debuted at No. 18 position. In its opening weekend, the film has
collected £ 112,246 [approx. Rs. 86.43 lacs] on 35 screens, with the per screen average working
out to £ 3,207.
Check out U.K. statistics [from 1999 to 2005] of Akshay Kumar - Karisma Kapoor - Amisha Patel
SUNEEL DARSHAN MOVIES IN U.K.
| FILM | OPENING WEEKEND [£] | SCREENS | AVERAGE [£] |
| Mere Jeevan Saathi [director] | 112,246 | 35 | 3,207 |
| Dosti - Friends Forever [director] | 146,069 | 41 | 3,563 |
| Barsaat [director] | 141,504 | 41 | 3,451 |
| Andaaz [producer] | 101,504 | 32 | 3,172 |
| Talaash [director] | 63,765 | 25 | 2,551 |
| Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya [producer] | 27982 | 16 | 1,749 |
| Ek Rishtaa [director] | 107,944 | 16 | 6,747 |
| Jaanwar [director] | 4,538 | 6 | 756 |
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
- RANG DE BASANTI [last weekend: No. 23, this weekend: No. 28]: In its second weekend, the
film has collected $ 425,533 on 66 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 6,447.
Total: $ 1,207,233 [approx. Rs. 5.33 crores].
NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE
- RANG DE BASANTI [last weekend: No. 25, this weekend: No. 25]: In its second weekend, the
film has collected $ 43,747 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 14,582.
New York total: $ 102,820.
