SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE continues to surprise week after week. The Oscars have benefitted the hugely-successful film tremendously. The film has crossed $ 115 million in America [No. 3 this weekend], has touched £ 26 million in U.K. [No. 1 this weekend] and has crossed Aus. $ 15 million in Australia [No. 2 this weekend]... DELHI 6 faces a drastic fall in key international markets in its second weekend - dropped 71% in U.K. and 75% in America. Flop.
Weekend: February 27 - March 1, 2009.
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
- DELHI 6 [last weekend: No. 15, this weekend: No. 25]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 34,417 on 34 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,012. Total: £ 1,91,758 [approx. Rs. 1.40 crores].
- JAG JEONDEYAN DE MELE [Punjabi film; last weekend: No. 27, this weekend: No. 29]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 24,201 on 14 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,729. Total: £ 86,004 [approx. Rs. 62.74 lacs].
- BILLU [last weekend: No. 22, this weekend: No. 35]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 14,254 on 14 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,018. Total: £ 5,03,605 [approx. Rs. 3.67 crores].
- LUCK BY CHANCE [last weekend: No. -, this weekend: No. 62]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 1,160 on 15 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 77. Total: £ 1,29,083 [approx. Rs. 94.14 lacs].
- NAAN KADAVUL [Tamil film; last weekend: No. -, this weekend: No. 79]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 545 on 4 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 136. Total: £ 21,731 [approx. Rs. 15.85 lacs].
THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]
| RANK | FILM | AVERAGE |
| 1 | JAG JEONDEYAN DE MELE [Punjabi film] | £ 1,729 |
| 2 | BILLU | £ 1,018 |
| 3 | DELHI 6 | £ 1,012 |
| 4 | NAAN KADAVUL [Tamil film] | £ 136 |
| 5 | LUCK BY CHANCE | £ 77 |
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
- DELHI 6 [last weekend: No. 23, this weekend: No. 40]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 1,50,840 on 90 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,676. Total: $ 8,09,035 [approx. Rs. 4.18 crores].
- BILLU [last weekend: No. 45, this weekend: No. 62]: In its third weekend, the film has collected $ 25,190 on 70 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 360. Total: $ 7,40,698 [approx. Rs. 3.83 crores].
