Thunderous Start!

The latest SRK starrer PAHELI has opened to an overwhelming response in U.S.A. [read details below], reaffirming the actor's supremacy in the Overseas territory. However, the film hasn't set the box-office afire in U.K. When compared to the other SRK starrers, PAHELI hasn't fetched the desired collections here. Overall, the film has grossed approx. Rs. 4.25 crores in its first three days from U.S. and U.K. alone, which is fantastic.

If PARINEETA had touched the Rs. 4 crore mark last weekend, the period film has touched the Rs. 5.25 crore mark from U.S. and U.K. after its third weekend. Excellent!

Weekend: June 24 - 26, 2005.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

• PAHELI has debuted at No. 7 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 192,700 [approx. Rs. 1.53 crores] on 43 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 4,481.

In terms of screen average, PAHELI occupies the No. 2 position on the U.K. charts, after BATMAN BEGINS.

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• PARINEETA [last weekend: No. 8, this weekend: No. 11]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 48,790 on 32 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,525. Total: £ 356,727 [approx. Rs. 2.83 crores].





• BUNTY AUR BABLI [last weekend: No. 13, this weekend: No. 19]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 11,730 on 18 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 652. Total: £ 547,354 [approx. Rs. 4.34 crores].





• SILSIILAY [last weekend: No. 29, this weekend: No. 41]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 1,489 on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 298. Total: £ 8,946 [approx. Rs. 7.10 lacs].





• BACHKE REHNA RE BABA [last weekend: No. 19, this weekend: No. 48]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 808 on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 115. Total: £ 11,927 [approx. Rs. 9.46 lacs].

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[Based on screen averages]

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE

• PAHELI has debuted at No. 16 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 632,000 [approx. Rs. 2.75 crores] on 68 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 9,294.

In terms of screen average, PAHELI occupies the No. 1 position on the U.S. charts, grossing better screen averages than the openers BEWITCHED [$ 6,342], HERBIE: FULLY LOADED [$ 3,609], GEORGE A. ROMERO'S LAND OF THE DEAD [$ 4,545], RIZE [$ 4,473], YES [$ 4,064], LILA SAYS [$ 6,299], ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS [re-issue; $ 7,354], THE LAST MOGUL [$ 4,965], DRIVERS WANTED [$ 3,657], TONY TAKITANI [$ 1,765] and TROPICAL MALADY [$ 270].

The screen average of PAHELI is also better than the already-released biggies BATMAN BEGINS [$ 7,151], MR. AND MRS. SMITH [$ 5,153], MADAGASCAR [$ 2,522] and STAR WARS: EPISODE III [$ 2,578] this weekend.

• PARINEETA [last weekend: No. 23, this weekend: No. 37]: In its third weekend, the film has collected $ 75,817 on 40 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,895. Total: $ 556,543 [approx. Rs. 2.42 crores].

NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE

• PAHELI has debuted at No. 21 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 24,581 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 12,291.





• PARINEETA [last weekend: No. 29, this weekend: No. 34]: In its third weekend, the film has collected $ 6,263 on 1 screen. New York total: $ 36,036.
  
  
• BUNTY AUR BABLI [last weekend: No. 25, this weekend: No. 40]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected $ 4,510 on 1 screen. New York total: $ 122,125.

AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE

[4-day weekend: June 23 - 26, 2005]

• In its opening weekend [No. 12], PAHELI has collected Australia $ 57,079 [approx. Rs. 19.09 lacs] on 9 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 6,342.