‘Waqt’ Emerges Victorious!

It's time to celebrate! Blockbuster Movie Entertainers' WAQT - THE RACE AGAINST TIME has indeed emerged a blockbuster in Overseas. The Big B-Akshay starrer has taken a terrific start in the international circuit, proving yet again that a well-made family entertainer continues to be the first choice for the Indian diaspora.
KAAL, another biggie scheduled for this Friday, is also expected to fetch a mind-blowing opening. The Overseas market has finally got a big boost!

Weekend: April 22 - 24, 2005.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

• A Hindi film makes it to the 'Top 10' charts after a long time! WAQT - THE RACE AGAINST TIME has debuted at No. 10 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 208,254 [approx. Rs. 1.74 crores] on 34 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 6,125.

Note:- WAQT - THE RACE AGAINST TIME had to face as many as 10 new films this weekend in U.K., but WAQT has emerged the No. 1 film in terms of screen average. Have a look: THE WEDDING DATE [screen average: £ 2,695], GUESS WHO [£ 2,004], CURSED [£ 697], BEAUTY SHOP [£ 1,225], TARNATION [£ 4,122], UNTOLD SCANDAL [£ 1,989], CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA [£ 614], ISTANBUL TALES [£ 1,809], THE LIZARD [£ 2,629] and AROUND THE BEND [£ 440].
WAQT has also recorded better screen average than the already-running Hollywood biggies THE INTERPRETER [£ 3,278], THE AMITYVILLE HORROR [£ 2,569] and SAHARA [£ 1,454].

Check out the month-wise openings in U.K. from January to April 2005

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

• LUCKY - NO TIME FOR LOVE [last weekend: No. 17, this weekend: No. 29]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 13,073 on 24 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 545. Total: £ 273,414 [approx. Rs. 2.28 crores].





• A British film starring Indian actors, CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA has debuted at No. 34 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 9,824 [approx. Rs. 8.21 lacs] on 16 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 614.





• MUGHAL-E-AZAM [last weekend: No. 35, this weekend: No. 50]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 3,162 on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 452. Total: £ 65,402 [approx. Rs. 54.68 lacs].






• MUMBAI XPRESS [last weekend: No. 33, this weekend: No. 62]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 1,374 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 687. Total: £ 11,992 [approx. Rs. 10.02 lacs].





• KUCHH MEETHA HO JAYE [last weekend: No. 40, this weekend: No. 71]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 121 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 61. Total: £ 7,948 [approx. Rs. 6.64 lacs].

AT A GLANCE - SCREEN AVERAGES - U.K.

1. WAQT - THE RACE AGAINST TIME £ 6,125

2. MUMBAI XPRESS £ 687

3. CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA £ 614

4. LUCKY - NO TIME FOR LOVE £ 545

5. MUGHAL-E-AZAM £ 452

6. KUCHH MEETHA HO JAYE £ 61

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE

• WAQT - THE RACE AGAINST TIME has debuted at No. 19 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 454,800 [approx. Rs. 1.98 crores] on 52 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 8,746.

Note:- In terms of screen average, WAQT - THE RACE AGAINST TIME has overtaken the four Hollywood biggies that opened this week: THE INTERPRETER [screen average: $ 8,275], A LOT LIKE LOVE [$ 3,028], KING'S RANSOM [$ 1,417] and MADISON [$ 2,885].

• BRIDE AND PREJUDICE [last weekend: No. 34, this weekend: No. 47]: In its eleventh weekend, the film has collected $ 54,953 on 101 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 544. Total: $ 6,481,176 [approx. Rs. 28.33 crores].





• MUGHAL-E-AZAM [last weekend: No. 67, this weekend: No. 83]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected $ 8,084 on 15 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 539. Total: $ 153,420 [approx. Rs. 67.06 lacs].

NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE

• LUCKY [last weekend: No. 39, this weekend: No. 53]: In its third weekend, the film has collected $ 1,872 on 1 screen. New York total: $ 19,697.





• BRIDE AND PREJUDICE [last weekend: No. 35, this weekend: No. 54]: In its eleventh weekend, the film has collected $ 1,860 on 1 screen. New York total: $ 810,742.





• MUGHAL-E-AZAM [last weekend: No. 53, this weekend: No. 55]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected $ 1,509 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 755. New York total: $ 16,807.

AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE

[4-day weekend: April 21 - 24, 2005]

• In its opening weekend, WAQT - THE RACE AGAINST TIME has collected Australia $ 34,359 [approx. Rs. 11.63 lacs] on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 4,908.

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BIGGIES IN AUSTRALIA