The first biggie of June, PARINEETA, has been accorded a warm welcome in U.S.A. and U.K. In U.K., the film has debuted in the 'Top 10' charts, while in the U.S., it makes its way in the 'Top 25' charts of this weekend.
Talking of statistics, PARINEETA is Sanju's second biggest opener in U.K. [after KAANTE] and Saif's sixth biggest opener [after KAL HO NAA HO, HUM TUM, AARZOO, HUM SAATH-SAATH HAIN and NA TUM JAANO NA HUM]. Click links below.
For Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the collections of PARINEETA are bigger than his last two biggies, MUNNABHAI M.B.B.S. and MISSION KASHMIR, in U.K. See chart below.
Weekend: June 10 - 12, 2005.
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
- PARINEETA has debuted at No. 9 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 115,286 [approx. Rs. 90.80 lacs] on 33 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 3,494.
VIDHU VINOD CHOPRA FILMS IN U.K.
| FILM | OPENING WEEKEND [£] | SCREENS | AVERAGE [£] |
| Parineeta | 115,286 | 33 | 3,494 |
| Munnabhai M.B.B.S. | 31,760 | 13 | 2,443 |
| Mission Kashmir | 89,265 | 27 | 3,306 |
- BUNTY AUR BABLI [last weekend: No. 11, this weekend: No. 11]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 49,241 on 27 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,824. Total: £ 473,869 [approx. Rs. 3.73 crores].
- WAQT - THE RACE AGAINST TIME [last weekend: No. 20, this weekend: No. 25]: In its eighth weekend, the film has collected £ 6,401 on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 914. Total: £ 881,001 [approx. Rs. 6.94 crores].
- JO BOLE SO NIHAAL [last weekend: No. 32, this weekend: No. 41]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 2,822 on 10 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 282. Total: £ 171,651 [approx. Rs. 1.35 crores].
- KAAL [last weekend: No. 48, this weekend: No. 56]: In its seventh weekend, the film has collected £ 800 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 400. Total: £ 243,204 [approx. Rs. 1.91 crores].
- KYAA KOOL HAI HUM [last weekend: No. 46, this weekend: No. 66]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected £ 418 on 1 screen. Total: £ 53,816 [approx. Rs. 42.38 lacs].
TOP FILMS IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]
| RANK | FILM | AVERAGE |
| 1 | PARINEETA | £ 3,494 |
| 2 | BUNTY AUR BABLI | £ 1,824 |
| 3 | WAQT - THE RACE AGAINST TIME | £ 914 |
| 4 | KYAA KOOL HAI HUM | £ 418 |
| 5 | KAAL | £ 400 |
| 6 | JO BOLE SO NIHAAL | £ 282 |
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
- PARINEETA has debuted at No. 23 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 201,956 [approx. Rs. 88.08 lacs] on 50 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 4,039.
- BUNTY AUR BABLI [last weekend: No. 23, this weekend: No. 30]: In its third weekend, the film has collected $ 91,127 on 45 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,025. Total: $ 819,147 [approx. Rs. 3.57 crores].
AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE
[4-day weekend: June 9 – 12, 2005]
- In its opening weekend, PARINEETA has collected Australia $ 18,848 [approx. Rs. 6.28 lacs] on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 3,770.
