Fanaa Is A Blockbuster!

By Super Admin

By: Taran Adarsh, IndiaFM
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Yash Raj has yet another winner on hand! As predicted, Fanaa records historic collections in its opening weekend in the three major markets -- U.S.A., U.K. and Australia. In fact, the film has overtaken the business of Yash Raj's several biggies in the three countries.

In U.K., Fanaa is next to Veer-Zaara in terms of opening weekend numbers, but is next to Mohabbatein in terms of screen average.

In U.S.A., Fanaa is next to Veer-Zaara in terms of opening weekend numbers, but crosses all biggies like Veer-Zaara, Salaam | Namaste, Bunty Aur Babli and Hum Tum in terms of screen average.

In Australia, Fanaa is next to Salaam | Namaste in terms of opening weekend numbers and screen average, but crosses biggies like Veer-Zaara and Bunty Aur Babli.

The combined total from the three markets is a staggering [approx.] Rs. 7.10 crores.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE [Weekend: May 26 - 28, 2006]

  • Fanaa has debuted at No. 6 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 300,563 [approx. Rs. 2.61 crores] on 37 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 8,123.

YASH RAJ FILMS IN U.K.

FILM OPENING WEEKEND [£] SCREENS AVERAGE [£]
Fanaa 300,563 37 8,123
Neal 'N' Nikki 60,075 25 2,403
Salaam | Namaste 208,365 34 6,128
Bunty Aur Babli 149,640 30 4,988
Veer-Zaara 484,993 60 8,083
Dhoom 61,838 25 2,474
Hum Tum 131,741 23 5,728
Saathiya 41,951 20 2,098
Mujhse Dosti Karoge 204,490 32 6,390
Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai 70,492 21 3,357
Mohabbatein 246,368 26 9,476
  • 36 China Town [last weekend: No. 13, this weekend: No. 20]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 15,105 on 24 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 629. Total: £ 287,050 [approx. Rs. 2.49 crores].
  • Ankahee [last weekend: No. 28, this weekend: No. 59]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 448 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 224. Total: £ 10,746 [approx. Rs. 9.34 lacs].

THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]

RANK FILM AVERAGE
1 FANAA £ 8,123
2 36 CHINA TOWN £ 629
3 ANKAHEE £ 224

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
[Weekend: May 26 - 29, 2006; 4-day Memorial Day weekend]

  • Fanaa has debuted at No. 13 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 878,938 [approx. Rs. 4.06 crores] on 72 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 12,207.

YASH RAJ FILMS IN U.S.A.

FILM OPENING WEEKEND [$] SCREENS AVERAGE [$]
Fanaa [4-day Memorial Day weekend] 878,938 72 12,207
Neal 'N' Nikki 75,005 44 1,705
Salaam | Namaste 504,898 63 8,014
Bunty Aur Babli [4-day Memorial Day weekend] 435,767 51 8,544
Veer-Zaara 903,010 88 10,261
Dhoom 102,860 32 3,214
Hum Tum [4-day Memorial Day weekend] 348,149 43 8,096
Saathiya 71,400 29 2,462
  • Water [last weekend: No. 25, this weekend: No. 21]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected $ 395,743 on 91 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 4,348. Total: $ 1,467,822 [approx. Rs. 6.77 crores].

NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE
[Weekend: May 26 - 29, 2006; 4-day Memorial Day weekend]

  • Water [last weekend: No. 12, this weekend: No. 11]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected $ 75,888 on 10 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 7,589. New York total: $ 390,563.
  • In its opening weekend [No. 15], Fanaa has collected $ 48,391 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 16,130.

AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE
[4-day weekend: May 25 - 28, 2006]

  • In its opening weekend [No. 10], Fanaa has collected Australia $ 125,009 [approx. Rs. 43.68 lacs] on 9 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 13,890.

YASH RAJ FILMS IN AUSTRALIA

FILM WEEKEND [AUS. $] SCREENS AVERAGE [AUS. $]
Fanaa 125,009 9 13,890
Neal 'N' Nikki 16,688 5 3,338
Salaam | Namaste 130,780 9 14,531
Bunty Aur Babli 52,349 7 7,478
Veer-Zaara 83,830 8 10,479

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