<i>Umrao Jaan</i> slightly better in Overseas!

By: Taran Adarsh, IndiaFM

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Umrao Jaan may not have taken the Indian box-office by storm, but is slightly better in the international markets. Again, the first weekend business is not in sync with the status of a biggie, but it has done fair business in U.K. and Australia, despite mixed reports. Meanwhile, Don continues to fare very well in U.K. and U.S.A., while Jaan-E-Mann, despite a slow start, is steady in U.K.

Weekend: November 3 - 5, 2006.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

• Umrao Jaan has debuted at No. 12 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 136,011 [approx. Rs. 1.16 crores] on 39 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 3,487.


• Don [last weekend: No. 13, this weekend: No. 14]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 123,773 on 51 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 2,427. Total: £ 1,265,798 [approx. Rs. 10.81 crores].


• Jaan-E-Mann [last weekend: No. 17, this weekend: No. 24]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 42,165 on 27 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,562. Total: £ 432,657 [approx. Rs. 3.69 crores].


• Vallavan [Tamil; last weekend: No. 26, this weekend: No. 42]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 2,510 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 837. Total: £ 25,980 [approx. Rs. 22.18 lacs].

THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.

[Based on screen averages]

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE

• Don [last weekend: No. 22, this weekend: No. 27]: In its third weekend, the film has collected $ 260,105 on 101 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,575. Total: $ 1,943,843 [approx. Rs. 8.73 crores].

NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE

• In its opening weekend [No. 21], Umrao Jaan has collected $ 40,078 on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 6,680.


• Don [last weekend: No. 20, this weekend: No. 24]: In its third weekend, the film has collected $ 24,655 on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 4,931. New York total: $ 186,993.


• Jaan-E-Mann [last weekend: No. 29, this weekend: No. 37]: In its third weekend, the film has collected $ 7,261 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,420. New York total: $ 62,774.

AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE

[4-day weekend: November 2 - 5, 2006]

• In its opening weekend, Umrao Jaan has collected Australia $ 33,165 [approx. Rs. 11.47 lacs] on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 4,738.