By:
Taran
Adarsh,
IndiaFM
Thursday,
June
21,
2007
If
you
look
at
the
opening
weekend
numbers
of
Jhoom
Barabar
Jhoom
in
the
three
major
markets
[U.K.,
U.S.A.,
Australia],
you'd
exclaim,
'Wow!'
But
when
you
compare
those
figures
with
Yash
Raj's
successful
films,
you'd
agree
that
their
latest
outing
has
fared
below
expectations
in
these
markets.
Let's
dissect
the
film
in
the
three
territories...
In
U.K.,
the
screen
average
of
Jhoom
Barabar
Jhoom
is
lower
than
Mohabbatein,
Mujhse
Dosti
Karoge,
Hum
Tum,
Veer-Zaara,
Salaam
Namaste,
Fanaa
and
Dhoom
2.
But
higher
than
Ta
Ra
Rum
Pum,
Kabul
Express,
Neal
N
Nikki,
Bunty
Aur
Babli,
Dhoom
and
Mere
Yaar
Ki
Shaadi
Hai.
In
U.S.A.,
the
screen
average
of
Jhoom
Barabar
Jhoom
is
lower
than
Hum
Tum,
Veer-Zaara,
Bunty
Aur
Babli,
Salaam
Namaste,
Fanaa
and
Dhoom
2.
But
higher
than
Ta
Ra
Rum
Pum,
Kabul
Express,
Neal
N
Nikki
and
Dhoom.
In
Australia,
the
screen
average
of
Jhoom
Barabar
Jhoom
is
lower
than
Veer-Zaara,
Salaam
Namaste,
Fanaa
and
Dhoom
2.
But
higher
than
Ta
Ra
Rum
Pum,
Neal
N
Nikki
and
Bunty
Aur
Babli.
In
a
nutshell,
given
the
star
cast,
producer's
brand-value,
director's
credibility
and
no
opposition,
Jhoom
Barabar
Jhoom
should've
embarked
on
one
of
the
biggest
openings
in
Overseas.
But...
Super-star
Rajnikant's
Sivaji
-
The
Boss
has
fetched
one
of
the
biggest
starts
ever
in
U.K.
In
terms
of
screen
average,
the
Tamil
film
has
not
only
overtaken
Jhoom
Barabar
Jhoom
by
leaps
and
bounds,
but
also
surpassed
Hollywood
biggies
like
Fantastic
Four,
Ocean's
Thirteen
and
Pirates
of
the
Caribbean
this
weekend.
Extra-ordinary!
Weekend:
June
15
-
17,
2007.
U.K.
BOX-OFFICE
Jhoom
Barabar
Jhoom
has
debuted
at
No.
6
position.
In
its
opening
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
264,347
[approx.
Rs.
2.13
crores]
on
47
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
5,624.
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
73,522;
Saturday:
£
107,090;
Sunday:
£
83,735.
Latest
update:-
Monday
collections:
£
26,662
Sivaji
-
The
Boss
[Tamil]
has
debuted
at
No.
9
position.
In
its
opening
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
167,607
[approx.
Rs.
1.36
crores]
on
12
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
13,967.
The
breakdown:-
Preview:
£
37,016;
Friday:
£
33,973;
Saturday:
£
53,146;
Sunday:
£
43,472.
Latest
update:-
Monday
collections:
£
17,717.
Water
[last
weekend:
No.
15,
this
weekend:
No.
19]:
In
its
third
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
15,406
on
14
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
1,100.
Total:
£
106,491
[approx.
Rs.
86.04
lacs].
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
3,737;
Saturday:
£
6,839;
Sunday:
£
4,830.
Latest
update:-
Monday
collections:
£
3,233.
Cheeni
Kum
[last
weekend:
No.
11,
this
weekend:
No.
22]:
In
its
fourth
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
12,347
on
21
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
588.
Total:
£
378,135
[approx.
Rs.
3.05
crores].
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
2,417;
Saturday:
£
5,338;
Sunday:
£
4,592.
Latest
update:-
Monday
collections:
£
2,149.
Fool
N
Final
[last
weekend:
No.
14,
this
weekend:
No.
33]:
In
its
third
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
5,040
on
11
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
458.
Total:
£
126,885
[approx.
Rs.
1.02
crores].
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
729;
Saturday:
£
2,477;
Sunday:
£
1,834.
Latest
update:-
Monday
collections:
£
655.