The
business
continued
to
be
dull
and
dreary
with
the
sole
new
release,
Saas
Bahu
Aur
Sensex,
proving
a
disaster
in
U.K.
Released
extensively
by
Warner,
the
film
ranks
amongst
the
lowest
openers
of
the
year...
Punjabi
film
Mera
Pind
is
rock-steady
in
U.K.
U.K.
BOX-OFFICE
Weekend:
September
19
-
21,
2008.
*
Mera
Pind
[Punjabi
film;
last
weekend:
No.
21,
this
weekend:
No.
26]:
In
its
third
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
18,342
on
13
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
1,411.
Total:
£
1,64,009
[approx.
Rs.
1.39
crores].
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
2,944;
Saturday:
£
7,646;
Sunday:
£
7,752.
*
Saas
Bahu
Aur
Sensex
has
debuted
at
No.
30
position.
In
its
opening
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
12,372
[approx.
Rs.
10.46
lacs]
on
24
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
516.
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
3,476;
Saturday:
£
5,247;
Sunday:
£
3,649.
*
Singh
Is
Kinng
[last
weekend:
No.
38,
this
weekend:
No.
48]:
In
its
seventh
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
2,467
on
4
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
617.
Total:
£
13,45,596
[approx.
Rs.
11.37
crores].
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
552;
Saturday:
£
1,139;
Sunday:
£
776.
*
Hijack
[last
weekend:
No.
37,
this
weekend:
No.
50]:
In
its
third
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
2,008
on
3
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
669.
Total:
£
32,234
[approx.
Rs.
27.24
lacs].
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
473;
Saturday:
£
911;
Sunday:
£
624.
*
Bachna
Ae
Haseeno
[last
weekend:
No.
44,
this
weekend:
No.
52]:
In
its
sixth
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
1,838
on
6
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
306.
Total:
£
3,09,404
[approx.
Rs.
2.62
crores].
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
368;
Saturday:
£
653;
Sunday:
£
817.
*
Rock
On!!
[last
weekend:
No.
40,
this
weekend:
No.
53]:
In
its
fourth
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
1,721
on
3
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
574.
Total:
£
48,911
[approx.
Rs.
41.35
lacs].
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
550;
Saturday:
£
647;
Sunday:
£
524.
*
Dhaam
Dhoom
[Tamil
film;
last
weekend:
No.
66,
this
weekend:
No.
85]:
In
its
fourth
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
284
on
1
screen.
Total:
£
36,375
[approx.
Rs.
30.76
lacs].
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
106;
Saturday:
£
82;
Sunday:
£
96.
THIS
WEEKEND
IN
U.K.
[Based
on
screen
averages]
RANK |
FILM |
AVERAGE |
1 |
Mera
Pind
[Punjabi
film] |
£
1,411 |
2 |
Hijack |
£
669 |
3 |
Singh
Is
Kinng |
£
617 |
4 |
Rock
On!! |
£
574 |
5 |
Saas
Bahu
Aur
Sensex |
£
516 |
6 |
Bachna
Ae
Haseeno |
£
306 |
7 |
Dhaam
Dhoom
[Tamil
film] |
£
284 | |
U.S.A.
BOX-OFFICE
Weekend:
September
19
-
21,
2008.
*
Loins
Of
Punjab
Presents
[last
weekend:
No.
71,
this
weekend:
No.
86]:
In
its
second
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
$
7,067
on
4
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
$
1,767.
Total:
$
24,462
[approx.
Rs.
11.16
lacs].