Sunday starts well overseas

Ajay Devgan can heave a sigh of relief! His new movie, Sunday , has fared much better than his last few releases [RAMGOPAL VARMA KI AAG, CASH and Halla Bol] in U.K. In fact, Sunday has done in 3 days what Halla Bol has done over two weekends [10 days]… The Punjabi film, Yaariyan, has fared well in its opening weekend in U.K.

Weekend: January 25 - 27, 2008.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

Sunday has debuted at No. 16 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 77,476 [approx. Rs. 60.49 lacs] on 32 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 2,421.

The breakdown:- Friday: £ 19,793; Saturday: £ 30,377; Sunday : £ 27,306.

Yaariyan [Punjabi film] has debuted at No. 22 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 27,917 [approx. Rs. 21.80 lacs] on 11 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 2,538.

The breakdown:- Friday: £ 4,868; Saturday: £ 11,268; Sunday : £ 11,781.

Taare Zameen Par [last weekend: No. 27, this weekend: No. 29]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected £ 10,684 on 12 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 890. Total: £ 334,601 [approx. Rs. 2.61 crores].

The breakdown:- Friday: £ 1,461; Saturday: £ 4,925; Sunday : £ 4,298.

Bhemaa [Tamil film; last weekend: No. 20, this weekend: No. 31]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 8,787 on 11 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 799. Total: £ 73,302 [approx. Rs. 57.23 lacs]. The breakdown:- Friday: £ 2,390; Saturday: £ 3,928; Sunday : £ 2,469.

Halla Bol [last weekend: No. 29, this weekend: No. 44]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 3,653 on 8 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 457. Total: £ 78,951 [approx. Rs. 61.64 lacs].

The breakdown:- Friday: £ 653; Saturday: £ 1,490; Sunday : £ 1,510.

Welcome [last weekend: No. 36, this weekend: No. 55]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected £ 1,890 on 4 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 473. Total: £ 909,030 [approx. Rs. 7.10 crores].

The breakdown:- Friday: £ 290; Saturday: £ 805; Sunday : £ 795.

Kaalai [Tamil film; last weekend: No. 40, this weekend: No. 61]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 1,417 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 472. Total: £ 9,221 [approx. Rs. 7.20 lacs].

The breakdown:- Friday: £ 426; Saturday: £ 840; Sunday : £ 151.

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

RANK FILM AVERAGE 1 Yaariyan [Punjabi Film] £ 2,538 2 Sunday £ 2,421 3 Taare Zameen Par £ 890 4 Bhemaa [Tamil Film] £ 799 5 Welcome £ 473 6 Kaalai [Tamil Film] £ 472 7 Halla Bol £ 457

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE

Taare Zameen Par [last weekend: No. 50, this weekend: No. 70]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected $ 8,725 on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,246. Total: $ 1,215,707 [approx. Rs. 4.76 crores].

Sunday Trailer