Love
stories
and
musicals
rule
the
roost
in
the
international
markets,
while
action
films
are
a
strict
no-no.
But
Ghajini
has
fetched
an
overwhelming
start
in
America
and
Australia
and
despite
a
15
certificate,
is
impressive
in
U.K....
The
combined
total
of
Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi
from
U.K.,
U.S.A.
and
Australia,
after
17
days,
is
approx.
Rs.
17.75
crores.
Weekend:
December
26
-
28,
2008.
U.K.
BOX-OFFICE
*
Ghajini
has
debuted
at
No.
7
position.
In
its
opening
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
3,18,538
[approx.
Rs.
2.24
crores]
on
49
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
6,501.
*
Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi
[last
weekend:
No.
8,
this
weekend:
No.
12]:
In
its
third
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
1,67,392
on
55
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
3,043.
Total:
£
12,13,641
[approx.
Rs.
8.52
crores].
*
Silambattam
[Tamil
film;
last
weekend:
No.
31,
this
weekend:
No.
24]:
In
its
second
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
5,525
on
3
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
1,842.
Total:
£
18,361
[approx.
Rs.
12.88
lacs].
*
Dostana
[last
weekend:
No.
41,
this
weekend:
No.
41]:
In
its
seventh
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
1,810
on
3
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
603.
Total:
£
9,77,427
[approx.
Rs.
6.86
crores].
THIS
WEEKEND
IN
U.K.
[Based
on
screen
averages]
RANK |
FILM |
AVERAGE
|
1 |
GHAJINI |
£
6,501 |
2 |
RAB
NE
BANA
DI
JODI |
£
3,043 |
3 |
SILAMBATTAM
[Tamil
film] |
£
1,842 |
4 |
DOSTANA |
£
603 |
|
U.S.A.
BOX-OFFICE
*
Ghajini
has
debuted
at
No.
21
position.
In
its
opening
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
$
13,87,534
[approx.
Rs.
6.72
crores]
on
82
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
$
16,921.
*
Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi
[last
weekend:
No.
20,
this
weekend:
No.
31]:
In
its
third
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
$
1,56,871
on
54
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
$
2,905.
Total:
$
15,88,714
[approx.
Rs.
7.70
crores].
AUSTRALIA
BOX-OFFICE
Weekend:
December
25
-
28,
2008.
*
Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi
[last
weekend:
No.
11,
this
weekend:
No.
16]:
In
its
third
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
Aus.
$
29,453
on
14
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
Aus.
$
2,104.
Total:
Aus.
$
4,52,512
[approx.
Rs.
1.51
crores].
Official
statement
from
BIG
Pictures
[Overseas
distributors
of
Ghajini]:
Following
its
Christmas
day
debut
across
22
countries,
Ghajini
has
grossed
USD
4
million
outside
of
India
over
the
weekend.
Distributed
by
BIG
Pictures,
the
film
opened
with
USD
0.92
million
in
the
Middle
East,
the
highest
opening
weekend
for
a
Hindi
film,
followed
by
North
America
with
USD
1.4
million
and
Australia
raking
in
Australian
$
2,54,000.
The
film
will
open
in
four
additional
countries
that
include
Myanmar,
Uganda,
Malaysia
and
Morocco
in
the
coming
weeks.
Ghajini
also
opened
simultaneously
in
Ireland,
Norway,
Germany,
Denmark,
Holland,
Netherlands,
Belgium,
South
Africa,
New
Zealand,
Fiji,
Mauritius,
Hong
Kong
and
Singapore.