Much
was
riding
on
the
two
new
releases,
Luck
By
Chance
and
Victory,
but
the
response
to
them
has
been
ice-cold.
Released
extensively
in
the
international
markets,
Luck
By
Chance
is
below
average
in
America,
but
a
major
letdown
in
U.K.
On
the
other
hand,
Victory
is
a
supreme
disaster
in
U.K.
The
films
haven't
worked
in
Australia
as
well.
Weekend:
January
30
-
February
1,
2009.
U.K.
BOX-OFFICE
*
Luck
By
Chance
has
debuted
at
No.
21
position.
In
its
opening
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
73,822
[approx.
Rs.
50.95
lacs]
on
50
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
1,476.
*
Chandni
Chowk
To
China
[last
weekend:
No.
21,
this
weekend:
No.
28]:
In
its
third
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
16,739
on
30
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
558.
Total:
£
4,79,110
[approx.
Rs.
3.31
crores].
*
Raaz
-
The
Mystery
Continues
[last
weekend:
No.
23,
this
weekend:
No.
29]:
In
its
second
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
13,052
on
10
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
1,305.
Total:
£
73,512
[approx.
Rs.
50.86
lacs].
*
Victory
has
debuted
at
No.
36
position.
In
its
opening
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
4,855
[approx.
Rs.
3.36
lacs]
on
14
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
347.
*
Padikkathavan
[Tamil
film;
last
weekend:
No.
32,
this
weekend:
No.
43]:
In
its
second
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
2,600
on
2
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
1,300.
Total:
£
15,176
[approx.
Rs.
10.53
lacs].
*
Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi
[last
weekend:
No.
36,
this
weekend:
No.
46]:
In
its
eighth
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
2,339
on
5
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
468.
Total:
£
14,99,093
[approx.
Rs.
10.40
crores].
*
Ghajini
[last
weekend:
No.
35,
this
weekend:
No.
50]:
In
its
sixth
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
1,703
on
3
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
568.
Total:
£
7,28,887
[approx.
Rs.
5.06
crores].
*
Villu
[Tamil
film;
last
weekend:
No.
31,
this
weekend:
No.
55]:
In
its
third
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
896
on
3
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
299.
Total:
£
1,34,155
[approx.
Rs.
93.32
lacs].
THIS
WEEKEND
IN
U.K.
[Based
on
screen
averages]
RANK |
FILM |
AVERAGE |
1 |
LUCK
BY
CHANCE |
£
1,476 |
2 |
RAAZ
-
THE
MYSTERY
CONTINUES |
£
1,305 |
3 |
PADIKKATHAVAN
[Tamil
film] |
£
1,300 |
4 |
GHAJINI |
£
568 |
5 |
CHANDNI
CHOWK
TO
CHINA |
£
558 |
6 |
RAB
NE
BANA
DI
JODI |
£
468 |
7 |
VICTORY |
£
347 |
8 |
VILLU
[Tamil
film] |
£
299 |
|
U.S.A.
BOX-OFFICE
*
Luck
By
Chance
has
debuted
at
No.
32
position.
In
its
opening
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
$
2,16,918
[approx.
Rs.
1.06
crores]
on
61
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
$
3,556.
*
Chandni
Chowk
To
China
[last
weekend:
No.
38,
this
weekend:
No.
52]:
In
its
third
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
$
17,409
on
25
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
$
696.
Total:
$
9,12,585
[approx.
Rs.
4.46
crores].