Rann and Ishqiya sprung surprise overseas

The general perception is, serious films don't work in the international markets. But both Rann and Ishqiya, which aren't 'Overseas-friendly' films, sprung a pleasant surprise. Given its serious genre, Rann did reasonably well in U.K. and U.S.A., while Ishqiya, which had a very small release in the U.S., has fared very well, looking at its screen average... Last week's VEER has crashed completely in U.K. and U.S.A. The combined total from these two markets, at the end of 10 days, is approx. Rs. 4.19 crores.

Weekend: January 29 - 31, 2009.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE
* 3 Idiots [last weekend: No. 17, this weekend: No. 19]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected £ 48,965 on 30 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,632.
Total: £ 17,66,697 [approx. Rs. 13.02 crores].

* Rann has debuted at No. 20 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 44,544 [approx. Rs. 32.83 lacs] on 23 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,937.

* Veer [last weekend: No. 15, this weekend: No. 22]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 39,822 on 36 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,106.
Total: £ 2,54,971 [approx. Rs. 1.88 crores].

* Chance Pe Dance [last weekend: No. 32, this weekend: No. 37]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 7,114 on 15 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 474.
Total: £ 1,32,910 [approx. Rs. 97.95 lacs].

* Aayirathil Oruvan [Tamil film; last weekend: No. 37, this weekend: No. 41]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 2,460 on 4 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 615.
Total: £ 49,743 [approx. Rs. 36.66 lacs].

* Dulha Mil Gaya [last weekend: No. 41, this weekend: No. 50]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 2,358 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 786.
Total: £ 1,54,502 [approx. Rs. 1.14 crores].

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
* Rann has debuted at No. 34 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 1,17,088 [approx. Rs. 54.18 lacs] on 51 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,296.

* Veer [last weekend: No. 24, this weekend: No. 36]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 92,336 on 92 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,004.
Total: $ 4,99,685 [approx. Rs. 2.31 crores].

* Ishqiya has debuted at No. 43 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 58,521 [approx. Rs. 27.07 lacs] on 13 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 4,502.