dhoom gets Rs. 18.75 cr overseas

By: Taran Adarsh, IndiaFM

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Dhoom is the fastest money spinner in the Overseas territory as well. In U.S.A., the film has crossed $ 2 million in 11 days; in U.K., it's nearing £ 1 million mark; in Australia, it's speeding towards Aus. $ half-a-million mark. Converted into Indian Rupees, dhoom has touched Rs. 18.3 crores in 10 days from these three markets alone. And if you add New Zealand as well as Netherlands [opened this week], the film has crossed [gross] Rs. 18.75 crores.

If you compare the 10-day totals of 2006 biggies in the three major markets, dhoom is No. 3 in U.K. [after Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and Don], No. 2 in U.S.A. [after Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna] and No. 2 in Australia [after Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna].

Another noteworthy aspect is that the 10-day totals of dhoom are bigger than the 10-day totals of Yash Raj's multi-starrer Veer-Zaara in U.S.A. and Australia. In fact, V-Z is leading only in U.K.

Weekend: December 1 - 3, 2006.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

• dhoom [last weekend: No. 6, this weekend: No. 10]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 235,956 on 50 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 4,719. Total: £ 881,922 [approx. Rs. 7.77 crores].


• Vivah [last weekend: No. 18, this weekend: No. 23]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 11,981 on 13 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 922. Total: £ 247,746 [approx. Rs. 2.18 crores].


• Ek Jind Ek Jaan [Punjabi] has debuted at No. 31 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 5,475 [approx. Rs. 4.82 lacs] on 8 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 684.


• Umrao Jaan [last weekend: No. 28, this weekend: No. 35]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 3,647 on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 521. Total: £ 410,629 [approx. Rs. 3.62 crores].


• Rendu [Tamil; last weekend: No. 34, this weekend: No. 43]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 1,331 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 666. Total: £ 9,210 [approx. Rs. 8.12 lacs].


• Don [last weekend: No. 47, this weekend: No. 57]: In its seventh weekend, the film has collected £ 80 on 1 screen. Total: £ 1,427,970 [approx. Rs. 12.58 crores].

THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.

[Based on screen averages]

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE

• dhoom [last weekend: No. 17, this weekend: No. 20]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 510,524 on 63 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 8,104. Total: $ 2,085,707 [approx. Rs. 9.29 crores].

NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE

• dhoom [last weekend: No. 17, this weekend: No. 19]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 71,128 on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 10,161. New York total: $ 237,349.

AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE

[4-day weekend: November 30 - December 3, 2006]

• dhoom [last weekend: No. 12, this weekend: No. 17]: In its second weekend, the film has collected approx. Australia $ 91,954 on 12 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 7,663. Total: approx. Australia $ 353,244 [approx. Rs. 1.24 crores].

NEW ZEALAND BOX-OFFICE

[4-day weekend: November 30 - December 3, 2006]

• dhoom [last weekend: No. 8, this weekend: No. 9]: In its second weekend, the film has collected approx. New Zealand $ 42,830 on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 8,566. Total: approx. New Zealand $ 115,522 [approx. Rs. 35.62 lacs].

NETHERLANDS BOX-OFFICE

[4-day weekend: November 30 - December 3, 2006]

• In its opening weekend [No. 13], dhoom has collected approx. Euro 22,939 [approx. Rs. 13.73 lacs] on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to Euro 7,646d Diana Hayden [Ab... Bas!] -- had been shunned by the paying public.