It's
dhoom
time
all
over.
The
film
has
embarked
on
a
hurricane-like
start
everywhere,
in
India
as
well
as
in
the
Overseas
territory.
Since
this
column
is
essentially
about
the
international
box-office,
let's
shed
light
on
the
astounding
collections
in
the
three
major
markets
--
U.K.,
U.S.A.
and
Australia.
In
United
Kingdom,
dhoom
has
embarked
on
the
second
biggest
start
of
2006,
after
Kabhi
Alvida
Naa
Kehna.
For
Hrithik,
it's
his
second
biggest
opener
after
Kabhi
Khushi
Kabhie
Gham
and
for
Abhishek,
again,
his
second
biggest
after
Kabhi
Alvida
Naa
Kehna.
In
the
United
States,
dhoom
has
fetched
a
stupendous
start
in
the
Thanksgiving
Weekend.
In
fact,
the
fabulous
opening
ranks
amongst
the
biggest
openers
in
the
Overseas
territory
ever.
Should
we
add
more?
In
Australia
too,
dhoom
is
the
second
biggest
opener
this
year,
after
Kabhi
Alvida
Naa
Kehna.
But
when
compared
to
other
biggies
in
this
country,
it's
marched
past
Salaam
Namaste,
which
was
the
second
biggest
opener.
In
New
Zealand
too,
dhoom
is
in
the
'Top
10'
charts
this
week,
occupying
the
No.
8
position.
Weekend:
November
24
-
26,
2006.
U.K.
BOX-OFFICE
dhoom
has
debuted
at
No.
6
position.
In
its
opening
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
415,701
[approx.
Rs.
3.61
crores]
on
51
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
8,151.
Vivah
[last
weekend:
No.
13,
this
weekend:
No.
18]:
In
its
third
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
25,655
on
21
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
1,222.
Total:
£
222,454
[approx.
Rs.
1.93
crores].
Umrao
Jaan
[last
weekend:
No.
17,
this
weekend:
No.
28]:
In
its
fourth
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
9,970
on
15
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
665.
Total:
£
399,738
[approx.
Rs.
3.46
crores].
Rendu
[Tamil]
has
debuted
at
No.
34
position.
In
its
opening
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
5,160
[approx.
Rs.
4.48
lacs]
on
2
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
2,580.
Jaan-E-Mann
[last
weekend:
No.
33,
this
weekend:
No.
44]:
In
its
sixth
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
2,701
on
4
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
675.
Total:
£
493,734
[approx.
Rs.
4.28
crores].
Don
[last
weekend:
No.
20,
this
weekend:
No.
47]:
In
its
sixth
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
2,187
on
3
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
729.
Total:
£
1,425,562
[approx.
Rs.
12.37
crores].
THIS
WEEKEND
IN
U.K.
[Based
on
screen
averages]
RANK
FILM
AVERAGE
1
dhoom
£
8,151
2
RENDU
[Tamil]
£
2,580
3
VIVAH
£
1,222
4
DON
£
729
5
JAAN-E-MANN
£
675
6
UMRAO
JAAN
£
665
U.S.A.
BOX-OFFICE
[Note:-
5-day
weekend]
dhoom
has
debuted
at
No.
17
position.
In
its
opening
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
$
1,298,477
[approx.
Rs.
5.81
crores]
on
63
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
$
20,611.
Note:-
The
Friday-Sunday
collections
were
$
979,001
[Thanksgiving
Weekend].
Don
[last
weekend:
No.
47,
this
weekend:
No.
72]:
In
its
sixth
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
$
5,870
on
11
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
$
534.
Total:
$
2,223,961
[approx.
Rs.
9.95
crores].
NEW
YORK
CITY
BOX-OFFICE
In
its
opening
weekend
[No.
17],
dhoom
has
collected
$
147,799
on
5
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
$
29,560.
AUSTRALIA
BOX-OFFICE
[4-day
weekend:
November
23
-
26,
2006]
In
its
opening
weekend
[No.
12],
dhoom
has
collected
approx.
Australia
$
176,462
[approx.
Rs.
61.44
lacs]
on
12
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
$
14,704.
NEW
ZEALAND
BOX-OFFICE
[4-day
weekend:
November
23
-
26,
2006]
In
its
opening
weekend
[No.
8],
dhoom
has
collected
approx.
New
Zealand
$
51,453
[approx.
Rs.
15.41
lacs]
on
5
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
$
10,291.