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By: Taran Adarsh, IndiaFM

Thursday, October 05, 2006

All eyes are on the Diwali releases, Don and Jaan-E-Mann. Meanwhile, the two new releases, Waris Shah - Ishq Daa Waris [Punjabi] and Krishna [animation], haven't created much of an impact in U.K. While Waris Shah is plain ordinary, Krishna has recorded the lowest opening weekend collections in U.K. On the other hand, Lage Raho Munnabhai has crossed $ 2 million mark in U.S.A.

Weekend: September 29 - October 1, 2006.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

• Waris Shah - Ishq Daa Waaris [Punjabi] has debuted at No. 26 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 17,310 [approx. Rs. 14.89 lacs] on 11 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,574.


• Krishna [animation] has debuted at No. 49 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 1,850 [approx. Rs. 1.59 lacs] on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 370.

LOWEST OPENERS OF 2006 IN U.K.

Note:- The U.K. figures of other Hindi films are unreceived. Will be updated as and when we receive them.

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE

• Lage Raho Munnabhai [last weekend: No. 37, this weekend: No. 46]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected $ 64,243 on 60 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,071. Total: $ 2,163,588 [approx. Rs. 9.92 crores].


• Khosla Ka Ghosla [last weekend: No. 86, this weekend: No. 83]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 8,004 on 9 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 889. Total: $ 22,188 [approx. Rs. 10.18 lacs].

NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE

• Lage Raho Munnabhai [last weekend: No. 20, this weekend: No. 27]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected $ 14,830 on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,966. New York total: $ 302,768.


• Water [last weekend: No. 55, this weekend: No. 40]: In its twenty third weekend, the film has collected $ 4,128 on 1 screen. New York total: $ 772,305.


• Khosla Ka Ghosla [last weekend: No. 65, this weekend: No. 60]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 1,493 on 1 screen. New York total: $ 3,904.