big brother

By: Taran Adarsh, IndiaFM

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

While Life Mein Khbhie Kabhie did not have a theatrical release in U.K., the Sunny Deol starrer big brother made it to the theatres here. Expectedly, the film is a washout and ranks amongst the lowest openers of this year.

Amongst holdover titles in U.K., Provoked is rock-steady, while Namastey London is a smash hit. On the other hand, The Namesake continues to under-perform in this territory, while Shakalaka Boom Boom is breathing its last.

The Namesake continues to do phenomenally well in the U.S. The film has crossed Rs. 36 crores in 38 days and is still counting. It's faring very well in Australia too.

Weekend: April 13 - 15, 2007.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

• Provoked [English; last weekend: No. 11, this weekend: No. 14]: In its second weekend, the film has collected 73,191 on 34 screens, with the per screen average working out to 2,153. Total: 312,021 [approx. Rs. 2.62 crores].
  The breakdown:- Friday: 23,356; Saturday: 28,945; Sunday: 20,890.
• Namastey London [last weekend: No. 15, this weekend: No. 18]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected 34,991 on 40 screens, with the per screen average working out to 875. Total: 812,978 [approx. Rs. 6.81 crores].
  The breakdown:- Friday: 9,506; Saturday: 13,690; Sunday: 11,795.
• The Namesake [English; last weekend: No. 16, this weekend: No. 19]: In its third weekend, the film has collected 33,472 on 26 screens, with the per screen average working out to 1,287. Total: 390,422 [approx. Rs. 3.27 crores].
  The breakdown:- Friday: 10,750; Saturday: 14,477; Sunday: 8,245.
• Shakalaka Boom Boom [last weekend: No. 17, this weekend: No. 23]: In its second weekend, the film has collected 16,548 on 29 screens, with the per screen average working out to 571. Total: 152,834 [approx. Rs. 1.28 crores].
  The breakdown:- Friday: 4,963; Saturday: 6,865; Sunday: 4,720.
• Big Brother has debuted at No. 32 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected 6,867 [approx. Rs. 5.76 lacs] on 9 screens, with the per screen average working out to 763.
  The breakdown:- Friday: 1,637; Saturday: 2,817; Sunday: 2,413.
• Mayakkannadi [Tamil] has debuted at No. 39 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected 3,962 [approx. Rs. 3.32 lacs] on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to 1,981.
  The breakdown:- Friday: 430; Saturday: 1,892; Sunday: 1,640.
• Hattrick [last weekend: No. 84, this weekend: No. 89]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected 64 on 1 screen. Total: 31,720 [approx. Rs. 26.59 lacs].
  The breakdown:- Friday: --; Saturday: 64; Sunday: --.

THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.

[Based on screen averages]

Rank Film Average 1 Provoked [English] 2,153 2 Mayakkannadi [Tamil] 1,981 3 The Namesake [English] 1,287 4 Namastey London 875 5 big brother 763 6 Shakalaka Boom Boom 571 6 Hattrick 64

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE

• The Namesake [English; last weekend: No. 13, this weekend: No. 17]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected $ 1,244,852 on 331 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 3,761. Total: $ 8,661,334 [approx. Rs. 36.19 crores].
• Namastey London [last weekend: No. 29, this weekend: No. 47]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected $ 57,235 on 65 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 881. Total: $ 1,207,007 [approx. Rs. 5.04 crores].
  



NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE

• The Namesake [English; last weekend: No. 10, this weekend: No. 15]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected $ 146,583 on 31 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 4,728. New York total: $ 1,682,638.
  

AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE

4-day weekend: April 12 - 15, 2007.

• The Namesake [English; last weekend: No. 13, this weekend: No. 15]: In its second weekend, the film has collected Australia $ 119,909 on 37 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 3,241. Total: Australia $ 369,550 [approx. Rs. 1.29 crores].
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