Apne rules overseas box office

By: Taran Adarsh, IndiaFM
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Apne continues to lead in U.K. The film is faring exceptionally well and has emerged a major hit in this territory... Considering it stars a singer in the lead role, Aap Kaa Suroor too is holding well here... Awarapan is rock-steady here as well. It's the biggest Emraan Hashmi grosser in U.K... Meanwhile, the superb run of The Namesake is nearing an end. Till Sunday, the film has grossed approx. Rs. 55 crores in U.S. alone... Meanwhile, check out the day-wise collections of all films in U.K.

Weekend: July 6 - 8, 2007.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

• Apne [last weekend: No. 6, this weekend: No. 7]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 120,138 on 44 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 2,730. Total: £ 401,312 [approx. Rs. 3.27 crores].
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 28,031; Saturday: £ 47,266; Sunday: £ 44,841.
• Aap Kaa Suroor [last weekend: No. 13, this weekend: No. 15]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 23,452 on 21 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,117. Total: £ 99,852 [approx. Rs. 81.31 lacs].
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 7,049; Saturday: £ 9,423; Sunday: £ 6,980.
• Awarapan [last weekend: No. 19, this weekend: No. 19]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 17,373 on 16 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,086. Total: £ 63,250 [approx. Rs. 51.50 lacs].
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 4,346; Saturday: £ 6,957; Sunday: £ 6,070.
• Sivaji - The Boss [Tamil; last weekend: No. 16, this weekend: No. 21]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 13,112 on 9 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,457. Total: £ 366,770 [approx. Rs. 2.99 crores].
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 2,890; Saturday: £ 5,318; Sunday: £ 4,904.
• Jhoom Barabar Jhoom [last weekend: No. 15, this weekend: No. 24]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 11,236 on 24 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 468. Total: £ 623,595 [approx. Rs. 5.07 crores].
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 2,129; Saturday: £ 4,368; Sunday: £ 4,739.
• Water [last weekend: No. 29, this weekend: No. 30]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected £ 4,255 on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 608. Total: £ 156,909 [approx. Rs. 1.28 crores].
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 1,439; Saturday: £ 1,663; Sunday: £ 1,153.
• The Namesake [English; last weekend: No. --, this weekend: No. 77]: In its fifteenth weekend, the film has collected £ 250 on 1 screen. Total: £ 499,616 [approx. Rs. 4.06 crores].
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 250; Saturday: £ --; Sunday: £ --.

THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE

• The Namesake [English; last weekend: No. 44, this weekend: No. 51]: In its eighteenth weekend, the film has collected $ 15,369 on 21 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 732. Total: $ 13,527,279 [approx. Rs. 54.66 crores].

NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE

• The Namesake [English; last weekend: No. 48, this weekend: No. 43]: In its eighteenth weekend, the film has collected $ 2,710 on 1 screen. New York total: $ 2,311,346.
• Jhoom Barabar Jhoom [last weekend: No. 42, this weekend: No. 47]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected $ 2,055 on 1 screen. New York total: $ 108,780.