Punjabi
film
Mera
Pind
was
the
first
choice
of
moviegoers
in
U.K.
and
America.
The
film
has
fared
well
in
U.K.,
but
is
excellent
in
U.S...
Hijack
has
recorded
dismal
collections
in
its
opening
weekend
in
U.K...
Rock
On!!
has
shown
no
signs
of
improvement,
despite
appreciation...
Singh
Is
Kinng
continues
its
one-man
marathon
in
the
international
markets,
breaking
records
and
setting
benchmarks
as
never
seen
before.
This
weekend
produced
some
truly
historic
results.
In
Canada,
where
Studio
18
gave
Singh
Is
Kinng
the
widest
release
ever
[27
prints],
Singh
Is
Kinng
has
amassed
$
8,67,203,
making
it
the
highest
grosser
of
all
time
in
the
history
of
Bollywood
in
Canada.
The
gala
presentation
of
the
film
at
the
Toronto
International
Film
Festival
in
the
weekend
gone
by
will
only
help
in
sustaining
its
historic
run
in
Canada.
In
U.K.,
Singh
Is
Kinng
has
crossed
Om
Shanti
Om,
the
biggest
hit
of
2007.
The
other
films
it
has
beaten
include
the
Aamir
Khan
starrer
Fanaa
and
Hrithik
Roshan
starrer
Dhoom
2.
Singh
Is
Kinng
is
now
counted
among
the
Top
10
U.K.
grossers
of
all
time.
U.K.
BOX-OFFICE
Weekend:
September
5
-
7,
2008.
*
Mera
Pind
[Punjabi
film]
has
debuted
at
No.
18
position.
In
its
opening
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
71,673
[approx.
Rs.
56.39
lacs]
on
22
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
3,258.
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
13,703;
Saturday:
£
27,573;
Sunday:
£
30,397.
*
Hijack
has
debuted
at
No.
28
position.
In
its
opening
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
14,960
[approx.
Rs.
11.77
lacs]
on
16
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
935.
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
3,696;
Saturday:
£
6,524;
Sunday:
£
4,740.
*
Singh
Is
Kinng
[last
weekend:
No.
18,
this
weekend:
No.
32]:
In
its
fifth
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
10,736
on
20
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
537.
Total:
£
13,31,869
[approx.
Rs.
10.48
crores].
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
1,631;
Saturday:
£
4,294;
Sunday:
£
4,811.
*
Rock
On!!
[last
weekend:
No.
23,
this
weekend:
No.
33]:
In
its
second
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
9,640
on
13
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
742.
Total:
£
38,765
[approx.
Rs.
30.53
lacs].
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
1,934;
Saturday:
£
4,010;
Sunday:
£
3,696.
*
Dhaam
Dhoom
[Tamil
film;
last
weekend:
No.
25,
this
weekend:
No.
37]:
In
its
second
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
5,902
on
4
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
1,476.
Total:
£
32,464
[approx.
Rs.
25.52
lacs].
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
1,552;
Saturday:
£
2,135;
Sunday:
£
2,215.
*
Bachna
Ae
Haseeno
[last
weekend:
No.
27,
this
weekend:
No.
54]:
In
its
fourth
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
2,210
on
7
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
316.
Total:
£
3,01,312
[approx.
Rs.
2.37
crores].
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
341;
Saturday:
£
1,107;
Sunday:
£
762.
*
Chamku
[last
weekend:
No.
29,
this
weekend:
No.
69]:
In
its
second
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
1,018
on
7
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
145.
Total:
£
19,089
[approx.
Rs.
15.05
lacs].
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
105;
Saturday:
£
300;
Sunday:
£
613.
*
God
Tussi
Great
Ho
[last
weekend:
No.
55,
this
weekend:
No.
73]:
In
its
fourth
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
718
on
8
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
90.
Total:
£
1,32,765
[approx.
Rs.
1.04
crores].
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
36;
Saturday:
£
202;
Sunday:
£
480.
*
Shoot
On
Sight
[English
film
starring
Indian
and
international
actors,
directed
by
Jagmohan
Mundhra;
last
weekend:
No.
22,
this
weekend:
No.
94]:
In
its
third
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
266
on
3
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
89.
Total:
£
1,43,740
[approx.
Rs.
1.13
crores].
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
75;
Saturday:
£
99;
Sunday:
£
92.
*
Lakh
Pardesi
Hoiye
[Punjabi
film;
last
weekend:
No.
54,
this
weekend:
No.
98]:
In
its
third
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
257
on
1
screen.
Total:
£
17,361
[approx.
Rs.
13.65
lacs].
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
34;
Saturday:
£
209;
Sunday:
£
14.
*
Jannat
[last
weekend:
No.
--,
this
weekend:
No.
106]:
In
its
seventeenth
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
83
on
1
screen.
Total:
£
1,56,049
[approx.
Rs.
1.23
crores].
The
breakdown:-
Friday:
£
83;
Saturday:
£
--;
Sunday:
£
--.
THIS
WEEKEND
IN
U.K.
[Based
on
screen
averages]
RANK |
FILM |
AVERAGE |
1 |
Mera
Pind |
£
3,258 |
2 |
Dhaam
Dhoom
[Tamil
film] |
£
1,476 |
3 |
Hijack |
£
935 |
4 |
Rock
On!! |
£
742 |
5 |
Singh
Is
Kinng |
£
537 |
6 |
Bachna
Ae
Haseeno |
£
316 |
7 |
Lakh
Pardesi
Hoiye
[Punjabi
film] |
£
257 |
8 |
Chamku |
£
145 |
9 |
God
Tussi
Great
Ho |
£
90 |
10 |
Shoot
On
Sight
[English
film] |
£
89 |
11 |
Jannat |
£
83 | |
U.S.A.
BOX-OFFICE
Weekend:
September
5
-
7,
2008.
*
Mera
Pind
[Punjabi
film]
has
debuted
at
No.
35
position.
In
its
opening
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
$
1,76,976
[approx.
Rs.
79.17
lacs]
on
19
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
$
9,315.