New releases fail overseas

The two new releases, Rock On!! and Chamku, have failed to leave a mark in U.K. The opening weekend numbers are very poor. However, Rock On!! has fared better in America, although the exact numbers haven't come in yet… Last week's Maan Gaye Mughall-E-Azam is a supreme disaster, while the Jagmohan Mundhra-directed Shoot On Sight is a big flop as well in U.K... Singh Is Kinng is the only film that continues to gallop in U.K., U.S.A.-Canada, Middle East and Pakistan.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE
Weekend: August 29 - 31, 2008.

* Singh Is Kinng [last weekend: No. 14, this weekend: No. 18]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 39,821 on 32 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,244. Total: £ 13,06,736 [approx. Rs. 10.39 crores].

The breakdown:- Friday: £ 10,808; Saturday: £ 16,238; Sunday: £ 12,775.

* Shoot On Sight [English film starring Indian and international actors, directed by Jagmohan Mundhra; last weekend: No. 15, this weekend: No. 22]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 20,591 on 31 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 664. Total: £ 1,35,795 [approx. Rs. 1.08 crores].

The breakdown:- Friday: £ 7,326; Saturday: £ 8,846; Sunday: £ 4,419.

* Rock On!! has debuted at No. 23 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 19,905 [approx. Rs. 15.85 lacs] on 20 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 995.

The breakdown:- Friday: £ 4,934; Saturday: £ 8,686; Sunday: £ 6,285.
* Dhaam Dhoom [Tamil film] has debuted at No. 25 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 17,048 [approx. Rs. 13.57 lacs] on 4 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 4,262.

The breakdown:- Friday: £ 5,410; Saturday: £ 6,181; Sunday: £ 5,457.

* Bachna Ae Haseeno [last weekend: No. 16, this weekend: No. 27]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 13,892 on 13 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,069. Total: £ 2,94,057 [approx. Rs. 2.34 crores].

The breakdown:- Friday: £ 3,530; Saturday: £ 6,007; Sunday: £ 4,355.

* Chamku has debuted at No. 29 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 13,068 [approx. Rs. 10.40 lacs] on 18 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 726.

The breakdown:- Friday: £ 4,156; Saturday: £ 5,825; Sunday: £ 3,087.

* Lakh Pardesi Hoiye [Punjabi film; last weekend: No. 28, this weekend: No. 54]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 2,429 on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 486. Total: £ 16,402 [approx. Rs. 13.05 lacs].

The breakdown:- Friday: £ 500; Saturday: £ 962; Sunday: £ 967.

* God Tussi Great Ho [last weekend: No. 23, this weekend: No. 55]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 2,357 on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 393. Total: £ 1,31,181 [approx. Rs. 1.04 crores].

The breakdown:- Friday: £ 558; Saturday: £ 1,277; Sunday: £ 522.

* Sathyam [Tamil film; last weekend: No. 36, this weekend: No. 85]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 527 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 176. Total: £ 36,342 [approx. Rs. 28.94 lacs].

The breakdown:- Friday: £ 97; Saturday: £ 72; Sunday: £ 358.

* Maan Gaye Mughall-E-Azam [last weekend: No. 38, this weekend: No. 108]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 36 on 1 screen. Total: £ 10,991 [approx. Rs. 8.75 lacs].

The breakdown:- Friday: £ --; Saturday: £ 33; Sunday: £ 3.

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

RANK FILM AVERAGE 1 Dhaam Dhoom [Tamil film] £ 4,262 2 Singh Is Kinng £ 1,244 3 Bachna Ae Haseeno £ 1,069 4 Rock On!! £ 995 5 Chamku £ 726 6 Shoot On Sight [English film] £ 664 7 Lakh Pardesi Hoiye [Punjabi film] £ 486 8 God Tussi Great Ho £ 393 9 Sathyam [Tamil film] £ 176 10 Maan Gaye Mughall E Azam £ 36

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
Weekend: August 29 – 31, 2008.

* In the U.S.&Canada, Singh Is Kinng has grossed $ 2.3 million.

PAKISTAN BOX-OFFICE
Weekend: August 29 – 31, 2008.

* After 24 days, the gross collections of Singh Is Kinng are an amazing Rs. 3,17,99,959 [3.18 crores] in Pakistan. The fourth weekend total is Rs. 39,40,299. The break-up:-
Lahore: DHA 9,86,520, Sozo 3,47,380, Plaza 2,00,750, Prince 1,44,876
Gujranwala: Capri 50,260, Zinco Palace 93,430
Gujarat: Faisal 25,830
Karachi: Nishat 6,04,600, Cineplex 3,91,500
Hyderabad: New Majestic 80,124
Faisalabad: Taj Mahal 1,70,200
Multan: Dreamland 98,179
Sargodha: Khayyam 40,150
Rawalpindi: Cinepax 7,06,500

MIDDLE EAST BOX-OFFICE

* After the weekend gone by, Singh Is Kinng had grossed 3.5 million AED in the Middle East.