Overseas market goes from bad to worse

With no major release in sight for the next few weeks, the business continues to slide downwards with each passing day. The only solace is the heartening business of Slumdog Millionaire, which is on a record-breaking spree in the three major markets - America [$ 132.6 million], U.K. [£ 29.6 million] and Australia [Aus. $ 17.8 million].

Weekend: March 13 - 15, 2009.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE
* Jag Jeondeyan De Mele [Punjabi film; last weekend: No. 33, this weekend: No. 40]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 8,215 on 8 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,027. Total: £ 1,22,154 [approx. Rs. 88.32 lacs].

* Billu [last weekend: No. 43, this weekend: No. 49]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 5,399 on 16 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 337. Total: £ 5,27,467 [approx. Rs. 3.81 crores].

* Delhi 6 [last weekend: No. 40, this weekend: No. 50]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 5,382 on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 769. Total: £ 2,24,931 [approx. Rs. 1.63 crores].

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

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
* Delhi 6 [last weekend: No. 49, this weekend: No. 65]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected $ 11,366 on 17 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 669. Total: $ 8,79,913 [approx. Rs. 4.52 crores].

* Yaavarum Naalum [the Tamil version of 13B; last weekend: No. 68, this weekend: No. 77]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 6,270 on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,045. Total: $ 21,127 [approx. Rs. 10.86 lacs].

* 13B [last weekend: No. 79, this weekend: No. 88]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 2,459 on 9 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 273. Total: $ 10,542 [approx. Rs. 5.42 lacs].