Given
the
fact
that
both
Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi
[Shah
Rukh
Khan]
and
Ghajini
[Aamir
Khan]
have
fared
very
well
internationally
and
Akshay
Kumar
enjoys
tremendous
popularity,
Chandni
Chowk
To
China
should've
been
at
par
or
perhaps
more
than
Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi
and
Ghajini
in
the
key
international
markets.
Given
the
fact
that
Warner
Bros.
had
promoted
the
film
like
no
Hindi
film
has
ever
been
promoted
before
[premiere
screenings
in
U.S.A.,
Canada
and
U.K.],
the
opening
weekend
numbers
of
Chandni
Chowk
To
China
should've
been
the
biggest
ever
for
a
Hindi
film.
Let's
not
forget
that
Chandni
Chowk
To
China
has
also
been
released
at
a
record
number
of
screens,
much
more
than
Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi
and
Ghajini
can
boast
of.
But,
alas,
Chandni
Chowk
To
China
has
proved
a
complete
downer
in
the
international
markets
as
well.
The
film
has
failed
to
create
magic,
to
put
it
bluntly.
Forget
overpowering
Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi
and
Ghajini,
the
film
is
lower
than
Jodhaa
Akbar,
Race
and
Singh
Is
Kinng
too.
All
that
noise
that
Chandni
Chowk
To
China
tried
to
create
before
its
release,
has
evaporated
into
thin
air
now
that
the
verdict
is
out!
U.K.
BOX-OFFICE
Weekend:
January
16
-
18,
2009.
-
CHANDNI
CHOWK
TO
CHINA
has
debuted
at
No.
17
position.
In
its
opening
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
2,74,524
[approx.
Rs.
1.89
crores]
on
61
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
4,500.
The
breakup:-
Friday:
£
81,448;
Saturday:
£
1,11,785;
Sunday:
£
81,291.
Note:-
On
Monday,
the
film
witnessed
a
76%
fall.
It
collected
£
19,277
[on
57
screens],
taking
its
total
to
£
2,93,801.
TOP
6
IN
U.K.
FILM |
OPENING
WEEKEND
[£] |
SCREENS |
AVERAGE
[£] |
Jodhaa
Akbar |
3,63,726
[incl.
Thursday
previews] |
46 |
7,907 |
Race |
4,57,303
[4
dy.;
till
Monday] |
46 |
9,941 |
Singh
Is
Kinng |
4,93,281
[incl.
Thursday
previews] |
50 |
9,866 |
Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi |
4,03,842 |
60 |
6,731 |
Ghajini |
3,18,538 |
49 |
6,501 |
Chandni
Chowk
To
China |
2,74,524 |
61 |
4,500 |
|
-
VILLU
[Tamil
film]
has
debuted
at
No.
21
position.
In
its
opening
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
39,665
[approx.
Rs.
27.27
lacs]
on
13
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
3,051.
-
RAB
NE
BANA
DI
JODI
[last
weekend:
No.
20,
this
weekend:
No.
32]:
In
its
sixth
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
8,893
on
21
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
423.
Total:
£
14,85,734
[approx.
Rs.
10.21
crores].
-
GHAJINI
[last
weekend:
No.
19,
this
weekend:
No.
33]:
In
its
fourth
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
7,709
on
9
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
£
857.
Total:
£
7,13,459
[approx.
Rs.
4.91
crores].
-
DOSTANA
[last
weekend:
No.
75,
this
weekend:
No.
105]:
In
its
tenth
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
£
24
on
1
screen.
Total:
£
9,80,922
[approx.
Rs.
6.75
crores].
THIS
WEEKEND
IN
U.K.
[Based
on
screen
averages]
RANK |
FILM |
AVERAGE |
1 |
CHANDNI
CHOWK
TO
CHINA |
£
4,500 |
2 |
VILLU
[Tamil
film] |
£
3,051 |
3 |
GHAJINI |
£
857 |
4 |
RAB
NE
BANA
DI
JODI |
£
423 |
5 |
DOSTANA |
£
24 |
|
U.S.A.
BOX-OFFICE
4-day
weekend:
January
16
-
19,
2009.
-
CHANDNI
CHOWK
TO
CHINA
has
debuted
at
No.
28
position.
In
its
opening
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
$
6,85,798
[approx.
Rs.
3.38
crores]
on
130
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
$
5,275.
TOP
6
IN
U.S.A.
FILM |
OPENING
WEEKEND
[$] |
SCREENS |
AVERAGE |
Jodhaa
Akbar |
16,02,356 |
100 |
16,023 |
Race |
8,02,254 |
96 |
8,357 |
Singh
Is
Kinng |
9,01,787 |
77 |
11,712 |
Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi |
9,11,771 |
83 |
10,985 |
Ghajini |
13,87,534 |
82 |
16,921 |
Chandni
Chowk
To
China
[4-day
weekend] |
6,85,798 |
130 |
5,275 |
|
-
GHAJINI
[last
weekend:
No.
32,
this
weekend:
No.
53]:
In
its
fourth
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
$
33,597
on
22
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
$
1,527.
Total:
$
24,44,668
[approx.
Rs.
12.04
crores].
AUSTRALIA
BOX-OFFICE
4-day
weekend:
January
15
-
18,
2009.
-
CHANDNI
CHOWK
TO
CHINA
has
debuted
at
No.
19
position.
In
its
opening
weekend,
the
film
has
collected
Aus.
$
1,72,970
[approx.
Rs.
56.78
lacs]
on
20
screens,
with
the
per
screen
average
working
out
to
Aus.
$
8,649.
TOP
6
IN
AUSTRALIA
FILM |
OPENING
WEEKEND
[Aus.
$] |
SCREENS |
AVERAGE |
Jodhaa
Akbar |
1,56,273 |
15 |
10,418 |
Race |
1,83,961 |
14 |
13,140 |
Singh
Is
Kinng |
1,28,667 |
9 |
14,296 |
Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi |
1,99,986 |
15 |
13,332 |
Ghajini |
2,54,000 |
- |
- |
Chandni
Chowk
To
China |
1,72,970 |
20 |
8,649 |
|
Story first published: Friday, January 23, 2009, 11:29 [IST]