CC2C dooms, Raaz receives mediocre start overseas

Chandni Chowk To China has crashed in the major international markets. The film had a 74% fall in U.K. and 80% fall in America in its second weekend. Flop... The new release, Raaz - The Mystery Continues, has done mediocre business in U.K., considering it's a 15 certificate film… Slumdog Millionaire has emerged one of the biggest success stories in U.S.A., U.K. and Australia. It's on a dream run everywhere!

Weekend: January 23 - 25, 2009.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

* Chandni Chowk To China [last weekend: No. 17, this weekend: No. 22]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 70,032 on 60 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,167. Total: £ 4,31,306 [approx. Rs. 2.92 crores].

* Raaz - The Mystery Continues has debuted at No. 25 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 27,710 [approx. Rs. 18.73 lacs] on 17 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,630.

* Villu [Tamil film; last weekend: No. 21, this weekend: No. 35]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 10,376 on 10 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,038. Total: £ 1,28,834 [approx. Rs. 87.07 lacs].

* Padikkathavan [Tamil film] has debuted at No. 38 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 6,550 [approx. Rs. 4.44 lacs] on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 3,275.

* Ghajini [last weekend: No. 33, this weekend: No. 42]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 4,357 on 14 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 311. Total: £ 7,23,525 [approx. Rs. 4.90 crores].

* Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi [last weekend: No. 32, this weekend: No. 43]: In its seventh weekend, the film has collected £ 4,232 on 8 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 529. Total: £ 14,95,307 [approx. Rs. 10.13 crores].

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

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
* Chandni Chowk To China [last weekend: No. 28, this weekend: No. 38]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 1,25,392 on 130 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 965. Total: $ 8,69,611 [approx. Rs. 4.25 crores].

* Ghajini [last weekend: No. 53, this weekend: No. 60]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected $ 8,348 on 9 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 928. Total: $ 24,28,713 [approx. Rs. 11.87 crores].