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Wake Up Sid holds well overseas

With no major release last week, the international markets didn't witness any drastic fall in business. Wake Up Sid held well, while Do Knot Disturb remained on the lower side. All eyes are on the Diwali releases and the international business should also show a big jump in revenue next weekend.

Weekend: October 9 - 11, 2009.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE
* Wake Up Sid [last weekend: No. 15, this weekend: No. 14]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 64,295 on 35 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,837. Total: £ 2,12,922 [approx. Rs. 1.55 crores].

* Do Knot Disturb [last weekend: No. 19, this weekend: No. 20]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 33,870 on 24 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,411. Total: £ 1,49,101 [approx. Rs. 1.08 crores].

* Dil Bole Hadippa [last weekend: No. 22, this weekend: No. 26]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 20,767 on 21 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 989. Total: £ 5,17,504 [approx. Rs. 3.76 crores].

* What's Your Raashee? [last weekend: No. 34, this weekend: No. 57]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 2,725 on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 545. Total: £ 1,07,281 [approx. Rs. 77.98 lacs].

* Wanted [last weekend: No. 43, this weekend: No. 63]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 2,038 on 4 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 510. Total: £ 2,08,891 [approx. Rs. 1.52 crores].

* Life Partner [last weekend: No. --, this weekend: No. 75]: In its ninth weekend, the film has collected £ 693 on 1 screen. Total: £ 2,85,858 [approx. Rs. 2.08 crores].

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE

* Wake Up Sid [last weekend: No. 25, this weekend: No. 32]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 1,96,352 on 76 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,584. Total: $ 6,11,574 [approx. Rs. 2.82 crores].

* Do Knot Disturb [last weekend: No. 41, this weekend: No. 52]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 58,711 on 42 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,398. Total: $ 2,13,525 [approx. Rs. 98.53 lacs].

* What's Your Raashee? [last weekend: No. 57, this weekend: No. 74]: In its third weekend, the film has collected $ 9,510 on 14 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 679. Total: $ 2,54,114 [approx. Rs. 1.18 crores].
 

Karan Johar unaffected by economic recession

The general sentiment in the film industry may be of recession and economic slowdown but still there are few select film personas for whom the term recession is far long away. Karan Johar is one such person, whom big corporate distribution offices are chasing with big bucks to sell them his in-production ventures. A source says, "There are two particular leading corporates who have desperately been pitching to acquire the worldwide rights of Karan Johar's forthcoming ventures, My.....
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