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By Taran Adarsh, January 25, 2006 - 08:59 IST

All Eyes On 'Rang De Basanti'!

With no new film hitting the screens on Friday, there wasn't much to look forward to this weekend. While the verdict on FAMILY - TIES OF BLOOD and ZINDA is crystal clear by now, all eyes are on the next big film, RANG DE BASANTI, which opens this week.

Aamir's previous release, MANGAL PANDEY - THE RISING, had opened big in U.K. [opening weekend: 220,259], U.S.A. [$ 531,018] and Australia [Aus. $ 80,456]. The response to RANG DE BASANTI is keenly awaited.

Weekend: January 20 - 22, 2006.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

DOSTI - FRIENDS FOREVER [last weekend: No. 19, this weekend: No. 23]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected 21,625 on 23 screens, with the per screen average working out to 940.

ZINDA [last weekend: No. 21, this weekend: No. 25]: In its second weekend, the film has collected 18,100 on 15 screens, with the per screen average working out to 1,207. Total: 72,334 [approx. Rs. 56.95 lacs].

FAMILY - TIES OF BLOOD [last weekend: No. 18, this weekend: No. 26]: In its second weekend, the film has collected 16,269 on 22 screens, with the per screen average working out to 740. Total: 87,866 [approx. Rs. 69.17 lacs].

BLUFFMASTER! [last weekend: No. 29, this weekend: No. 32]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected 6,539 on 8 screens, with the per screen average working out to 817. Total: 295,502 [approx. Rs. 2.33 crores].

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

RANK	FILM	AVERAGE
1	ZINDA	1,207
2	DOSTI - FRIENDS FOREVER	940
3	BLUFFMASTER!	817
4	FAMILY - TIES OF BLOOD	740

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE

ZINDA [last weekend: No. 36, this weekend: No. 43]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 76,320 on 38 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,008. Total: $ 287,874 [approx. Rs. 1.27 crores].

BLUFFMASTER! [last weekend: No. 48, this weekend: No. 60]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected $ 12,116 on 13 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 932. Total: $ 718,956 [approx. Rs. 3.17 crores].

NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE

BLUFFMASTER! [last weekend: No. 40, this weekend: No. 43]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected $ 5,497 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,749. New York total: $ 96,026.

ZINDA [last weekend: No. 48, this weekend: No. 49]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 2,923 on 1 screen. New York total: $ 8,323.