Baabul Superv In UK

Baabul' superb in U.K., decent in Australia!

BAABUL has stormed the U.K. charts, fetching an impressive start in
its opening weekend. In terms of screen average, the film is better
than RANG DE BASANTI [ 5,822], HUMKO DEEWANA KAR GAYE [ 4,604], PHIR
HERA PHERI [ 3,482], KRRISH [ 4,576], LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI [ 6,136],
DON [ 5,715] and UMRAO JAAN [ 3,487]. At the rate it's faring,
BAABUL should easily cross the entire business of BAGHBAN in U.K. [
748,028] in a few weeks from now. In Australia, BAABUL has had a good
average start.

Meanwhile, the biggest hit of the season, DHOOM 2, has crossed Rs.
21.75 crores [gross] from the five markets -- U.K., U.S.A., Australia,
New Zealand and Netherlands [see figures below]. Phenomenal!

Weekend: December 8 - 10, 2006.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

* BAABUL has debuted at No. 8 position. In its opening weekend,
the film has collected 289,907 [approx. Rs. 2.53 crores] on 45
screens, with the per screen average working out to 6,442. Note:-
289,907 includes Thursday previews [ 12,263 on 21 screens] and
Friday-Sunday weekend collections [ 277,644].

* DHOOM 2 [last weekend: No. 10, this weekend: No. 14]: In its
third weekend, the film has collected 78,405 on 48 screens, with the
per screen average working out to 1,633. Total: 1,039,223 [approx.
Rs. 9.13 crores].

* VIVAH [last weekend: No. 23, this weekend: No. 42]: In its fifth
weekend, the film has collected 2,645 on 7 screens, with the per
screen average working out to 378. Total: 257,132 [approx. Rs.
2.26 crores].

* UMRAO JAAN [last weekend: No. 35, this weekend: No. 51]: In its
sixth weekend, the film has collected 1,017 on 3 screens, with the
per screen average working out to 339. Total: 414,571 [approx. Rs.
3.64 crores].

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

RANK FILM AVERAGE
1 BAABUL 6,442
2 DHOOM 2 1,633
3 RENDU [Tamil] 875
4 VIVAH 378
5 UMRAO JAAN 339
6 EK JIND EK JAAN [Punjabi] 155