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Overseas: 'Eklavya' works big time!
Considering its genre and the fact that it's a serious film with barely one song, EKLAVYA – THE ROYAL GUARD has opened very well in Overseas. In U.K., the film has fetched a good start, while Australia is at par with the best. U.S.A. is simply superb. In its 4-day weekend, the film has embarked on one of the best starts ever for a Hindi film.
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
Weekend: February 16 – 18, 2007.
- EKLAVYA – THE ROYAL GUARD has debuted at No. 14 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected 163,783 [approx. Rs. 1.41 crores] on 40 screens, with the per screen average working out to 4,095. The breakdown:- Friday: 44,175; Saturday: 69,528; Sunday: 50,080.
- TRAFFIC SIGNAL [last weekend: No. 68, this weekend: No. 91]: In its third weekend, the film has collected 54 on 1 screen. Total: 10,862 [approx. Rs. 9.29 lacs].
The breakdown:- Friday: --; Saturday: 54; Sunday: --.
SALAAM-E-ISHQ [last weekend: No. 19, this weekend: No. 25]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected 26,192 on 30 screens, with the per screen average working out to 873. Total: 774,295 [approx. Rs. 6.64 crores]. The breakdown:- Friday: 6,241; Saturday: 10,525; Sunday: 9,426.
GURU [last weekend: No. 35, this weekend: No. 40]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected 5,836 on 8 screens, with the per screen average working out to 730. Total: 499,304 [approx. Rs. 4.28 crores]. The breakdown:- Friday: 929; Saturday: 2,345; Sunday: 2,562.
DEEPAVALI [Tamil; last weekend: No. --, this weekend: No. 53]: In its second weekend, the film has collected 2,677 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to 1,339. Total: 12,856 [approx. Rs. 11 lacs]. The breakdown:- Friday: 509; Saturday: 1,186; Sunday: 982.
AALWAR [Tamil; last weekend: No. --, this weekend: No. 71]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected 521 on 1 screen. Total: 19,403 [approx. Rs. 16.60 lacs]. The breakdown:- Friday: --; Saturday: 287; Sunday: 234.
THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]
| RANK | FILM | AVERAGE |
| 1 | EKLAVYA – THE ROYAL GUARD | 4,095 |
| 2 | DEEPAVALI [Tamil] | 1,339 |
| 3 | SALAAM-E-ISHQ | 873 |
| 4 | GURU | 730 |
| 5 | AALWAR [Tamil] | 521 |
| 6 | TRAFFIC SIGNAL | 54 |
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
4-day weekend: February 16 – 19, 2007.
- EKLAVYA – THE ROYAL GUARD has debuted at No. 20 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 812,262 [approx. Rs. 3.57 crores] on 80 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 10,153.
- BLACK FRIDAY [last weekend: No. 64, this weekend: No. 81]: In its second weekend, the film has collected approx. $ 5,000 on 9 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 556. Total: approx. $ 34,000 [approx. Rs. 14.96 lacs].
GURU [last weekend: No. 53, this weekend: No. 59]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected approx. $ 28,000 on 24 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,167. Total: approx. $ 2,087,000 [approx. Rs. 9.18 crores].
NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE
4-day weekend: February 16 – 19, 2007.
- In its opening weekend [No. 20], EKLAVYA – THE ROYAL GUARD has collected $ 105,742 on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 17,624.
- GURU [last weekend: No. 41, this weekend: No. 56]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected $ 1,743 on 1 screen. New York total: $ 250,430.
AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE
4-day weekend: February 15 – 18, 2007
- In its opening weekend, EKLAVYA – THE ROYAL GUARD has collected Australia $ 84,215 [approx. Rs. 29.18 lacs] on 12 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 7,018.
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