The holy month of Ramzan coupled with the cricket matches made a big dent in film business this weekend… Of late, Priyadarshan's films have had fantastic openings in U.K., but DHOL ranks amongst his lowest openers here… The other two releases in U.K., MUMMY-JI and SAMBAR SALSA, have also recorded dull openings… Meanwhile, MITTI WAJAAN MAARDI [Punjabi] continues to do rock-steady business.
Weekend: September 21 - 23, 2007.
U.K. BOX-OFFICE
- MITTI WAJAAN MAARDI [Punjabi; last weekend: No. 16, this weekend: No. 20]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 36,195 on 11 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 3,290. Total: £ 116,880 [approx. Rs. 93.55 lacs].
- DHOL has debuted at No. 27 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 16,701 [approx. Rs. 13.37 lacs] on 15 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,113.
PRIYADARSHAN FILMS IN U.K.
| FILM | OPENING [£] | SCREENS | AVERAGE PER PRINT [£] |
| Dhol | 16,701 | 15 | 1,113 |
| Bhagam Bhag | 197,180 [5 dy.] | 45 | 4,382 |
| Chup Chup Ke | 79,246 | 28 | 2,830 |
| Malamaal Weekly | 70,655 | 14 | 5,047 |
| Garam Masala | 292,033 | 37 | 7,893 |
| Kyon Ki… | 171,566 | 55 | 3,119 |
| Hulchul | 43,526 | 13 | 3,348 |
| Hungama | 15,277 | 13 | 1,175 |
| Yeh Tera Ghar Yeh Mera Ghar | - | - | Total: 53,264 |
| Hera Pheri | 4,972 | 7 | 710 |
- DHAMAAL [last weekend: No. 19, this weekend: No. 29]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 11,356 on 10 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,136. Total: £ 215,902 [approx. Rs. 1.73 crores].
- HEYY BABYY [last weekend: No. 27, this weekend: No. 44]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 3,221 on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 537. Total: £ 697,849 [approx. Rs. 5.58 crores].
- MUMMY-JI has debuted at No. 50 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 2,081 [approx. Rs. 1.67 lacs] on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 347.
- SAMBAR SALSA has debuted at No. 68 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 948 [approx. Rs. 75,832] on 7 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 135.
- RAMGOPAL VARMA KI AAG [last weekend: No. 69, this weekend: No. 85]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 451 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 226. Total: £ 90,509 [approx. Rs. 72.46 lacs].
- CHAK DE INDIA [last weekend: No. 52, this weekend: No. 91]: In its seventh weekend, the film has collected £ 333 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 167. Total: £ 433,829 [approx. Rs. 3.47 crores].
- DARLING [last weekend: No. 51, this weekend: No. 95]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 200 on 1 screen. Total: £ 21,527 [approx. Rs. 17.24 lacs].
- NANHE JAISALMER [last weekend: No. 33, this weekend: No. 97]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 182 on 1 screen. Total: £ 5,981 [approx. Rs. 4.79 lacs].
THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]
| RANK | FILM | AVERAGE |
| 1 | MITTI WAJAAN MAARDI [Punjabi] | £ 3,290 |
| 2 | DHAMAAL | £ 1,136 |
| 3 | DHOL | £ 1,113 |
| 4 | HEYY BABYY | £ 537 |
| 5 | MUMMY-JI | £ 347 |
| 6 | RAMGOPAL VARMA KI AAG | £ 226 |
| 7 | DARLING | £ 200 |
| 8 | NANHE JAISALMER | £ 182 |
| 9 | CHAK DE INDIA | £ 167 |
| 10 | SAMBAR SALSA | £ 135 |
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
- VANAJA [last weekend: No. 81, this weekend: No. 68]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected $ 15,068 on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,511. Total: $ 54,833 [approx. Rs. 21.84 lacs].
AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE
4-day weekend: September 20 - 23, 2007.
- In its opening weekend, DHOL has collected Australia $ 9,843 [approx. Rs. 3.41 lacs] on 6 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 1,641.
