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| Saawariya |
Verdict: Awaited |
| Weekly Earnings: US $542,192 ; UK $336,437 |
Total Earnings: US $542,192 ; UK $336,437 |
| PB Rating: 8.5 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 399 unique users): 5.24 |
| Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
Producer: Sanjay Leela Bhansali and SPE Films India Pvt. Ltd. |
| Music: Monty Sharma, Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Guest) |
Lyrics: Sameer, Nusrat Badr, and Sandeep Nath |
| Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Salman Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Zohra Sehgal, and Begum Para |
| Genre: Romantic |
Recommended Audience: General |
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The first `Diwali` release, Sanjay Leela Bhansali`s Ranbir, Sonam, Salman (special appearance) and Rani starrer, `Saawariya`, commenced on a good start at most multiplexes/cineplexes, and a good to fair start at the single screens. The weekend run proved bountiful the aesthetically shot movie but Monday onwards the collections started falling. While the fall was not alarming at the multiplexes / cineplexes, it was quite heavy at the single screens. But overall, thanks to the weekend, the first week collections are going to be good. In the Overseas, `Saawariya` was impressive in the US but fair in the UK.
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| Om Shanti Om |
Verdict: Awaited |
| Weekly Earnings: US $1,764,131 ; UK $1,084,316 |
Total Earnings: US $1,764,131 ; UK $1,084,316 |
| PB Rating: 7.5 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 408 unique users): 5.29 |
| Director: Farah Khan |
Producer: Red Chillies Entertainment |
| Music: Vishal-Shekhar |
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar, Vishal Dadlani, and Kumaar |
| Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Shreyas Talpade, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Rampal, and Malaika Arora Khan |
| Genre: Musical |
Recommended Audience: General |
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The other `Diwali` release, Farah Khan`s Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika, Arjun and Shreyas starrer, `Om Shanti Om`, embarked on a bumper start, uniformly across the multiplexes / cineplexes and single screens. Not only was the weekend extra-ordinary, even the Monday onwards run was very impressive, seeing a bare 10-15 percent fall. The first week collections are going to be one of the best ever in India. In the Overseas, `Om Shanti Om` reset US weekend (Bollywood) record and was extra-ordinary in the UK. Based on its Overseas weekend run, `Om Shanti Om` is a blockbuster hit there.
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| Jab We Met |
Verdict: Hit |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 9.25 crores ; UK $45,388 |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 21 crores ; UK $ 800,000 |
| PB Rating: 7.5 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 403 unique users): 5.25 |
| Director: Imtiaz Ali |
Producer: Dhillin Mehta |
| Music: Pritam and Sandesh Shandilya |
Lyrics: Irshad Kamil |
| Starring: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Dara Singh, Kiran Juneja, Saumya Tandon |
| Genre: Romantic |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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Imtiaz Ali`s Shahid-Kareena starrer `Jab We Met` continued its good run, even in the second week, both in India and the UK. The movie is a surprising success in the UK, especially in view of the costs involved.
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| Laga Chunari Mein Daag |
Verdict: Flop |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 0.55 crores |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 19 crores ; US$ $675,102 ; UK $1,439,542 |
| PB Rating: 4.5 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 398 unique users): 5.21 |
| Director: Pradeep Sarkar |
Producer: Aditya Chopra and Pradeep Sarkar |
| Music: Shantanu Moitra |
Lyrics: Swanand Kirkire |
| Starring: Jaya Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee, Konkona Sen Sharma, Abhishek Bachchan, Kunal Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Amey Pandya, Baby Shriya Sharma, Hema Malini, Murli Sharma, Kamini Kaushal Tinu Anand, Harsh Chhaya, Sushant Singh, Taraana Raja, Suchitra Pillai, Ninad Kamat |
| Genre: Drama |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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Yash Raj`s Jaya, Rani, Konkona, Kunal and Abhishek (extended special appearance) starrer, `Laaga Chunari Mein Daag`is on its way out of the theaters. The Pradeep Sarkar directed movie is doing hit business in the UK, but is comparatively quite ordinary in the US.
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| Bhool Bhulaiyaa |
Verdict: Superhit |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 3.75 crores |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 51.25 crores ; US $1,374,552 ; UK $1,097,797 |
| PB Rating: 7.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 400 unique users): 5.23 |
| Director: Priyadarshan |
Producer: Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar |
| Music: Pritam |
Lyrics: Sameer |
| Starring: Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja, Amisha Patel, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Asrani, Manoj Joshi, Vikram Gokhale, Rasika Joshi, Vineeth, Tareena Patel
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| Genre: Thriller |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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T-Series` Priyadarshan directed Akshay, Shiney, Vidya, Amisha and Rajpal starrer, `Bhool Bhulaiyaa`, managed to get significant collections, even in the fourth week, especially from Bombay. The movie is also a good hit in the Overseas
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