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'London Dreams' weak, 'Aladin' disaster

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Posted: Nov 04, 2009 at 0850 hrs IST

Mumbai Business in the international markets continues to go downhill. The two new releases, ‘London Dreams’ and ‘Aladin’, have proved non-starters. Much was expected from ‘London Dreams’, primarily due to [i] Its star cast, [ii] The international setting and [iii] Vipul Shah's track record in Overseas. But the film has fared way below the expectations. Similarly, ‘Aladin’ was also released extensively in the international markets, but has proved to be an unmitigated disaster... See comparative charts below for an in-depth study.

Weekend: October 30 - November 1, 2009.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE

‘London Dreams’ has debuted at No. 11 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 1,42,722 [approx. Rs. 1.10 crores] on 48 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 2,973. Includes Thursday previews.

‘Aladin’ has debuted at No. 16 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 66,289 [approx. Rs. 51.08 lacs] on 33 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 2,009. Includes Thursday previews.

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE

‘London Dreams’ has debuted at No. 23 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 2,07,964 [approx. Rs. 98.36 lacs] on 82 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,536.

‘Wake Up Sid’ [last weekend: No. 66, this weekend: No. 95]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected $ 3,638 on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 728. Total: $ 7,17,977 [approx. Rs. 3.40 crores].

‘Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna’ [last weekend: No. 57, this weekend: No. 97]: In its third weekend, the film has collected $ 3,426 on 9 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 381. Total: $ 1,96,203 [approx. Rs. 92.79 lacs].

AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE

‘London Dreams’ has debuted at No. 19 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected Aus. $ 42,680 [approx. Rs. 18.03 lacs] on 12 screens, with the per screen average working out to Aus. $ 3,557.

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Indian Movies by Mohamed Darbar on 06 Nov 2009

Indian filmmakers need to realize that story and screenplay are what make a movie worth watching. Audiences do not flock to theatres merely for location and production value. As for Amitabh he should retire from films ASAP. His buffoonery which he calls acting is unbearable

London Dreams - Vulgar Dialogues by arun lal on 04 Nov 2009

How can such vulgarity get past the censors? No wonder Indian men follow people like Sallu and treat women like crap.

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