The two new releases viz. the Akshay Kumar starrer Ram Setuc and the Sidharth Malhotra – Ajay Devgn starrer thank God hit screens yesterday on Diwali. Also in the overseas markets, both releases were released simultaneously and did quite well despite swallowing each other’s market share. However, compared to previous releases, both Ram Setuc and thank God seem to have been surpassed. In fact, the Pakistani movie The Legend of Maula Jatt which was released nearly two weeks ago, has surpassed both new releases at the box office in the UK and North America.
At the British box office, The Legend of Maula Jatto managed to attract a whopping $46,825 USD [Rs. 38.40 lakhs] from 56 screens on its thirteenth day. In comparison, both Bollywood releases that hit the screens yesterday barely managed to collect the same amount of money. In reality, thank God managed to raise $19,472 [Rs. 15.97 lakhs] from 83 screens while Ram Setuc drew in USD 16,595 [Rs. 13.61 lakhs] respectively from 95 screens on their opening day.
Following on a similar note, the North American box office had the same result with: The Legend of Maula Jatto overshadow the collections of the new releases. Within this market, the Pakistani film raised $56,586 [Rs. 46.45 lakhs] of 90 screens compared to thank God which raised $40,358 [Rs. 33.13 lakhs] from 228 screens and Ram Setuc who collected $48,330 [Rs. 39.67 lakhs] of 354 screens.
Surprisingly, despite the two new releases, with significantly more screens than Pakistani film in both markets, thank God and Ram Setuc both fail to top the collections of The Legend of Maula Jatto.
UK Box Office
Maula Jatt – Day 13 – USD 46,825 [Rs. 38.40 lacs] from 56 screens
Thank God – Day 1 – USD 19,472 [Rs. 15.97 lacs] from 83 screens
Ram Setu – Day 1 – 16,595 USD [Rs. 13.61 lacs] from 95 screens
North America Box Office
Maula Jatt – Day 13 – USD 56,586 [Rs. 46.45 lakhs] from 90 screens
Thank God – Day 1 – 40,358 USD [Rs. 33.13 lakhs] from 228 screens
Ram Setu – Day 1 – 48,330 USD [Rs. 39.67 lakhs] from 354 screens