The new millennium has hardly opened on an auspicous note for the movie trade, considering the dismal showing of the current releases. With all its hype, Raju Chacha has not been able to muster its strength at the turnstiles. It’s a setback to Ajay Devgan and his distribution office. However, there is a silver lining: the film has been placed 12th in the UK box-office, collecting 167,354 pounds from 23 screens. But in North America, it is placed 37th, collecting $ 123,989 from 35 screens.

As it is, cinemas all over witnessed a steep drop in attendance by 30 per cent owing to the rampant cable piracy which the government has not been able to curb effectively. It appears the state governments will wake up to the menace only when the cinemas start closing down.

Due for release this Friday are Farz, Churaliya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko, Dacait Queen and Khooni Kala Jadoo. Following are the collections of films released in previous weeks:

Raju Chacha (1st week)
Mumbai 91 %
Delhi 61 %
Ahmedabad 35 %
Hyderabad 72 %
Allahabad 66 %
Agra 79 %
Vijayawada 64 %
Chennai 68 %
Lucknow 90 %
Guntur 100 5
Wardha 48 %
Hardwar 30 5
Nagpur 40 %
Indore 69 %
Ajmer 50 %

Khiladi 420 (1st week)
Mumbai 53 %
Delhi 39 %
Chennai 42 %
Baroda 65 %
Nagpur 25 %
Lucknow 87 %
Allahabad 55 %

Billa No. 786 (1st week)
Mumbai not disclosed
Nagpur 31 %
Lucknow 34 %

Champion (1st week)
Mumbai 55 %
Delhi 26 %
Lucknow 35 %
Indore 15 %
Hardwar 17 %
Allahabad 41 %
Jalgaon 29 %
Agra 47 %
Chennai 49 %

Mohabbatein (10th week)
Mumbai 82 %
Ahmedabad 41 %
Nagpur 50 %
Delhi 55 %
Jaipur 43 %
Hyderabad 82 %
Aurangabad 59 %

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar (3rd week)
Mumbai 50 %
Kurukshetra (8th week)
Mumbai 49 %

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