Good, bad or whatever, I feel proud when our Desi people make it into the western territory.

BTW, Gurinder Chaddha has been given a budget of $ 80 Million US (Rs 360 crore; Costliest Indian film budget so far has been around Rs 50 crore) to produce a film for one of the Hollywood Studios.

I would feel proud of Chadha, if she would work on limited buget and make a SENSIBLE film like BILB or Monsoon Wedding.

I think she or husband are still under spell of blue eyes. They should come out of that crush!

I was really surprised to see Sonali Kulkarni in a small role.

Secondally, I was disappointed to see Sintosh Sivan's name in there. Both him and Anu were a real let down.

Even a dummy can do better camera work than what I saw coming from Master Camera man, Sintosh Sivan

Sintosh sivan was amazing in Terrorist and Asoka, but real let down here after Tehzeeb.

Chadha's next project is a film version of I Dream of Jeannie And Jay Chandrasekhar from Broken Lizard is directing the Dukes of Hazzard film. Maybe Desis will start specializing in TV to big screen adaptations in HW

So far B&P is doing fine theatrically in the US and in Australia. Real test will come Tomorrow when it changes from limited release to wide release.

http://www.indiafm.com/boxoffice/overseas/24feb05.shtml

OVERSEAS BOX-OFFICE

By Taran Adarsh, February 24th, 2005 - 0930 hrs IST

'Bride' Rocks U.S.A., Australia!

Weekend: February 18 - 20, 2005

BRIDE AND PREJUDICE continues its victorious march in U.S.A. The film has emerged a success story, maintaining extra-ordinary collections in its second weekend. In terms of screen average, BRIDE AND PREJUDICE continues to occupy the No. 2 position in U.S. Top 100 charts [screen average: $ 12,015], overtaking the Will Smith starrer HITCH [$ 10,274] and the Keanu Reeves' starrer CONSTANTINE [$ 11,185].

In Australia too, BRIDE AND PREJUDICE is off to a fabulous start, occupying the No. 1 position in screen average.

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE
Weekend: February 18 - 21, 2005 [4-day weekend]

* BRIDE AND PREJUDICE [last weekend: No. 20, this weekend: No. 25]: In its second weekend, the film has collected $ 384,481 on 32 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 12,015. The total so far has been $ 882,610 [approx. Rs. 3.85 crores].

AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE
Weekend: February 17 - 20, 2005 [4-day weekend]

* BRIDE AND PREJUDICE has debuted at No. 3 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected Australia $ 994,144 on 99 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 10,042. Total: Australia $ 1,053,751 [Rs. 3.64 crores]. Excellent!

bad film is bad film whether it collects millions or not imho..e.g BAP!

Good film is good, whether it looses all over..MAQBOOL

Good or Bad, is better settled by the target audience. B&P may have been a flop in India but that territiory was sold for less than 5% of the rest of the world rights. So, India was not the Box Office Tatrget. US, Canada etc were.
In Toronto, it has over 60 shows daily. Assuming even an audience of 20 per show, will result in $100,000 in one week from Toronto alone.
In Ottawa it's 4 shows daily at World Exchange (DD).

In todays Ottawa Sun (same chain and same review Toronto Sun), there is a full page review and the reviewer can't stop praising the film, as well as, Aish. With this kind of review, it's not 20 per show, but close to capacity, the local shows will get.

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For Aish detractors: Skip the Oscars
http://www.indiafm.com/scoop/05/feb/2502ash/index.shtml

Ash at the Oscars

By IndiaFM News Bureau, February 25th 2005 - 1720 hrs IST

This Indian lady has taken on the world already; another feather in her cap has been added now. Aishwarya has been invited by the academy of motion pictures and Sciences to present an Oscar on February 27. This is the first for anybody in Indian Cinema But well there is a hitch in her being present on this lifetime opportunity.

She will be busy shooting for Gurinder Chadha's husband Paul Berges' Mistress of Spices at the Isle of Man (located in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland) on the night before the ceremony.

Ash's schedule with Paul on the Isle of Man ends on Saturday night and she will try to get to US on the same night. Whether the lady will make it or not, well, that is for all the nation to wait and watch.

Just back from B&P screening.

Theatre was medium (400-500) sized (not a mere 100 seater) and was more than 75% full (Full, as per western standards). Front two rows and an odd single seat here and there, in a theatre of 13-14 rows, thats all that was vac. (BILB in the same theatre complex for the opening weekend was in a smaller theatre and was less than half full).

Film was received well by the western audience and they didn't go disappointed. Whether comedy was intended or not, there were many situational laughs. Of course, at the cost of Indian customs/ behaviour.

This much hype and attendace from the main stream North American audience is enough to keep the Box Office ringing to profitability.

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It sure was DD sound. But distinct rear speaker sound was less than 2% of the time. It was mainly front speakers only. Is that a norm for this kind non-action films?? Does it mean, Agressive surround is not needed in family dramas??

I guess your kindself enjoyed it too

It was just OK for me and the family. But, we Indians are not the audience, Box Office is targetted for.

Believe me rana!! you have to watch that hindi version that was thrown /targeted to indian viewers, who are generally are not a good support for sensible films any ways! I think, it is a curseful, devoid of sense and sensibility for any viewer.

Gorre who patronize whit chicks and gold member!!!must be fine,i guess?

But even that Deepa Mehta's Bollywood Hollywood film made for mostly Canadians was so superficial, but was easier for me to take down the throat.
and IMHO, Lisa Ray's kinda cross over role, portryal had more depth.
Yaar come on, take a look at cate Blanchet for aviator and extremely ordinary looking Hillary swank for million dollar baby! those are called actresses!

I am glad Tr aish did not make to Oscar! By the way it was nice to see makers of Little Terrorist dressed so traditionaly to represent their country, not selling themselves, body and soul..

In Ottawa it's showing in 3 main stream theatres (from 1 theatre last week)

In Toronto, # of shows have gone up to 66 this week from 61 last week.

Quote from one of the main stream Canadian chain daily news papers:

"A rich young New Yorker, travels to India for a wedding and meets four unmarried sisters. One of them is the beautiful Lalita, played by the leading Bollywood star Aish Rai. Song and dance scenes materialize out of thin air, romance alternates with comedy, and the movie is ridiculously entertaining.

This is what North American audience seem to want and the film is attracting main stream audiences aplenty. # of shows have increased in the second week.

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ridiculously entertaining

By this standard, I'm sure Main Hoon Naa will do a lot better.

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http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/mar/04black.htm
Bride & Prejudice, which opened at the second position on the Australian box-office chart with a $1.2 million weekly gross though playing in just about 92 theatres, had a solid second week. It has grossed about $2 million there.

In North America, where the film added 124 theatres -- taking its total screen count to 156 -- over the weekend, it has grossed $1.8 million in 17 days. In its second week, it dropped from the 19th position to 24 but with the addition of dozens of screens, it returned to the old position.

Its gross in Britain, Australia, North America, Italy, the Netherlands and South Africa has come to about $17 million, and the film which cost about $7 million has already recovered its basic cost. With many more territories awaiting it, and several expansions planned in North America, it will make plenty of money.

But then one wonders if it has enough repeat value to reach the $75-$80 million that Gurinder Chadha's previous film, Bend It Like Beckham, had grossed worldwide.

Number of shows increased yet again due to this being March Break in schools. So, two more weekends to rake in the moolah.

Right Timing.

B&P still doing great in US Box Office.

http://www.indiafm.com/boxoffice/overseas/16mar05.shtml

OVERSEAS BOX-OFFICE

By Taran Adarsh, March 16th, 2005 - 0930 hrs IST

U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE

* BRIDE AND PREJUDICE [last weekend: No. 19, this weekend: No. 15]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected $ 826,724 on 282 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 2,931. Total: $ 3,861,584 [approx. Rs. 16.77 crores].

NEW YORK CITY BOX-OFFICE

* BRIDE AND PREJUDICE: In its fifth weekend [No. 13], the film has collected $ 80,309 on 16 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 5,019. New York total: $ 576,644.