Mel Karade Rabba (as expected) has taken earth shattering start wherever it has released.
The Punjabi mega film which has released with two biggies, Lamhaa & Inception (add to that smaller but multiplex friendly releases Udaan & Tere Bin Laden) has taken the highest per screen average in India & Australia.
The weekend box office collections from three major nations where the film released is as follows:
India - 1 Crore from just 45 cinemas. (Highest Per-Screen average)
Australia - $163,227 from just 7 Cinemas. (Highest Per-Screen average) (Updated after final collections)
Canada - $170,535 from just 10 Cinemas. (Highest Per-Screen average)
UK - £33,995 from just 10 Cinemas
USA (4 Cinemas) & New Zealand collection still to come in, which could be roughly $55000.
The total weekend Collection for Mel Karade Rabba from 72 Cinemas around the world is 2,80,38,573 (Rs 2 Crore, 80 lac plus)
On a production budget of 2.5 Crores plus 1 crore on marketing & promotions, this looks as the biggest Punjabi Blockbuster of all time.
Most multiplexes in Punjab gave the film 5-6 shows in a day and look set to double that in the second week. We are sure that had the film released on more screens/shows, the collections would have been double.
Our team talked to various multiplex, single screen owners in India, Australia & Canada and came to know that the film has had every show houseful since First show of Friday to last show of Sunday.
Various Box Office Lists that has Mel Karade Rabba in.
1.) Number 5 at Indian Box Office behind Inception (300 prints), Lamhaa (900 prints), Tere Bin Laden (325 prints) & Udaan (150 prints)
2.) Number 15 at Australian Box Office (Only film to reach list with just 7 Screens)
3.) Number 15 at UK Box Office
4.) Number 12 at Canadian Box Office (Only Indian Film in Top 15)
Nice movie...........