US Box Office: Akshay does better than Rani Mukherjee

Akshay Kumar entered the US Box Office charts with new release Bhool Bhulaiyaa at number 25.

The film was the 5th highest new entry of the weekend, in what was a bumper weekend of releases, a total of 15. Showing on 55 screens, the movie made a total of £512,000 exactly, with a per screen average of $9,309.

Meanwhile, the Yash Raj release Laaga Chunari Mein Daag flopped in the US. The Rani Mukherjee call-girl drama made a total of $320,987, showing on 5 more screens than Bhool Bhulaiyaa, and ending up with a per screen average of $5,349. The film opened at a bleak number 32.

Both movies however have done extremely well in the UK, breaking into the Top 10.