The North American box-office marketplace was squeezed by Captain Marvel and with no new big opener this weekend, the totals dipped another 14 per cent, with Indian films drawing $1.46 million at the box office.
Badla was the best of the lot at $597k from 95 theatres with a good daily trend and healthy $6,350 per theatre average. The numbers are better than $237k of Pink from the same cast, which finaled at $1.3 million. The film shall have good legs in the states and target $2 million by the end of the run.
At number two, having the best PTA for Indian films during the weekend, Punjabi film Guddiyan Patole grossed $232k on just 26 locations in play.
Gully Boy is still in the top three Indian films, the fourth week in release now, with $199k during the weekend, dropping around 58 per cent to its way that stretches to a $5.5 million closing.
Following are the top films playing at the North American box office.
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross | Change | Theatres | PTA | Total Gross | WIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badla | $597,000 | - | 95 | $6,350 | $597,000 | 1 |
| 3 | Guddiyan Patole | $232,000 | - | 25 | $8,892 | $232,000 | 1 |
| 2 | Gully Boy | $199,000 | -55% | 104 | $1,840 | $5,265,000 | 4 |
| 4 | Luka Chuppi | $185,000 | -62% | 103 | $1,770 | $838,000 | 2 |
| 5 | Total Dhamaal | $156,000 | -65% | 117 | $1,330 | $2,021,000 | 3 |
| 6 | 118 | $24,000 | -68% | 23 | $985 | $120,000 | 2 |
| 7 | Kala Shah Kala | $20,000 | -69% | 7 | $2,780 | $775,000 | 4 |
| 8 | Thadam | $16,000 | -8% | 18 | $875 | $37,000 | 2 |
| 9 | Uri: The Surgical Strike | $13,000 | -62% | 9 | $1,445 | $4,168,000 | 9 |
| 10 | Yajamana | $10,000 | - | 40 | $190 | $10,000 | 1 |
