Saawariya Collapses in U.S.

In one of the ironies of life, Saawariya – the better movie of this Diwali -has collapsed in its second week at the U.S. Box office while that crass, crude Shahrukh Khan film Om Shanti Om continues to rule in the U.S.

For the November 16-18 weekend, Saawariya’s gross collection came in at $150,208, down 72.3% from last week.

Saawariya seems to have been impacted by negative publicity in the media.

In contrast, Om Shanti Om has held up better with an estimated weekend gross of $756,342, down 57.1%.