Director Homi Adajania’s English-language comedy Finding Fanny performed very well in its opening weekend in the United States and Canada. From September 12-14, Finding Fanny earned $515,393 from 121 theaters for an average of $4,259 per screen. Every Bollywood film that has earned more than $500,000 in its opening weekend in North America this year has gone on to earn at least $850,000, so total earnings in excess of $1 million are not out of the question for Finding Fanny.

Indian films with predominantly English dialogue are rare, but they tend to do well at the North American box office. The 2011 comedy Delhi Belly earned $581,943 in its opening weekend, going on to post total earnings of $1,532,594. In 2006, Adajania’s first English film — Being Cyrus — opened in just two theaters in North America but earned $40,744. That’s an astounding per-screen average of $20,372!

In its second weekend in theaters, Mary Kom added another $119,460 to its tally, bringing its North American total to $590,165.

Other Hindi movies showing in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend:

• Mardaani: Week 4; $6,560 from 12 theaters; $547 average; $391,931 total
• The Lunchbox: Week 29; $3,302 from three theaters; $$1,101 average; $4,043,411 total
• Singham Returns: Week 5; $1,612 from six theaters; $269 average; $1,231,550 total

Sources: Box Office Mojo and Rentrak, via Bollywood Hungama