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The action thriller film Valimai, starring Ajith Kumar, has had an extremely successful opening at the box office in Tamil Nadu. According to early estimates, the film has earned approximately Rs. 30 crore gross on its opening day. This is one of the biggest openings of all time in Tamil Nadu, surpassing the openings of films like Master, Mersal, Bigil and all Rajinikanth films like Darbar, Annaatthe, 2 Point 0, and Petta. Valimai has also emerged as the biggest opener till date for Ajith Kumar, surpassing his previous best films like Vishwasam and Vivegam, both of which earned around Rs.…
The much-awaited period drama film, Gangubai Kathiawadi, has had a fantastic start at the box office. The film, directed by the renowned Sanjay Leela Bhansali, has been generating a lot of buzz and anticipation amongst audiences, and it seems that this excitement has translated into strong numbers at the box office. According to early tracking reports, the film has collected an impressive amount of around Rs. 8.25 to 9 crores on its opening day. This is a fantastic result, especially when one considers that the trade was generally expecting a debut of around Rs. 7 crores. The film tells the…
Every year, are many movies released on the big screen, but only a select few leave an impact and even fewer gain cult status. Recently, the amount of movies that have made it to the 100 crore mark at the box office has seen a significant rise. What allows a film to reach this highly coveted milestone is a pertinent question. In this infographic, Bollywood Hungama looks into the average ticket price of the most successful movies of the year, to find out if ticket prices had any part in its impressive box office numbers. In 2011, the Salman Khan…
In 2019, the film Uri – The Surgical Strike achieved a feat of an 11 week box office run, something no other movie has achieved since. The next closest was Tanhaji – The Unsung Warrior with a 10 week run, raking in a total of Rs. 280 crores. Now Pushpa [Hindi] is at the same levels already, what with its total standing at Rs. 107.60 crores* after its tenth weekend. The film will of course complete a 10 week run and then most definitely get some screens for its 11th week run as well, despite the arrival of Gangubai Kathiawadi.…
The Allu Arjun starrer Pushpa: The Rise released in December and since then the film has been unstoppable at the box office. Despite its OTT release, the film has continued to draw in audience to theatres, with its overall collections increasing with each passing day. Now after a nine week run in theatres the business of the film seems to be slowing down. This report the performance of Pushpa: The Rise in theatres, and how it compares to Sooryavanshi, which released a month before it. Examining in-theatre attendance figures, Pushpa has far outdone Sooryavanshi. The Akshay Kumar starrer had recorded…
After Rajkummar Rao’s Roohi the silence of theatres after the first wave of pandemic, his new film Badhaai Do has continued the feat following the third wave. Roohi achieved a lifetime total of 26 crores, while Badhaai Do is expected to end its run at around 22-24 crores. Unfortunately, the performance could have been better considering that the situation has largely stabilized, and people’s inclination to watch movies in theatres is much more positive, evident from the success of Pushpa [Hindi], which managed to cross the 100 Crore Club. The of night shows has posed an issue for the film,…
After period of steady decline since Tuesday, Badhaai Do had cause for celebration on Saturday, having managed to earn over Rs. 1 crore again. This marks the first time since then that the movie has seen a bump in its collection. Despite the opportunity it was presented with, the movie has unfortunately not had the box office success it deserved. Pushpa, for instance, had an impressive 8-week run which speaks to the audience’s willingness to venture outside. Even if these two films cannot be equated, their results nevertheless hint at the sentiment of movie-goers. With sales totaling 14.30 crores, the…
Without any Bollywood releases this week, Badhaai Do had the opportunity to capitalize on increased box office numbers prior to the release of Gangubai Kathiawadi next Friday. However, the first four days’ numbers show that the likelihood of any surge in revenue is unlikely. While it had a solid debut, its overall performance has not been overly impressive since. On Friday, mere Rs. 0.70 crores* was earned, far lower than the Thursday earnings of Rs. 0.81 crores. Ideally, collections should have been similar, though the figures still would have been comparatively small. The Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar film had…
Badhaai Do hadrelatively underwhelming first week at the box office, raking in a total of Rs. 12.60 crores. For the latest news from the Bollywood entertainment industry, from breaking news to celebrity news, stay up to date with all the buzz. Despite a decline on Wednesday, the revenue from Bollywood’s much-awaited movie, featuring Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar, has stabilized at Rs. 1 crore. If Thursday is able to hold the numbers steady, then the film can begin its second week with an optimistic outlook. Good news arrives in the form of the government lifting restrictions in Haryana; theaters will…
The performancemoderate, grossing Rs. 12.60 crores. Opening day numbers (Rs. 1.65 crores) were in line with expectations, however, the expected increase in figures on Saturday (Rs. 2.72 crores) did not materialize. Sunday’s result (Rs. 3.45 crores) provided an indication of strong box office hold, which turned out to be true as Monday’s takings (Rs. 1.85 crores) can mostly be attributed to the Valentine’s Day holiday. During the of the week, collections diminished; on Tuesday it was Rs. 1.12 crores, Wednesday at Rs. 1 crore, and Thursday plummeting to Rs. 0.81 crores. Considering that no competitors were in play today, a…