Author: Milton Milton
The highly anticipated movie Laal Singh Chaddha, helmed by Advait Chandan and starring Aamir Khan, hit theaters on 11th August. Akshay Kumar’s Raksha Bandhan, directed by Aanand L Rai, also premiered on the same day. Along with Bhumi Pednekar, the film boasts an impressive ensemble cast and was released on the festive occasion of Raksha Bandhan. Laal Singh Chaddha proved to be a hit in the international markets of USA, Canada and UK as it showed a rise in its business on the 2nd and 3rd day when compared to its 1st day performance. In this examination of box office…
Akshay Kumar’s Raksha Bandhan, directed by Aanand L Rai, made its grand debut on Thursday, August 11. Even though it was pitted against Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha, industry experts were optimistic that the film would fare decently well at the box office. aksha Bandhan, released on the special occasion of Rakshabandhan, opened on a fairly moderate note in overseas markets. Across the first three days of its release, the movie earned a total of USD 470K [Rs. 3.74 cr.] at the overseas box office. Trade estimates indicate that the movie will experience further growth on its first Sunday showing.…
On Sunday, Akshay Kumar’s Raksha Bandhan failed to make major strides at the box office, gathering a range of Rs. 7.25 to 8.10 crores on its fourth day. This brings the four-day total of Raksha Bandhan to around Rs. 28.75 crores, which is an undeniably poor outcome for a holiday release. The figures are around Rs. 10 crores less than what Laal Singh Chaddha earned in India, leaving both movies as net losses for all their respective stakeholders. It appears to be an uphill battle for Raksha Bandhan as the outcome is uncertain, and now all that remains is to…
The highly anticipated movie Laal Singh Chaddha directed by Advait Chandan, featuring Aamir Khan, opened to screens across the world on Thursday. It had a steady start at the overseas box office, however, on its first day it managed to collect a figure even lower than the first-day opening of Thugs of Hindostan, even with more number of screens. Fortunately, the film gained some momentum on its second and third days, registering an increase of 68.23% and 140.36% respectively in Australia and New Zealand. The film ended up with a combined box office collection of 626k USD [Rs. 4.98 cr.]…
The much-anticipated Aanand L Rai directorial featuring Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar, Raksha Bandhan, hit cinemas last Thursday on the auspicious day of Rakshabandhan, 11th August. Expected to have a great opening due to its emotional family drama narrative, the opening day business of the movie unfortunately came in below expectations at Rs. 8.20 crore. Thereafter, the collections of the Akshay Kumar starrer dropped further on its second day. Nevertheless, at the end of its opening weekend in theatres, the film’s business managed to remain fairly decent. This box office report assesses the opening weekend collections of Raksha Bandhan in…
Laal Singh Chaddha is contending with Zero to be declared the most remarkable flop for a Khan in the last 15 years. Not even the Christmas holidays could do anything to augment the fortunes of this film. According to our sources, Laal Singh Chaddha is one of the few Hindi films to demonstrate a reduction in revenue on a national holiday. Predictions signify that the fifth day should acquire anywhere from Rs. 7.80 to 8.40 crores for this Aamir Khan film. The aggregate collections of Laal Singh Chaddha in India amount to Rs. 46 crores thus far, and this number…
The highly anticipated and much-hyped Laal Singh Chaddha featuring Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan finally opened in theatres on Thursday, August 11. Though the movie made a modest start in its domestic run, it has been creating a buzz and doing remarkable business in the overseas markets. It is touted to be one of the highest grossing films of the year. In this analysis of box office collections, we will look at Laal Singh Chaddha’s overseas revenue split across the various territories. As expected, the movie has been immensely successful in North America, where it has raked in a…
The much-awaited and highly anticipated Aamir Khan starrer, Laal Singh Chaddha, has been making waves ever since the news of its release was announced. Directed by Advait Chandan and featuring Kareena Kapoor Khan in a lead role, the film is a remake of Tom Hanks’ Forrest Gump. Despite the enthusiasm and the high expectations of fans, Laal Singh Chaddha did not perform as well as expected in the domestic market, garnering only Rs. 11.70 cr. on the first day of its release. The Aamir Khan starrer Laal Singh Chaddha, which has been much discussed and awaited with enthusiasm, has been…
On Monday, Independence Day, Laal Singh Chaddha and Raksha Bandhan were released in cinemas but neither of them managed to grab the attention of viewers, instead both films went down. Laal Singh Chaddha declined by a whopping 20% while Raksha Bandhan dropped by 10%. This was surprising, since on this day the two films should have both gone up by at least 20%. Had this been the case, their performance throughout the week would have been better and might have saved them from the expected crashing results. Unfortunately, this wasn’t to be and a drastic drop in numbers is unavoidable.…
On Sunday, Laal Singh Chaddha’s collection decreased from Rs. 10 crores to Rs. 7.87 crores on Monday, and Raksha Bandhan dropped from Rs. 7.05 crores to Rs. 6.31 crores. It is highly concerning that on the biggest national holiday that was arriving at the close of the extended five day weekend, both films garnered some of their weakest numbers in this time span. Laal Singh Chaddha’s lowest collection was Rs. 7.26 crores on Friday, which then marginally improved to Rs. 7.87 crores on Monday. Raksha Bandhan experienced the lowest number of Rs. 6.40 crores on Friday and then it dropped…