Author: Milton Milton
After a long wait due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Akshay Kumar’s blockbuster Sooryavanshi released. Initially projected as just another Bollywood movie, but after it released, people noticed how special this film was. It was the first major release since Covid-19 had taken over everything; despite this most projections were that the movie would make its way onto the box office charts right away and live up to its hype – which it did. Early screenings experienced some difficulty garnering audiences early in the day but then later on when showtimes were close at hand they became flooded with eager viewers…
Sooryavanshi exceeded everyone’s expectation and collected around Rs. 28.5-31 Crores on its opening day according to early estimates. The trade pundits expected it to open between Rs. 20-25 Crores but Sooryvanshi made history since this is the best first-day collection for a movie in recent times, especially during these days when there has been a nationwide closure for theaters due to the influenza pandemic. It would have done even better had ticket reservations worked out well as morning shows were mildly affected by a late showcase of the movie in some national chains; but later on, occupancy increased with each…
There has been a great amount of anticipation for the upcoming Sooryavanshi film. Set to release this Friday, November 5th, it is the first big blockbuster released since March 2020 and as such, there is incredible hype around it. The industry and trade are already talking about how well it will do in theaters, its lifetime earnings, etcetera; however, Bollywood Hungama wanted to speak with those in trade to hear their thoughts on the matter. When asked if viewers were very excited about the movie Taran Adarsh stated People are really excited! To see a major movie at a theater…
Was it going to set the path for other releases to come, now that theaters had opened up all over again across the country? That was the question many people in exhibition circles, distributors, filmmakers and industry members were waiting to get answered once curtains went back up around Sooryavanshi. It was a milestone event in itself – Akshay Kumar’s new film was basically one of the very first films out there being released into theaters after March 2020 when pandemic showed its ugly side. Now that things had calmed down after the second wave passed through – Sooryvanshi became…
Bell Bottom had just been released and has enjoyed great success despite the Covid-19 restrictions – so far. Critics and audiences alike are praising it, which is both exciting and encouraging! As expected though, the film was unable to earn as much money due to being restricted by Covid-19; but it still did surprisingly well. Overall, this means that Bell Bottom will be able to make a big come back soon enough! After 2 weeks, Bell Bottom has collected Rs. 28.46 crore gross at the Indian box office and Rs. 11.15 crore overseas, leading to a worldwide collection of approximately…
Recently, the Akshay Kumar starrer Bell Bottom released nationwide and has been succeeding pretty well considering the Covid-19 restrictions. This was also the first film to release after India’s second lockdown period that followed soon after this movie came out. Now on its third week running in theaters, it had managed to rake in a further 1.69 crore rupees from this successful run. Over the third weekend, Bell Bottom brought in Rs. 0.35 crores, Rs. 0.51 crores, and Rs. 0.83 crores on Friday-Sunday respectively– leading to a total of 27 crore until now from three weekends in theatres alone! And…
Fans’ love to their favorite anti-hero translated into cash on Venom’s first day. Sony Pictures Entertainment India’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage had an opening of Rs. 2.95 crore (GBOC) on its Day 1, making it one of the highest grossing films in recent memory! Released Oct. 15th nationwide, this film was well received by critics and fans alike! With Dussehra today, followed by the long weekend – things are looking good for future days! Venom: Let There Be Carnage releases in Maharashtra on October 22.
The Akshay Kumar starrer Bellbottom opened to a warm response from the critics. However, with Covid-19 restrictions still in place, footfalls at cinemas were affected. On the other hand, within the overseas markets Bellbottom has had a decent opening. Surprisingly enough though, in the overseas markets of North America, Bellbottom had only been able to open on 24 screens out of a total 25 available so far; and despite these limitations it managed to collect $4.92 million USD [approx Rs 3.59 crore] across all its limited releases till date – including Canada and USA. USA box office Day 1 -…
Reports circulated that Akshay Kumar’s latest film, Bellbottom, was scheduled to be released abroad this Friday (1 day after its debut in India) before censors could approve or ban it. But luckily, just as they were set to release it globally on Saturday, it was ultimately permitted for audiences around the U.A.E region despite many initial complaints. Finally screened across 65 screens here over a two-day weekend period after releases elsewhere failed to materialize (4 screen averages per session), the movie reportedly grossed about $2 million USD (~ Rs 28 crore). All this while it remains banned from several other…
Last week, Venom: Let There Been Carnage premiered and immediately picked up momentum. The movie features Tom Hardy as a superhero with an alter-ego named Venom, going head to head against his archenemy Cletus Kasady played by Woody Harrelson. Despite Maharashtra theater closures, the film made $12.05 million dollars over the course of one weekend alone. On Thursday, the extended theater holiday for Venom: Let There Be Carnage tallied up Rs.2.95 cr on its opening day- then to add to that tally it had another Rs.3.20 cr from Friday, Rs.2.93 from Saturday and finally another 2.97 on Sunday totaling up…